Program Manager
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Job overview
The Program Manager leads a multi‑project team supporting SAF/AQ, acting as the primary liaison between contractors and the Contracting Officer, overseeing strategic planning, budgeting, staffing, quality standards, compliance, and program reviews.
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Position Summary
*This position is contingent upon Contract award.
The Program Manager holds overall responsibility for all contractor work performed. This individual leads the multi-project, multi-task team supporting SAF/AQ, serving as the primary point of contact between the contractor and the Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and is designated Key Personnel under the contract.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead strategic planning, budgeting, and staffing efforts in response to task requirements across all contract work areas.
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Formulate, communicate, and enforce quality work standards across the program.
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Monitor progress on all tasks and resolve issues affecting the successful delivery of capability.
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Ensure ongoing compliance with all administrative and contractual requirements.
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Serve as the single point of contact for the CO and COR, and remain reachable by phone and email during normal duty hours, responding to inquiries within 24 hours.
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Oversee staffing stability, including monitoring vacancies, coordinating replacements, and managing surge requirements.
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Prepare and present Program Management Review (PMR) materials on a quarterly basis, including burn rate, staffing/vacancy status, and open contract issues.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
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Minimum Experience: 5 years
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Education: Master's degree in Business or Engineering
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Certifications / Expertise: PMP; DAWIA Program Management (Advanced)
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Security Clearance: Secret
Working Conditions
Based at a contractor facility within 15 miles (approximately 30 minutes) of the Pentagon; not eligible for a Government-issued laptop under this contract.
Benefits
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Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
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Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
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Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
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Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
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Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
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Short Term & Long Term Disability
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Training & Development
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Wellness Resources
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Stock Option Plan
How this job compares
Set against the 11,503 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 5, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Virginia median$130–200K/yr450 salary ranges
- US median$45–58/hr394 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 571 open Program Manager jobs in Virginia and 11,503 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (9,817 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 196 of the 11,503 open Program Manager jobs (2%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 5, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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