Title: Program Manager

Location: Washington, D.C. metro area

Summary

Rios Partners is a mission-driven consulting firm creating positive change by delivering value for our clients, investing in our employees, and solving tough problems that benefit our local and global communities. We ground our approach in empathy, enabling our team members to better hear our customers’ challenges and work together to develop effective solutions. As a team, we know what it takes to move organizations forward with measurable, sustainable results.

Our primary consideration when evaluating candidates is alignment with our Mission and Values.

Job Description

Rios is looking for Program Manager who will be responsible for and oversee planning, organizing, directing, controlling, staffing, and reporting program and project status, deliverables, and schedules of a complex, technical program. To be successful in this role, you will maintain an awareness of all efforts under the purview of the Program Manager and demonstrate leadership in an agile (e.g., fast paced with rapid change) organization. The Program Manager must have a minimum of 12 years of professional experience at an Enterprise IT environment at a large organization and be willing to operate on in a hybrid environment, with work taking place at client site (Washington D.C. metro area), the Rios Partners office in Arlington, VA, and virtually from home. 

*The offer of this full-time position is contingent on the contract being awarded. The position will remain a fulltime role beyond end date of an awarded contract.

As the Program Manager, your core responsibilities will include:

1. Overseeing project management and delivery. Managecontracts and allocate resources, including managing contractor and subcontractor personnel.
2. Monitoring and communicating progress. Develop metrics and reports for tracking project progress. They will identify obstacles, manage risk, and take corrective action as needed. 
3. Leading and developing teams. Lead development of plans, including assigning tasks, monitoring performance, communicating progress, resolving conflicts, and escalating issues.
4. Directing project content and workplans. Define project activities required to meet objectives and deliverables; sequence tasks, estimate efforts, determine critical paths, and support project team members in their execution of project assignments. 

Required Education, Skills, and Experience

• 12 years of relevant work experience in an Enterprise IT environment at large organizations or under a contract of similar size and scope
• Technically competency in the following Microsoft applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and MS Project
• Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certified by the time of application
• Experience defining all project activities and milestones required to meet objectives and deliverables, properly sequencing tasks and estimating effort with project team members doing the work, determining the critical path, and leveling the project schedule. 
• Experience monitoring program execution with proven ability to identify obstacles and deviations from program planning and take corrective action as necessary.
• Experience developing metrics and reports for tracking program execution. 
• Experience with contract management, resource allocation, including management of Contractor and subcontractor personnel. 
• Proficient in development of plans, assigning tasks, monitoring performance, communicating progress, resolving conflicts, escalating issues.

Preferred Education, Skills, and Experience

• Demonstrated experience in the public sector
• 2 years consulting experience 

Additional Information

• U.S. work authorization required
• Security Requirements: Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance (must be permanent resident who has resided in United States for last 3 years consecutively or US Citizen)

Benefits Information:

• Profit-sharing/Performance Bonus: Rios Partners is committed to ensuring the success of the organization benefits the entire team. As such, a portion of profits is paid out to employees. The total amount of Profit-Sharing/Performance Bonus distributed to the team may vary year to year and will depend on numerous factors, including market conditions, company performance, and individual performance.
• Retirement plan: Rios Partners offers a 401(k) and contributes an amount equivalent to 3% of the employee’s base salary each month to the designated fund. Employees may choose to contribute additional money into the 401(k) from their paycheck each month. 
• Health insurance: Rios Partners covers 90% of the premium for both the employee and their dependents for a variety of plan options through United Healthcare. (Please see the “Rios Employee Benefits” section of the “Join Our Team” page to review comprehensive health insurance policy documents.)
• Vision insurance: Rios Partners covers 90% of the premium for both the employee and their dependents for vision insurance plan through VSP. (Please see the “Rios Employee Benefits” section of the “Join Our Team” page to review comprehensive vision insurance policy documents.) 
• Dental insurance: Rios Partners covers 90% of the premium for both the employee and their dependents for dental insurance plan through Guardian. (Please see the “Rios Employee Benefits” section of the “Join Our Team” page to review the dental insurance policy documents.) 
• Disability insurance: Rios Partners will pay 100% of the premium for both short-term and long-term disability insurance provided through Guardian. 
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and holidays: You will be eligible for three weeks of PTO (15 days) and 12 paid holidays each year. In additional accrued PTO, Rios Partners provides additional time off for both expected and unexpected events (e.g., Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty, Voting). 
• Maternity, Paternity, and Adoption Leave: Rios Partners celebrates employees’ choice to become parents. We are also aware that pregnancy and caring for an infant or a newly adopted child may cause additional life complexities. As such, we provide employees twelve (12) weeks of paid leave in association with the birth of an employee’s own child or the placement of a child with the employee in connection with adoption or foster care. To be eligible for Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave Program, team members must: 1) Have worked at Rios Partners full-time for a minimum of 12 continuous months. 2) Be in good employment standing with Rios Partners (i.e., not on probation). 3) Request leave a minimum of 30 days in advance if possible. If this is not possible, please place your request as soon as possible once you become aware of it. Regardless of eligibility for the Rios Partners Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave Program, all Rios Partners employees are eligible for the Department of Labor’s Family and Medical Leave Act entitlements as well as Rios Partners Short Term Disability plan. 
• Employee Assistance Program: Rios Partners cares about the mental health of our employees. Through our employee assistance program, ComPsych, we offer 5 EAP sessions to address personal issues such as relationship struggles, substance abuse, parenting challenges and grief. ComPsych, if you decide to utilize the service, also provides FinancialConnect, LegalConnect and FamilySource to provide support and resources for every eligible employee. 
• Training and Development: Rios Partners is committed to helping you achieve your highest potential. Our personal view is that this is best accomplished through a combination of client engagements, opportunities to take on new roles within the team, and internal (team) / external (expert) training. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Rios Partners is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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COVID-19 Policy 

In accordance with Rios Partners’ duty to provide and maintain a workplace that is free of known hazards, we adopted a COVID-19 vaccine policy to safeguard the health of our employees and their families; our customers and visitors; and the community at large from COVID-19, which may be reduced by vaccinations. This policy is fully informed by, complies with, and reflects applicable laws and guidance issued by the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, the Virginia Department of Health, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Our policy requires all employees to certify they have been vaccinated or have been approved for a reasonable accommodation exemption.

Reasonable Accommodations

Candidates may request reasonable accommodation for any stage of the Rios Partners application and interview process. Please contact Rios Careers to communicate your needs and request an accommodation.

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Statement

Rios Partners will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with Rios Partners’ legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Seniority Level: Mid-Senior Level

Functions: Project Management, Strategy / Planning, Information Technology

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Job Type: Full Time