What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager position at Astrion?
Overview
Program Manager
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
JOB STATUS: Full-time
CLEARANCE: N/A
CERTIFICATION: PMP
TRAVEL: As Needed
Salary Range
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and results-oriented Program Manager to lead and oversee all contract personnel supporting a large-scale, mission-critical program. This individual will serve as the primary point of contact for contract performance, ensuring effective delivery, strategic alignment, and operational excellence across all program areas.
This position requires a U.S.-based professional with the ability to travel across the United States to support program leadership and collaborate with stakeholders.
Required Qualifications / Skills
Program Manager
LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
JOB STATUS: Full-time
CLEARANCE: N/A
CERTIFICATION: PMP
TRAVEL: As Needed
Salary Range
Astrion has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and results-oriented Program Manager to lead and oversee all contract personnel supporting a large-scale, mission-critical program. This individual will serve as the primary point of contact for contract performance, ensuring effective delivery, strategic alignment, and operational excellence across all program areas.
This position requires a U.S.-based professional with the ability to travel across the United States to support program leadership and collaborate with stakeholders.
Required Qualifications / Skills
- Experience:
- Minimum of 15 years of experience managing service contracts or programs of similar size, scope, and complexity.
- If holding only a bachelor’s degree, 20 years of relevant experience is required.
- Education:
- Graduate degree in Business Management or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
- A bachelor’s degree may be considered with sufficient experience as noted above.
- Certification:
- Must hold an active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
- Leadership Competencies:
- Proven ability to manage large, distributed teams.
- Demonstrated success in stakeholder engagement, program governance, financial oversight, risk management, and project integration.
- Strong communication, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Experience managing federal government contracts or public-sector programs.
- Familiarity with multi-vendor coordination and cross-functional team leadership.
- Knowledge of contract compliance requirements and federal acquisition regulations (FAR).
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight of all contract personnel and activities under the program with an emphasis on effectively staffing large scale programs.
- Serve as the principal liaison with government or client stakeholders, ensuring strong communication and alignment with program objectives.
- Manage operations across a geographically dispersed team, including performance monitoring, quality assurance, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee program governance, integrated project delivery, resource management, risk and issue resolution, budgeting, and reporting.
- Ensure adherence to contract requirements, applicable standards, and performance metrics.
- Drive operational efficiency and foster a high-performance culture among contract staff.