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Senior Program Management Specialist

PKH Enterprises
Springfield, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/6/2026

Senior Program Management Specialist

PKH Enterprises is seeking qualified individuals to support government clients in the development and implementation of Federal security programs. Qualified candidates should be able to understand strategic direction and formulate plans to implement that direction.  They should have knowledge of security program elements, governance models and overall program operations. Previous experience with insider threat, counter-intelligence, counter drone, and protective intelligence, or other relevant fields are considered a plus.

Responsibilities:

·        Be able to assess current processes, identify ways to improve processes and work with teams to implement changes.

·        Review and improve policy, governance and standard processes to improve program effectiveness and efficiency.

·        Evaluate and recommend both technical and non-technical solutions to improve program performance.  Conduct analysis of alternatives for technology solutions.

·        Evaluate and establish governance and stakeholder engagement mechanisms.  Establish goals and metrics to evaluate performance of governance and engagement.

·        Provide support in developing business cases, resource planning, budget justifications and other documents.

·        Conduct program risk management assessments of critical operations and develop strategies for risk mitigation.

·        Develop and operationalize program performance metrics and reporting mechanisms in support of client programs.

·        Work with client to Draft / Update / Implement new policies and procedures.

·        Document an authorities and policy framework that justifies and scopes program activities which can serve as the basis for metrics and program funding decisions. 

·        Conduct technical interchange meetings with client stakeholders to establish implementation processes, address concerns and troubleshoot challenges that arise in program deployment.

·        Develop and administer training and awareness campaigns.

·        Evaluate data collection to ensure collected data is accurate, relevant, timely, incorporates technical and non-technical data and is sufficient for program decision making.

·        Quality writing, PowerPoint and communications skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

·        Bachelor's degree or equivalent.

·        Top Secret Clearance required.

·        Minimum of fifteen years’ experience, five years’ experience in federal contracting support.

·        Minimum of 5 years of experience in federal program management support or related experience

·        Strong oral and written communication, analytical, critical thinking, data management, and research skills.

·        Experience conducting end-to-end analysis, including collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data, and handling sensitive materials.

Preferred Qualifications:

·        7 or more years of professional experience in relevant fields including counterintelligence, personnel security, IT security, physical security, or behavioral analysis.

·        PMP Certification

Company Description

PKH Enterprises (PKH) is a small, woman-owned professional services firm dedicated to helping clients address challenging policy and technology issues. The PKH team is comprised of professionals with varied backgrounds combining legal, policy and technical expertise and offers the services and experience of business process engineers, senior subject matter experts and certified project managers. Our diverse capabilities help our clients improve performance and achieve innovative solutions to their most complex business problems. Our clients turn to us as partners and trusted advisors, and depend on our ability to anticipate, recognize and address their specific needs. PKH has a reputation for excellence and remains dedicated to generating successful results for tasks at all levels of project execution.

To all recruitment agencies: PKH Enterprises does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. PKH Enterprises is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.

PKH Enterprises is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Salary : $160,000 - $180,000

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