Program Manager

DOE/NNSA Programs & Business Development

Location:

Knoxville, Tennessee, Washington DC, or Aiken, South Carolina

Reports To:

PMO Managing Director

Travel:
Approximately 10–20%, as business and customer needs require

Clearance:
Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance, as required by assigned programs

At Salas O’Brien, we are engineered for impact. As an employee-owned engineering and professional services firm, we partner with clients to solve complex challenges across science and technology, energy, infrastructure, and other critical industries. Our people-first culture emphasizes collaboration, accountability, innovation, and delivering lasting value for our customers.

The Program Manager – DOE/NNSA Programs & Business Development will lead the successful execution of Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and other federal programs while supporting the growth of the company’s federal business portfolio.

This position combines hands-on program management, customer relationship development, operational oversight, and strategic business development. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining strong customer relationships, ensuring contract performance, managing multidisciplinary teams, and identifying opportunities to expand existing work and develop new business.

Based in Knoxville, Tennessee, Washington DC or Aiken, South Carolina, this individual will leverage established customer relationships, industry knowledge, and professional networks to identify emerging requirements and connect customer needs with the company’s engineering, technical, project management, and professional services capabilities.

The ideal candidate is an experienced DOE or federal program leader who understands how to deliver successful programs, build customer confidence, identify growth opportunities, and collaborate with internal leadership and business development teams to position the company for future awards.

• Lead the planning, execution, and oversight of assigned DOE/NNSA and other federal programs, ensuring contractual commitments, customer expectations, and performance objectives are met.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned customers, maintaining strong working relationships with government representatives, prime contractors, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain program execution plans, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, performance metrics, and resource forecasts.
• Monitor contract performance, deliverables, milestones, cost, schedule, quality, and customer satisfaction; identify issues early and implement corrective actions.
• Manage program risks, scope changes, emerging requirements, and resource constraints in coordination with customers and company leadership.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across engineering, technical services, project management, environmental management, nuclear operations support, and administrative functions, as applicable.
• Provide regular program updates, executive briefings, performance reports, and recommendations to internal leadership and customers.
• Support contract transitions, task order execution, workforce planning, and the development of scalable delivery strategies as customer requirements evolve.

• Establish and maintain trusted relationships with existing DOE/NNSA customers, federal program stakeholders, national laboratories, site contractors, and other organizations supporting federal missions.
• Maintain regular engagement with customer contacts to understand current priorities, identify challenges, and anticipate future program requirements.
• Identify opportunities to expand existing…