Sr. Program Manager

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Knack Works is seeking a qualified and highly motivated Senior Program Manager to support one of our contracts in the Chantilly, VA office. The role is ideal for someone with 10+ years’ experience managing large 65+ FTE with multiple subcontractors.

Founded in 2015, Knack Works, based out of Northern Virginia, was formed to address the demand for cutting-edge development environments within the intelligence community. Knack Works is focused on providing scalable, automated solutions that enable our customers to perform their national security missions in an ever-changing environment of new technologies and evolving threats. Our flagship product, the "Knack Stack," introduces flexible and automated hybrid cloud infrastructure as a service for cloud-agnostic deployments and automation.

It's designed to automate data management and security. Today, we operate independently as Knack Works, a subsidiary of Jacobs. We are fortunate to retain our identity as a small business, yet with support from a large company. We are looking for a team-centric leader who focuses on solving complex problems, can formulate new solutions, and thrives working with a diverse technical team in a complex technical environment.

As a leader, this position is critical to technical delivery leadership, technical business knowledge, resources, and client management.

• Manage all aspects of the contract
• Serve as the Government’s point of contact
• Provide technical supervision and guidance for all personnel assigned to the contract
• Help develop efficiency improvements and best business practices to the program office
• Oversee all contractual responsibilities and delivery of all contract deliverables
• Ensure an efficient, effective, and economical level of contract support is provided to the program office
• Develop and manage risk and opportunities
• Develop and manage on-contract growth targets
• Develop and manage program master schedule
• Provide oversight of staff and support activities
• Manage contract financials
• Maximize award fee or incentive based fee score
• Manage overall contract performance to include providing subcontract management, monitoring, invoicing, coordinating contract change proposals; and understanding the needs and customer expectations to ensure customer satisfaction. Some local travel can be expected
• Manage all internal contract reporting
• Support the development of system documentation
• Collaborate with systems, security, and support teams as needed

• 10+ years’ experience as a Senior Program Management experience within the IC Community
• Demonstrated experience managing programs with greater than 65 FTEs with multiple subcontractors
• Current active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly (FSP preferred) or willingness to obtain an FSP
• Managed CPAF, FFP and LOE contracts
• Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or Cyber related field
• Strong management, leadership, written, and oral communications skills
• Experience in Government acquisition
• Familiarity with industry best practices and Government contract and subcontract management
• Must be able to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (preferred)
• Must work on-site in Northern Virginia
• Good communication and collaborations skills with the ability to work in a team environment
• Experience with LAN/WAN operations and protocols
• Experience working in development and operational environments

• A current TS/SCI with FSP Poly

• Opportunity to grow
• Supportive team environment with mentoring
• Competitive salary and outstanding benefits package

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