Federal Program Manager

Overview

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Federal Program Manager (Environmental Science) provides program-level leadership and contract execution oversight for environmental services supporting Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agency programs and installations. This position is a hands-on federal program delivery role responsible for managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, and compliance across multiple task orders and project teams while serving as the primary interface with Government stakeholders (e.g., KO, COR, PM, installation representatives).

The Federal Program Manager plans, directs, and coordinates multidisciplinary environmental work—including compliance, permitting support, planning-level analyses, and documentation—ensuring deliverables are accurate, timely, and defensible. The position supports multiple Military Departments and/or Civilian Agencies and works closely with technical leads, project managers, subcontractors, and internal corporate functions (contracts, finance, QA/QC) to execute contract requirements and maintain customer satisfaction.

Job duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for Government customers and lead routine coordination with KO/COR/PM and installation stakeholders.
• Manage program execution across multiple task orders, including staffing plans, work plans, schedules, deliverable trackers, and action-item management.
• Control cost, funding, and burn rates; support invoice substantiation, funding modifications, and reporting in accordance with contract requirements.
• Lead scope management, including change control, assumptions/constraints tracking, and coordination of contract modifications when required.
• Oversee delivery of federal environmental services, which may include (as applicable to contract): environmental compliance support, permitting coordination, environmental planning support, documentation development, and integration of supporting technical studies.
• Ensure deliverables align with applicable federal statutes, regulations, executive orders, agency policy, and installation-specific requirements (not limited to any single program area).
• Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary teams (environmental scientists, planners, GIS, engineers, cultural resources, subcontractors) and ensure work is performed to contract standards.
• Implement and enforce QA/QC procedures, including technical reviews, editorial quality, and document control to maintain defensibility and audit readiness.
• Manage subcontractor performance, including SOW development support, schedule integration, deliverable acceptance, and coordination of corrective actions as needed.
• Prepare and deliver required program reports/briefings (monthly status, risk/issues, budget summaries, schedule performance, and deliverable status).
• Identify and mitigate program risks; maintain a risk register and execute corrective action plans to protect schedule and budget.
• Support stakeholder coordination and consultation documentation with federal, state, Tribal, and local entities when required by the contract.
• Support business development activities, including ROM development, technical approach input, and capture support for follow-on work within the program space.
• Travel (potential for overnight) may be required. Up to 4 weeks per year (or as required by contract).
• Other duties, as assigned.

Requirements – Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 10 years of specialized experience supporting federal environmental programs/projects, including program or task-order management responsibilities.
• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Environmental Science, Natural Resources, Biology, Environmental Engineering, or a related scientific discipline.
• Demonstrated experience managing federal contract execution, including scope/schedule/budget tracking, deliverable management, and customer reporting.
• Working knowledge of federal acquisition environments and roles/responsibilities (e.g., KO/COR interface, IDIQ/task order execution, subcontract oversight).
• Experience supporting DoD or other federal agency work (e.g., installation operations, planning, infrastructure,…