Program Manager

Overview

Akima Facilities Operations prides itself on delivering efficient and effective solutions across a wide range of industries. Our success is largely dependent on the stellar ability of the program management team. Akima Facilities Operations is searching for an experienced program manager to join our ranks and continue this tradition in the Southeast US, focusing on managing facilities operations and maintenance activities related to upkeep, repair, and modernization of buildings and their systems.

This includes implementing and managing preventive maintenance programs, coordinating construction and renovation projects, and ensuring compliance with safety and operational standards. The ideal candidate will have a sharp business mind, be an engaged leader, and have proven ability to strategize and implement high-level program initiatives. This person should have strong talent for project coordination, collective bargaining agreement understanding and management, opposition management, key stakeholder management, and delegation.

Ultimately, the program manager should be motivated by a desire to optimize productivity and nurture program success from inception to completion.

• Work closely with project sponsor, contracting officer representative, cross-functional teams, and subcontractors and vendor managers to develop the scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives.
• Manage program and project teams for optimal return on investment and coordinate and delegate cross-project initiatives.
• Identify and coordinate for key requirements and contractual deliverable via cross-functional teams and external vendors.
• Develop and manage annual budget for the project, monthly forecast, invoicing and be accountable for delivering against established business goals and objectives.
• Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for managers and stakeholders.
• Identify and mitigate risk throughout the program s lifecycle.
• Manage the day-to-day activities for a moderately complex technical or non-technical project.
• Manage the administrative/operational leadership of a project within the program guidelines set by the customer.
• Monitor project to ensure work scope, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained.
• Provide coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensure all necessary reviews and approvals are received.
• May conduct performance/project analyses to benefit future/other projects/missions/programs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the field s concepts and principles. Lead and direct the work of other employees and have full authority for personnel decisions.
• Administer departmental policies and procedures, evaluate results and performance, and assist with the development of new or modified budgets, strategic plans, or policies.

• Bachelor s degree (or equivalent) in business administration, construction, management, safety, facilities management, or related field or 10 years of related experience.
• Five or more years of experience with a bachelor s degree or 10 years  experience managing a facility s operations and maintenance, inclusive of light construction work, janitorial and custodial activities, landscaping management, sub-contractor vendor management, and management of trades (HVAC, Electrical, Plumbing, Confined Spaces).
• Five or more years in program management.
• Must have secret clearance.
• PMP Certification desired.
• Exceptional skills in leadership, time management, facilitation, conflict management, and organization.
• Experience in managing multiple stakeholders across the organization vertically and laterally.

Job :

Work Type:
On-Site

Pay Range: 140, / annually

Regular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees.

Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a…