Task Order Program Manager (TOPM)

Location: North Chicago, IL

• Formulate and enforce work standards; assign contractor schedules, supervise personnel and subcontractors, review work discrepancies, and communicate organizational policies, purposes, and goals.
• Coordinate the project kick-off, staffing readiness, transition activities, security discussions, financial reporting, and action-item follow-up with Government stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain the Project Management Plan, including a minimum three-level Work Breakdown Structure, Integrated Master Schedule, risk and communications processes, procedures, and Quality Management Plan.
• Prepare monthly status reports covering task progress, outages and availability, corrective actions, personnel status, milestones, travel, and required Government actions.
• Convene monthly technical status meetings and biweekly project/Sprint status meetings; lead quarterly Program Management Reviews and provide required reports, minutes, decisions, and action tracking.
• Track funding, spend plans, schedules, risks, and performance metrics. Coordinate service contract reporting, invoicing inputs, and travel/purchasing requests with the required Government review and concurrence.
• Implement quality management and corrective actions; coordinate service levels, staffing, and escalation arrangements that sustain required mission and 24/7/365 support services.
• Manage competing priorities and geographically distributed personnel; coordinate hiring, retention, replacements, and required key-personnel approval processes.
• Lead transition-in and transition-out planning, knowledge transfer, and workforce coordination while maintaining service performance and minimizing disruption.

• Possess an active Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.
• At least seven years of experience within the past ten years as a Task Order Program Manager, leading and delivering IT and mission support services.
• At least five years of experience within the past eight years planning and executing complex IT tasks and projects effectively with minimal Government direction and oversight.
• Possess a Secret security clearance.

• A DoDI 8570.01 Level I certification (any category or specialty equivalent) or higher.
• One or more infrastructure-related technology certifications.
• At least five years of experience within the past ten years leading a geographically diverse team.
• At least five years of experience within the past ten years coordinating, communicating, and collaborating between government and public-sector personnel.
• A master's degree or higher in business administration, computer science, engineering, management, or a related field.

• Proposed ENLIST Key Personnel position supporting USMEPCOM, contingent upon award.
• Work at USMEPCOM Headquarters in North Chicago, Illinois. Attend occasional Headquarters planning/team-building activities and travel to CONUS/OCONUS locations as required.
• Work schedule must support Government coordination, project activities, required status meetings, and mission priorities.
• Provide proof of U.S. citizenship; meet IT-II/Tier 3 or Tier 3 Reinvestigation requirements; obtain a Common Access Card (CAC); and submit investigation and baseline/computing-environment certification documentation for onboarding.