Program Director

Job Qualifications

Leadership, Program Management, Strategic Planning

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a GDIT Program Manager. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. Our customer’s success depends on an experienced Program Manager joining our team to oversee a mission‑critical satellite ground system engineering, development, integration, and sustainment program for the U.S. Space Force in Albuquerque, NM.

How the Program Manager Will Make an Impact

• Oversee scheduling, resourcing, asset inventory, risk, performance quality to optimize organizational efficiencies, drive performance management, and ensure continual service improvement and innovation efforts across the project life cycle
• Ensure customer outcomes are achieved while addressing opportunities to increase quality, reduce cost, and minimize risk
• Provide expertise in business process and system analysis, design, improvement, and implementation efforts
• Manage employee compensation and benefits
• Ensure safety and security of personnel and government property
• Maintain Communications and Stakeholder Engagement plan
• Coordinate with key Customer stakeholders to fully understand Customer requirements, expected outcomes, and areas of concern

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Education:
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Required Experience:
  • 10 years of increasing leadership experience managing DoW contracts of $100 M or more in a single location, or
  • Retired Military Leader (ML) having held a Branch Chief position managing $100 M budget and associated contracts
• Required Technical Skills:
  • Agile & Scrum Methodologies
  • Budgeting & Financial Planning
  • Risk Management & Assessment
  • Stakeholder Communication
  • Performance Tracking (KPIs)
  • Project Management Software
  • Process Improvement
• Security Clearance Level:
  • Active TS w/ SCI eligibility
• Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Problem Thinking & Critical Thinking
  • Collaboration & Teamwork
  • Leadership & Mentorship
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Conflict Resolution & Negotiation
• Preferred Skills:
  • Active Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • ITIL 4 certification

Benefits

• Growth: AI‑powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Community: Award‑winning culture of innovation and a military‑friendly workplace

Salary Range

The likely salary range for this position is $169,604 - $229,464. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Position Details

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
• Travel Required: 10–25%
• Telecommuting Options: Onsite
• Work Location: USA NM Albuquerque

Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans

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