Program Manager - Program & Project Management
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Expert
Washington, DC, USA
In PersonOn-site at client site in Washington, DC; travel beyond the 50-mile local commuting area is required.
Project & Program ManagementProgram Management
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship Required
About the job
Requirements
- Senior-level expertise commensurate with the position, typically 10 or more years.
- Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools.
- Understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office; advanced proficiency with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word is ideal, along with proficiency in Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio, and the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary.
- Ability to manage scope, schedule, cost, and performance, and manage risks and issues with escalation.
- Ability to support governance through meeting cadences, decision logs, and action tracking.
- Ability to provide clear executive-ready oral and written communications.
- Ability to lead, delegate, and resolve conflicts.
- Ability to exercise judgment and make decisions under ambiguity.
- Ability to focus on and respond to Government stakeholders.
- Ability to manage tasks, time, and relationships efficiently and achieve consistent results.
- Ability to pursue ongoing learning and adapt to remain relevant, competent, and professionally competitive.
- Ability to deliver responsive, high-quality solutions that address client needs, build trust, and strengthen partnerships.
- Ability to coordinate people, processes, and resources to achieve strategic objectives, operational efficiency, and sustainable organizational performance.
- Ability to identify, pursue, and secure growth opportunities through strategic relationships, market insight, and innovative solutions.
- Ability to apply specialized knowledge, analytical skills, and practical experience to solve complex problems accurately.
- Ability to generate creative solutions, share insights, and influence industry direction through expertise, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Must be a United States citizen.
- Must be willing to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds to address challenges across private, public, and social sectors.
- Must be willing to learn, share, and grow.
- Must be able to establish, manage, pursue, and achieve annual goals and objectives documented for the firm's eight global competencies, and support business development and other efforts on behalf of ProSidian.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary contractor point of contact to the contracting officer and contracting officer’s representative; manage communications, tasking, and issue resolution.
- Plan, execute, and control work across multiple Coast Guard Personnel Service Center business lines; maintain an integrated master schedule and priorities.
- Lead governance routines, including status updates, risk and decision logs; ensure timely deliverables and stakeholder alignment.
- Oversee quality management, including reviews, compliance checks, and continuous process improvement of work products.
- Manage resources and performance through staffing, workload balancing, mentorship, and coverage by an approved alternate.
- Direct analytical support, including metrics, dashboards, and ad hoc analysis, to inform leadership decisions.
- Coordinate use and adoption of Microsoft Project, Access, Office 365, SharePoint, and Coast Guard-specific project-management tools, and ensure data hygiene.
- Provide end-to-end change-management and communications support to plan, scope, and execute initiatives across the mission-support portfolio; define initiative scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria using approved tools; and develop and maintain integrated master schedules for dependencies, priorities, and milestones.
- Design and execute audience-tailored communications to build awareness, commitment, and sustained engagement among senior leaders, civilian and military personnel, and other stakeholders.
- Develop and deliver strategic communications products, including executive briefs, presentations, fact sheets, playbooks, and web-based media, in compliance with Coast Guard branding and clearance standards.
- Establish structured processes for project identification, prioritization, selection, and portfolio management aligned with strategic priorities and resources.
- Provide full-lifecycle project execution support, including charter development, stakeholder engagement, strategy and implementation planning, schedule, performance, and risk management, and formal close-out activities.
- Collect, document, and disseminate best practices and lessons learned to promote replication, collaboration, and enterprise-wide process improvement.
- Develop, update, and sustain strategic plans integrating mission, vision, goals, objectives, strategies, and performance initiatives, aligned with Coast Guard priorities and investments in people, technology, and capital.
- Provide senior-leader facilitation and analytical support; design and implement performance-measurement frameworks and methods to evaluate, monitor, and measure program effectiveness against intended outcomes and drive continuous improvement across subcommands.
- Conduct business-case and alternatives analyses to identify mission-support delivery models, apply business-process improvement methodologies, document current-state operations, recommend reforms, and design enterprise-level performance-measurement frameworks.
- Develop and maintain aligned, integrated metrics; collect and analyze data to drive continuous improvement; conduct business-case and cost-estimating analyses; establish program-wide scope, schedule, and cost metrics; and plan and execute Integrated Baseline Reviews with documentation, reporting, and stakeholder briefings.
- Support the initiation, execution, management, and evaluation of process and performance-improvement programs, and transfer skills, tools, and knowledge to support long-term organizational sustainment.
- Provide integrated governance, project-management, and analytical support to engage leadership and enable organizational transition.
- Modernize and sustain Microsoft Access-based tools, including data architecture design and optimization, process analysis and workflow improvement, database development, maintenance and troubleshooting, testing, performance measurement, efficiency documentation, risk and issue management, deployment, dashboarding, reporting, and user support.
- Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure operational alignment, continuity of mission support, and compatibility with future system integrations.
- Plan and schedule workshops, working groups, and focus sessions; provide logistics and facilitation, documentation and action tracking, and editorial and production services.
- Deliver integrated business and project-management support, including collaborative project management, performance measurement and progress tracking, senior-leader engagement, and strategic communications aligned with Department of Homeland Security, Coast Guard, and national priorities.
- Perform work generally between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
- Travel beyond the minimum local commuting area of 50 miles from the primary place of performance to support the contract.
Desired Qualifications
- Relevant defense and security sector experience; functional and technical area expertise is also ideal.
- Advanced proficiency with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word; proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio.
About the company
ProSidian Consulting provides management and operations consulting to private companies, Fortune 1000 enterprises, and government agencies. It uses industry-aligned services across six practice areas: Risk Management, Energy & Sustainability, Compliance, Business Process, IT Effectiveness, and Human Capital, delivered by multidisciplinary teams. The firm connects strategy to execution with On-Demand Resources and targets drivers of economic profit—growth, margin, and efficiency—across assets, processes, policies, and people. Its goal is to help leaders design and execute operations that increase value for customers and improve return on invested capital.
Company Size
11-50
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
Founded
2008
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- ProSidian posted multiple NSF HR analytics roles in April 2026.
- June 2026 contract data shows $4.0M obligated across repeat federal buyers.
- GSA MAS validity through 2032 supports continued federal selling capacity.
What critics are saying
- PrimeRFP shows 41% of obligations came from NSF in June 2026.
- Eighty percent of obligations were not openly competed, risking renewal shocks.
- Without new federal recompetes, the firm risks collapse from contract loss.
What makes Prosidian Consulting unique
- ProSidian held a GSA MAS contract through May 17, 2032.
- ProSidian sells federal consulting across NSF, DoD, DOE, and Treasury.
- ProSidian positions itself in human capital, compliance, energy, and risk work.
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