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TITLE: Program Manager

LOCATION: Point Mugu AFB, CA, US; Savannah, GA, US

CLEARANCE REQUIRED: Active DoD Secret Clearance

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full-time, On-site

TRAVEL: Up to 30%

POSITION SUMMARY

Modern Government Solutions (MGS) is seeking a Program Manager to lead day-to-day execution of Blue Water Instrumentation (BWI) efforts at Point Mugu Sea Range. In this role, you will translate leadership intent into coordinated, executable actions across engineering, logistics, IT, and support teams, ensuring delivery aligns with mission requirements, timelines, and operational priorities. You'll own execution across a dynamic RDT&E environment-synchronizing teams, managing schedules, mitigating risk, and maintaining visibility into program performance. Working closely with leadership and stakeholders, you will drive alignment across resources, activities, and objectives while supporting test events, prototyping efforts, and field operations. This role ensures disciplined, adaptable execution in a fast-paced environment and is ideal for a program leader who takes ownership of delivering operational outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES (not limited to):

• Lead day-to-day program execution, translating leadership guidance into actionable plans while managing integrated activities, schedules, dependencies, and deliverables.
• Synchronize cross-functional efforts to support test events, prototyping activities, and field operations in dynamic RDT&E environments.
• Monitor program performance and provide status updates, reports, and briefings to leadership, ensuring visibility into execution and priorities.
• Identify and mitigate execution risks, including resource constraints, scheduling conflicts, and operational challenges.
• Coordinate with business operations leadership on financial alignment, resourcing, and program priorities.
• Ensure adherence to company processes, PMO standards, and quality requirements.
• Support resource planning, aligning personnel, equipment, and infrastructure with mission needs.
• Facilitate communication and coordination across internal teams, government stakeholders, and external partners.
• Lead after-action reviews (AARs) and drive continuous improvement of program execution processes.
• Provide coordination and oversight across program personnel, with potential for direct supervisory responsibility depending on program structure.
• Operate across office and operational environments, directly supporting test events and field activities, including up to 30% travel to meet program and mission requirements.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Must possess an active Department of Defense (DoD) Secret security clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5-8 years of experience in program management, operations, or project execution within DoD or government contracting environments.
• Proven experience leading execution of complex, multi-disciplinary programs in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Strong understanding of program execution, scheduling, and coordination, with experience developing and managing program schedules, timelines, and deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional alignment across engineering, logistics, IT, and support teams.
• Experience identifying, managing, and mitigating execution risks, including resource constraints, scheduling conflicts, and operational challenges.
• Strong leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to maintain execution discipline while adapting to changing priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to provide clear status, reporting, and briefings to leadership and stakeholders.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience supporting DoD test ranges, RDT&E programs, maritime operations, or similarly complex operational environments.
• Familiarity with test and evaluation (T&E) environments, field operations, and execution of test events in dynamic settings.
• Proven experience coordinating cross-functional teams, including engineering, logistics, and operational personnel.
• Knowledge of IDIQ contracts, task order execution, and program delivery within government contracting environments.
• Familiarity with PMO frameworks, program management tools, and execution processes used to track performance and delivery.
• PMP certification or equivalent program management credential.
• Prior military or defense contractor experience supporting mission-driven programs and operational execution.

*Applicants selected will be United States citizens and may be subject to a government security investigation for access to classified information.*

ABOUT US

At MGS, we believe a people-first culture corresponds to organizational success through a commitment to excellence, integrity, inclusion, and an attitude that welcomes challenges meets demands, sustains growth, and drives innovation. We provide expert mission-first technical and programmatic services and solutions for the US intelligence community, the US Department of Defense, and other governmental agencies. We create people-first organizational cultures where employees feel needed in the system, not a system that needs employees. We provide you with long-term career opportunities centrally focused on our core value system: inclusion, integrity, and a commitment to excellence.

MGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status, and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.