Mobile Aviation Program Manager Jobs in Virginia

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Donation matching
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Profit sharing
• Training & development
• Tuition assistance
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources

Location: Fully Remote (United States); occasional travel for stakeholder meetings, program reviews, and FAA field facilities
Employment Type: Full-Time
About AKIVA
AKIVA is an AI-native engineering firm specializing in enterprise services, domain-specific solutions, and high-performance infrastructure from strategy through deployment. We build innovative systems that drive measurable results for commercial enterprises and government agencies. AKIVA is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).
Position Overview
AKIVA is seeking a Program Manager to lead end-to-end delivery of an FAA Air Traffic Organization (ATO) safety policy and performance support engagement. You will serve as AKIVA's single point of accountability to the federal program office, own task execution and schedule across a portfolio of safety policy, audit/assessment, and analytics workstreams, manage a multidisciplinary delivery team, and ensure every deliverable, status report, and program review is on time, accurate, and Section 508 compliant.
Key Responsibilities
Serve as the single point of contractual and operational accountability to the federal program office; own the customer relationship and lead recurring program reviews
Author, maintain, and execute a Project Management Plan covering schedule, milestones, deliverables, staffing plan, and resource rationale across all workstreams
Author and submit monthly status reports covering work completed, in progress, and planned; hours by task and labor category; deliverable status; risk identification and mitigation; and full financial status by line item, including F&E and OPS funding segregation
Develop and maintain a Quality Control Plan that supports the government's Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan
Plan, prepare materials for, and run quarterly program management reviews including financial summary, six-month staffing forecast, performance summary, accomplishments, Quad Charts, and action item tracking
Maintain a project schedule aligned to the Project Management Plan with program- and task-level milestones, resource requirements, and deliverables
Author and maintain a quarterly Stakeholder Communication Plan covering communication types, recipients, frequency, medium, and follow-through actions
Lead transition-in (including joint inventory of Government Furnished Property) and transition-out (including final inventory and closeout meeting) activities
Supervise, coach, and develop the delivery team; set performance targets, allocate workload, and conduct regular reviews
Manage program risks, escalations, and corrective actions in coordination with the federal program office
Ensure all documentation and deliverables are Section 508 compliant
Coordinate with AKIVA corporate leadership on subcontractor and teaming-partner management and small-business participation reporting
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, Information Systems, Aviation Management, or a related field (equivalent experience may be substituted)
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, current and in good standing
8+ years of program or project management experience supporting federal contracts
5+ years leading multi-task federal task orders, including responsibility for monthly status reporting, financial reporting by contract line item, risk management, and recurring program reviews
Demonstrated experience authoring and executing Project Management Plans, Quality Control Plans, transition-in plans, and transition-out plans
Demonstrated experience as the contractor lead interface with a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and federal program leadership
Excellent stakeholder management, executive-level business writing, and meeting facilitation skills
Proficient with Microsoft Project or equivalent, Microsoft Office Suite, and SharePoint or comparable government collaboration platforms
Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential
Must be authorized to work in the United States
Preferred Qualifications
Master's degree (MBA, MPA, MS in Engineering, or related discipline)
Program Management Professional (PgMP), ITIL Foundation or higher, PMI-ACP, or Certified Scrum Master
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
Prior FAA, ATO, DOT, or aviation-industry program management experience
Familiarity with FAA Safety Management System (SMS), ATO Audits and Assessments, Independent Operational Assessment (IOA), and In-Service Decision (ISD) processes
Experience managing programs with mixed FFP and T&M funding, including segregation of F&E and OPS funds
Familiarity with AI-assisted program reporting, risk-monitoring, and document-generation tools
Tools, Technologies & Frameworks
Project Management: Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Atlassian Jira | Productivity: Microsoft Office Suite, Teams, SharePoint, Outlook | Reporting: Microsoft Excel, Power BI, Tableau | Collaboration: SharePoint, government Knowledge Sharing Network (KSN) sites, Confluence | Standards: PMBOK, FAR/AMS, Section 508, ISO/IEC 27001
What AKIVA Offers
Professional development and skill-building opportunities
Supportive management team with Veteran-owned company values
Opportunity to work on impactful public sector engagements
Long-term contract engagement with potential for extension
AI productivity tools and training provided at no cost to employees

Comprehensive Benefits Package

401(k) with generous company match
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Profit Sharing
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
AKIVA is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical disability, marital status, military and Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity among our teammates is critical to our success as a company, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people within a qualified candidate pool.
AKIVA is a certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB).

Flexible work from home options available.