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Job Summary
The Program Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing complex program and project activities supporting a federal agency. The Program Manager oversees contract performance, resource allocation, project execution, quality assurance, budgeting, and client communication to ensure successful delivery of program objectives in accordance with federal requirements.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
Job Classification: Permanent; Full-Time
Duty Station: Remote / Virtual
Travel: Travel up to 50%
Compensation:
This pay band reflects Chloeta's good faith estimate of the range it expects to offer; Chloeta reserves the right to alter this range if business circumstances change.

• $50-$55 Per Hour

• Non-Exempt

Duties/Responsibilities

• Manage the overall execution of assigned federal programs, projects, and task orders.

• Develop project schedules, work plans, staffing plans, budgets, and resource allocations.

• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams supporting natural resource management, policy development, business process improvement, and organizational modernization initiatives.

• Monitor project performance to ensure compliance with contract requirements, schedules, quality standards, and budgets.

• Prepare and review project deliverables, reports, presentations, technical documentation, and status updates.

• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to maintain successful project execution.

• Lead project planning meetings, customer briefings, workshops, and stakeholder engagement sessions.

• Ensure deliverables meet federal quality assurance standards and customer expectations.

• Support policy implementation, organizational improvement initiatives, and business process analysis.

• Coordinate activities across multiple federal agency offices, regions, stations, districts, and partner organizations.

• Support business process modeling, systems analysis, workflow improvements, and organizational change initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations, USDA policies, information security requirements, and Section 508 accessibility standards.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives through lessons learned, performance assessments, and process optimization.

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Strong program and project management experience managing complex federal programs.

• Excellent leadership, organizational, and decision-making skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, staffing, and contract performance.

• Ability to build and lead high-performing multidisciplinary teams.

• Strong customer relationship management skills.

• Knowledge of business process improvement methodologies.

• Ability to analyze complex organizational issues and develop practical solutions.

• Experience preparing executive-level reports, presentations, and briefings.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Project, SharePoint, Teams, and other collaboration platforms.

• Familiarity with knowledge management practices, GIS technologies, and project management methodologies is preferred.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while coordinating across diverse stakeholder groups.

Education and Experience

• Required: Master's degree in business, management, information systems or related and at least four (4) years of professional experience OR
• Required: Bachelor's degree in business, management, information systems or related and at least eight (8) years of professional experience
• Preferred: Experience supporting projects for the U.S. Forest Service, National Forest System (NFS), or other federal land management agencies

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

• This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, etc.

Benefits
Eligible employees receive the following benefits:

• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

• MDLIVE

• Benefit Hub

• Paid Annual Leave/PTO

• Paid Sick Leave

• Paid Holidays

• 401(k)

• Basic Life

• Voluntary Life Insurance

• Accident Insurance

• Short Term Disability

• Long Term Disability

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Pre-employment Requirements
Due to the nature of Chloeta's services, this position is contingent upon completing with a satisfactory outcome some or all of the following pre-employment background screenings: government security clearance, federal and state criminal background checks, drug test (urinalysis), Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) review, educational history, employment history, and/or credit check. In accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), pre-employment background screenings will require the employee's written authorization and will occur after acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to commencing work. Additionally, employees are required to complete the federal I-9/E-Verify process.
Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy
Employees may be subject to undergoing additional drug screens and/or alcohol testing at any time during the period of employment, including without prior notice.
EEO Statement
Chloeta provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
About Chloeta
Chloeta is a Native American owned enterprise providing a diverse range of engineering, scientific, and technical solutions to support military, energy, homeland security, emergency preparedness, and critical infrastructure requirements.