Science Program Manager Jobs in Colorado (NOW HIRING)

Job Title: Senior Program Manager

Job Description

The Program Manager will oversee a major program or multiple programs in the future. This role involves supporting new business and organic growth opportunities, ensuring effective communication across a matrix organization of technical subject matter experts, and serving as a technical liaison with vendors. The Program Manager will be responsible for all phases of the program budget and preparing staffing plans, including skill and labor mix, to support contract operations. Additionally, the role requires monitoring contract, subcontract, and funding, as well as preparing forecasts of program financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a major program or multiple programs, ensuring successful execution.
• Support new business and organic growth opportunities within the organization.
• Facilitate communication across a matrix organization of technical subject matter experts.
• Act as a technical liaison with vendors to ensure project requirements are met.
• Manage all phases of the program budget effectively.
• Prepare staffing plans, including skill and labor mix, to support contract operations.
• Monitor contracts, subcontracts, and funding to ensure program success.
• Prepare forecasts of program financial performance to guide decision-making.

Essential Skills

• Experience in program management, particularly in aerospace or satellite sectors.
• Proficiency in scheduling and managing $50 million programs.
• Ability to work with classified and unclassified payload programs.
• Strong communication skills for matrix organization interactions.
• Clearance required for program involvement.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with satellite and aerospace projects.
• Knowledge of EO/IR and RF based unclassified payload programs.

Work Environment

The work environment is a combination of office and manufacturing settings. Employees will work on projects related to miniaturized sensors, designing, developing, building, and deploying novel ground-based and space-based instrumentation. The programs are unclassified payloads, focused on scaling production beyond prototyping and research and development stages.

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Louisville, CO.

The pay range for this position is $100.00 - $120.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Louisville,CO.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 15, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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