GRID05 Program Manager

Program Manager

Location: Herndon, VA

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to support a large, long-term customer engagement focused on construction, facility customization, and operational stand-up. This role will be responsible for overseeing program execution from facility leasing through buildout and transitioning the program into steady-state operations.

The Program Manager will own the master program schedule and be responsible for cost tracking, vendor coordination, and reporting cadence, while providing day-to-day leadership and resource management across a small administrative support team. The ideal candidate has direct experience with construction contracts, schedule-driven delivery environments, and financial oversight for complex programs. This position requires daily, in-person presence at the primary worksite.

Responsibilities

Program Planning & Execution

• Develop, maintain, and manage the master program schedule, including construction
• milestones, inspections, and operational readiness activities
• Support stakeholders in defining program scope, objectives, deliverables, and success
• criteria
• Ensure all workstreams are properly resourced, sequenced, and executed in alignment
• with customer and business priorities
• Track and manage multiple concurrent projects and task orders within the overall
• Program

Financial Management & Cost Control

• Perform financial tracking, cost assessments, and variance analysis across the program
• Support budget development, forecast updates, and funding alignment
• Monitor vendor invoices, change orders, and cost performance against contractual terms

Vendor & Contract Management

• Coordinate and manage construction vendors, subcontractors, and service providers
• Support administration of construction and facilities-related contracts
• Track vendor performance, deliverables, and compliance with schedule and scope

Reporting & Communication

• Prepare and deliver monthly program status reports, including schedule, cost, risks, and
• issues
• Provide clear, timely communication to internal leadership and customer stakeholders
• Proactively identify, communicate, and mitigate risks impacting schedule, cost, or
• Performance

Resource & Team Management

• Effectively allocate and manage administrative and program support personnel
• Provide tasking, prioritization, and coordination across the program support team
• Serve as the primary in-person point of contact for day-to-day program coordination and
• issue resolution

Process & Compliance

• Utilize appropriate program and project management tools to track progress and
• performance
• Continuously improve program management processes and best practices
• Ensure compliance with company policies, contractual requirements, and applicable
• industry standards

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, Project Management, Engineering, Business, or
• associated area
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in project management, preferably in construction,
• facilities, or infrastructure-related programs
• Demonstrated experience managing schedules, budgets, vendors, and resources on
• complex, multi-phase projects
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret cost, schedule, and performance data
• Experience managing multiple concurrent workstreams and competing priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including executive-level reporting
• Ability to adapt program management approaches to customer-driven and evolving
• requirements