Sr. Program Manager

COHO Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Program Manager who shall carry out the coordinated organization, direction, and implementation of complex and interrelated projects in support of our USDA contracts. The PM is responsible to day-to-day program management, resourcing, client relations, and service delivery to support a growing portfolio of Operational Efficiency, Engineering Services, and Customer Services programs.

Responsibilities (include but are not limited to):

• Develop detailed program management plans and schedules
• Estimate resource requirements, define milestones, and deliverables
• Monitor activities to meet customer requirements, specifications, quality assurance standards, and deliverable timeframes for evaluation to report accomplishments
• Define project criteria for government approval by government program leads, senior management, stakeholders, and executive leadership for dissemination to involved parties throughout project life cycle
• Identify and manage project dependencies, critical paths, and assess potential risks
• Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis for proactively managing project scope, identifying potential crises, and contingency planning
• Oversee and direct overall program governance and direction, implementing course corrections, project monitoring, control, team integration, change integration, and corrective action as needed
• Develop, review, and update the Master Project Plan and document how the project will be executed, monitored, and controlled
• Define the managerial, technical, and supporting processes and activities necessary for sound project development
• Responsible for scope management, schedule management, quality management, resource management, communications management, project change management, risk management, and procurement management
• Provide monthly reports outlining work performed in support of this contract to identify issues, status of staffing actions, and project status
• Provide a quarterly In Progress Review (IPR) meeting for government stakeholders outlining performance metrics, status of projects, staffing, issues or areas of concern, and review of the full-scale Project Plan
• Operate and manage program end-to-end, including providing quality control and performance monitoring and reporting
• Provide on-site and remote management of staff
• Oversee the assigned resources and enable rapid resolution of day-to-day service delivery issues
• Develop and implement a monthly Program Management Review (PMR) to provide reports to the government on contract performance including, performance to established service levels, hours expended, risks and mitigations, major accomplishments, shortfalls, and future activities

Requirements:

• Clearance:
• none

• Education:
• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field
• PMP

• Experience: 
• Minimum five (10+) years of experience of project management experience in the federal space
• Experience with managing contract financials, contract management, and Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs)
• Proven project portfolio, program and project manager experience, and sound understanding of the principles and frameworks of successful project management
• Proven experience in providing service, effective relationship building with internal and external stakeholders to achieve successful project outcomes
• Demonstrated capability for problem solving, decision making, sound judgment, and assertiveness
• Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively interact with senior management from customer/partner companies and senior customer officials
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as excellent presentation skills
• Must be able to understand multi-level customer/user expectations and concerns

About Copper River & The Native Village of Eyak:

Owned by the Native Village of Eyak (NVE), a federally recognized Alaska Native Tribe, the Copper River Family of Companies are a collection of entities that deliver a complementary set of solutions and services to support the diverse missions and requirements of our clients. Proud participants of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 8(a) Business Development Program since 2006, our companies consist of both current and graduation SBA 8(a) entities. It is our collective purpose to support the Tribe and diversify the NVE’s ability to facilitate economic advancement.

The income generated from our companies helps the Native Village of Eyak fund h