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Senior Engineering/Program Manager

JST
Falls Church, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Jul 2025

About the role

Overview

JST is currently seeking a Senior Engineering/Program Manager to join our team. This is a full-time Onsite position with potential hybrid/remote work at Defense Health Agency (DHA) headquarters, Virginia. JST offers a full benefit package, a collaborative work environment and strong company culture. Veterans and military spouses are encouraged to apply. This position is contingent upon contract award.


The Senior Engineering/Program Manager shall be professional in demeanor, appearance, and deportment. Employees shall be responsive. The Senior Engineering/Program Manager may be required to interface with senior Government and industry officials. Personnel shall have excellent written and oral communications skills sufficient to provide clear concise communication and documentation. Proficient in the use of the Microsoft suite of applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Project as well as with Adobe Acrobat.


Senior Engineering/Program Manager Responsibilities

  • Strong communication skills as Program Manager
  • Exceptional knowledge and understanding of Project Management on DoD Acquisition programs managing cost, schedule, and performance parameters.
  • Ability to develop project goals for DHA CAE as their own and use skills and expertise to drive analysis of Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) associated with DoD and DHA occupational and environmental health.
  • Ability to explore and support Total Exposure Health (TEH) and associated physiologic and environmental monitoring programs within a Strategic Plan and CONOPS. Identifies gaps and solutions to DOTMLPF-P.
  • Responsible for using best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers' needs and deliver with-in budget on desired outcomes.
  • Responsible for defining the project scope and objectives to ensure project members understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another.
  • Prepares, maintains, and submits clear and concise activity/progress reports, time recording, and management reports.
  • Ability to apply proactive approach in routinely tracking of project members' progress against their project commitments.
  • Responsible for defining, teaching, and enforcing the use of good project management practices.
  • Possess a broad and flexible toolkit of techniques used for resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored, and controlled.
  • Adapt approach to the context and constraints of each project. Improve teams' skills through lessons-learned reviews at project completion

Senior Engineering/Program Manager Qualifications

  • Requires a bachelor's degree
  • A Project Management Professional certification is required (such as PMP or other equivalent certification).
  • Must have active secret Clearance
  • Experienced in developing project goals for DHA CAE as their own and use skills and expertise to drive analysis of Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership and Education, Personnel, Facilities, and Policy (DOTMLPF-P) associated with DoD and DHA occupational and environmental health.
  • Skilled in using best practice PMO methodology to create a project plan to fit the stakeholders/customers' needs and deliver with-in budget on desired outcomes.
  • Experience in preparing, maintaining, and submiting clear and concise activity/progress reports, time recording, and management reports.
  • Experience in defining, teaching, and enforcing the use of good project management practices.
  • Experience with DoD acquisition programs

Required Clearances and Screenings

  • MUST be able to pass a US Government Security Clearance
  • Must have active secret Clearance

About Joint Strategic Technologies (JST)

No objective is beyond reach! Joint Strategic Technologies (JST) enables successful mission outcomes from the back office to the battlefield. Our team includes leading experts from military, government and the private sector, all working together to help

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