POSITION TITLE: Senior Program Manager
REPORTS TO: Chief Programs Officer
POSITION SUMMARY: Reporting to the Chief Programs Officer (CPO), the Senior Program Manager oversees programs ranging from $100k to $10M per year for SURA. The incumbent will also be part of the Business Development team, working to identify and develop potential new programs and expand the impact of current programs when applicable.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervises program staff, consultants, or contractors who are part of a project Team members may be located onsite at federal research centers, SURA Headquarters, or elsewhere.
- Be the point of contact between the funding entity and SURA, ensuring outstanding delivery of program goals.
- Ensures that SURA policies and procedures are in place to achieve project goals, including the monitoring of project performance.
- Represents SURA in support of project teams in accordance with the grant or contract
- Support staffing efforts through recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training with program partners.
- As required by programs, provides input to and develops documentation for projects, includingsubcontract work statements, strategic planning documents, white papers, meeting presentations and abstracts, program policies and procedures, final reports, etc.
- Supports the CPO, and Chief Growth Officer in the preparation of grant and contract proposals for submission to funding sources. This includes support to develop proposals including budgets, obtain required certifications, institutional assurances and endorsements, etc.
- Maintains close communication with colleagues in partnering organizations, sponsoring agents, and funding agencies.
- Works with SURA’s president to identify, develop and maintain associations and partnerships in thescience communities that will benefit the SURA membership and enable collaborative opportunities.
- Performs other duties and assumes other responsibilities as assigned in support of SURA’s goals, objectives, and programmatic needs.
- Primary work location in Washington DC, with travel anticipated to domestic customer locations. Travel is not expected to exceed ¼ time.
REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in the physical sciences, engineering or related field, or project management; orequivalent combination of advanced education, experience, and
- At least ten years’ experience in design, planning, deployment, operation and management within a physical science or technology environment, with demonstrated success in project facilitation, leadership.
- Experience managing FAR-based contract projects and/or contracts up to $10M.
- Experience supervising various levels of staff. Proven ability to lead and direct staff to meet the organizationsgoals as well as promoting individual
- Experience supervising both remote and in-person staff.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, discretion, judgment, organizational ability and Competency inproblem solving, decision making, verbal and written communications, conflict resolution, and resource management.
DESIRED
- Strong working knowledge of FAR-based contract administration with demonstrated success among other contracts. Experience with DOE contract management is a plus.
- Working knowledge of physical sciences and technologies, particularly related to the enabling of scientificadvancements through the sharing of resources and expertise within distributed collaborative environments.
- Demonstrated ability to understand and explain scientific and engineering concepts from an end-user perspective.
- Demonstrated ability and experience in planning, organizing, prioritizing, coordinating, and facilitating activities with diverse internal staff and external collaborators. Ability to work independently while remaining supportive of team efforts and goals.