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Principal Program Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Washington, DC - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 130000 - 160000
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
31 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
29 January 2027
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Position Overview:
The Rehancement Group Inc. (TRG) is seeking a Principal / Program Manager to lead anticipated U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Procurement System Review (PSR) support.
This position manages contract personnel and performance across program management recipient procurement compliance special assignments technical assistance and recipient training.
Location: Hybrid; recipient regional and headquarters activities as assigned.
Travel: As needed for FTA meetings oversight activities conferences summits and workshops. Opportunity: Anticipated contract support for FTA PSR BPA; employment contingent on contract award and assignment.
Key Personnel: Yes
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the contractor team delegate assignments coordinate staffing and schedules control quality and resolve performance or personnel issues; serve as primary liaison to FTA.
- Prepare and manage work plans assignment budgets priorities risks timelines and costs; ensure required approvals precede task execution and changes to authorized scope or not-to-exceed budgets.
- Submit monthly invoices performance reports and issue logs; coordinate action-item closure records technical memoranda and timely accurate deliverables.
- Attend FTA and regional coordination calls annual review-cycle kickoff meetings biweekly check-ins oversight conferences and contractor summits; prepare requested briefing materials and summaries.
- Oversee risk-based procurement system reviews including recipient information requests pre-scoping research desk and site reviews findings draft/final reports corrective actions and review closeout.
- Direct special assignments corrective-action support and targeted technical assistance for FTA and recipients including approved plans budgets analyses and required technical memoranda.
- Guide development of PSR manuals program materials oversight analyses and policy-related content; coordinate with FTA regional and headquarters offices and maintain consistent review methods.
- Oversee recipient oversight workshops regional training webinars and accessible training modules; develop FTA-aligned content and present at workshops when assigned.
Availability Requirement:
- Be available and ready to perform upon award and issuance of the first task order; provide proposed annual work-hour availability for the Phase II staffing plan.
- Participate in required meetings and assigned on-site or virtual oversight and training activities; schedules and locations depend on FTA assignments.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum bachelors degree or equivalent from an accredited institution of higher learning is required.
- Minimum 10 years of professional experience in executive leadership in the public transit industry is required; leading a consulting team on public transit-related projects qualifies.
- Demonstrated successful leadership and management of complex programs of increasing size and difficulty.
- Demonstrated success communicating orally and in writing with senior executives about challenging public transit management operational and technical issues.
- Demonstrated ability to complete projects on time and within budget.
Preferred Qualifications:
- No additional preferred qualifications are specified by FTA.
The Rehancement Group Inc. provides competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience with full options for advancement and a robust benefits program.
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact Dawn Newton HR and Talent Acquisition Manager at .
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
The Rehancement Group, Inc. provides world-class management consulting services to public and private sector clients. Through our services we seek to enhance the value of our client organizations, our people, and our nation as a whole. We seek to drive sustainable results through test ... View more
