Program Manager

Program Manager

About Crowned Grace International

Crowned Grace International (CGINTL) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Woman-Owned Small Business that delivers management consulting workforce transformation and mission support to the Department of Defense federal civilian agencies and Fortune 1000 clients. CGINTL holds GSA Multiple Award Schedule and OASIS contracts is ISO 9001:2015 certified and maintains internal controls rated Adequate by DCAA. Our purpose is captured in our motto: Accelerating Mission-Ready Capabilities.

The Opportunity

CGINTL is building a team to help a federal civilian agencys Office of Acquisitions close a backlog of expired contracts including cost-reimbursement contracts IDIQs and fixed-price and time-and-materials awards. You will lead the program end to end: setting the closeout plan and burn-down targets with the Contracting Officers building and managing the team removing blockers and making sure every package that reaches the Government is complete compliant and ready for signature.

What Youll Do

• Program leadership and Government liaison: Acts as the primary point of contact for the COR and Contracting Officers. Leads kickoff weekly status meetings and monthly program reviews; documents Government direction and decisions.
• Closeout planning and burn-down management: Develops and maintains the integrated closeout plan. Works with the COs to prioritize actions by age contract type dollar value and risk; sets burn-down targets and forecasts completion.
• Staffing and personnel management: Recruits onboards and assigns staff; manages badging and PIV processing; evaluates performance; directs any teammate; adjusts staffing as backlog volumes and CO priorities change.
• Risk issue and escalation management: Identifies blockers such as missing contractor releases unsettled indirect rates unreconciled unliquidated obligations and non-responsive contractors; escalates each with a recommended course of action.
• Quality and compliance oversight: Owns the Quality Control Plan; enforces the inherently governmental boundary safeguarding of contractor proprietary and personal information personal conflict-of-interest requirements and limitations on subcontracting.
• Contract administration and reporting: Delivers monthly status reports and contract deliverables reviews invoices and manages transition-in and transition-out.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in business public administration or a related discipline.
• 10 years of directly related experience including 5 years managing federal acquisition contract administration or acquisition-support programs.
• Project Management Professional (PMP). (required)
• Thorough knowledge of FAR Parts 4 and 42 closeout requirements and the roles of the CO COR and contractor
• Ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams to measurable production targets
• Skill in briefing senior Government officials and resolving issues across organizational lines
• Proficiency with project scheduling metrics and status reporting tools
• Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and PIV credential

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree
• FAC-C (Professional) or DoD Contracting Professional certification
• Prior management of a contract closeout or acquisition operations support program

Work Environment

Virtual position. May require travel to outreach events and occasional work outside normal hours.

Our Culture

At CGINTL everyone is a Leader. We hire to develop toward and hold one another accountable to seven Core Values: Integrity & Trust; Credibility; Accountability (No Excuses Here); Continuous Improvement; Action Orientation; Caring for the Team the Client and the Business; and Marketplace Ministry.

• Must be able to pass government background investigation.

Required Experience:

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