Program Manager

Akima
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 140,000 - 160,000 annuallyFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 8-12 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Customer engagement","Organizational skills","Risk mitigation"]

Serve as the primary point of contact and overall leader for the execution of the GEODSS Operations & Maintenance contract supporting the U.S. Space Force Space Domain Awareness mission. Provide strategic program management and 24/7/365 oversight for geographically dispersed operations and maintenance activities across GEODSS sites. Own contract performance across cost, schedule, quality, and risk; ensure operational readiness and mission success; and manage compliance, security requirements, subcontractors, and financial forecasting.

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Akima
Akima
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Program Manager

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Job Summary

Serve as the primary point of contact and overall leader for the execution of the GEODSS Operations & Maintenance contract supporting the U.S. Space Force Space Domain Awareness mission. Provide strategic program management and 24/7/365 oversight for geographically dispersed operations and maintenance activities across GEODSS sites. Own contract performance across cost, schedule, quality, and risk; ensure operational readiness and mission success; and manage compliance, security requirements, subcontractors, and financial forecasting.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Serve as the primary point of accountability for overall contract performance across cost, schedule, quality, risk, and customer satisfaction.
  • •Lead all aspects of contract execution for continuous 24/7/365 global deep-space surveillance operations.
  • •Provide oversight of operations and maintenance for electro-optical telescopes, sensors, and supporting ground systems, including maintenance, calibration, and compliance.
  • •Manage contract performance, budgets, funding execution, and financial forecasting; monitor KPIs and support EVM, reviews, and reporting.
  • •Ensure compliance with DoD and U.S. Space Force requirements, maintain classified-environment security needs, and identify/mitigate operational and staffing/logistics risks.
Travel: Medium travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 160,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife Insurance401kPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
  • •8–12 years of progressively responsible program management experience supporting DoD, aerospace, defense, or space operations programs.
  • •Demonstrated experience managing large, geographically dispersed operational teams in mission-critical environments.
  • •Experience supporting Space Domain Awareness (SDA), space surveillance, electro-optical sensor systems, or ground-based operational systems.
  • •Active Top Secret security clearance required; SCI eligibility or current SCI access preferred.
Experience:8-12 yearsDoDAerospaceDefenseSpace operationsSpace surveillance
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering, Physical Sciences, Business Administration, or related discipline
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationCustomer engagementOrganizational skillsRisk mitigation
Certifications:PMPDAWIA
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System (GEODSS)Space Domain Awareness (SDA)Optical tracking dataSensor fusionCommand and control (C2) networksEarned Value Management (EVM)CybersecurityCOMSECTechnical Orders (TOs)

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top SecretSCI

Company Brief

Akima
Provides government and commercial clients with mission-critical services including operations & maintenance, logistics, IT, engineering, cybersecurity, and staffing solutions across defense, federal, and infrastructure markets.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Herndon, United States
Founded: 1996
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