Job Abstract

The Building People, LLC, has a position open for a full-time Senior Program Manager, supporting our Real Estate and Workplace Solutions Business Line.  Lead and carry out the strategic and tactical implementation of a portfolio of work in the Real Estate and Workplace delivery business unit. The Senior Program Manager is responsible for leading teams to deliver project(s) that span across one or more business units. Manage resources, schedules, financials and adhere to federal government quality control guidelines throughout the full program delivery life cycle. This also includes management of client risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery while exceeding customer expectations. Supervises all personnel assigned to the project(s) including time coding, leave approval, training, performance management and disciplinary actions.

This leadership role has the authority to run the project on a day-to-day basis and is responsible for ensuring the project achieves the required quality of deliverables within the specified constraints of time and cost and to achieve the potential benefits defined by the client. Also, responsible for supporting and maintaining the company culture that fosters creativity, innovation, and advancement.

The Senior Program Manager will also have the following responsibilities:

• Manage a portfolio of complex strategic initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business
• Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues and ensure overall program is aligned to and directly support the achievement of strategic objectives
• Maintain full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment to delivery for one or more initiatives simultaneously
• Manage project scope and changes
• Prepare cost estimates and detailed project plans for all phases of the project
• Performs internal quality control reviews to ensure projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards; analyze issues and troubleshoot problem areas; develops risk mitigation strategies; monitors and tracks resolution of issues and conflicts to ensure critical path deliverables
• Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project and program life cycle
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership Develop and deliver program presentations to various audiences, including project team, clients, CEO and key stakeholders
• Secure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes
• Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chair the project management team meetings
• Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews
• Set and continually manage project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project and program team.
• Continue professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
• Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence
• Participate in establishing practices, templates, policies, tools and partnerships to expand and mature these capabilities for the organization