Deputy Program Manager

Description & Requirements

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MANTECH seeks an experienced and passionate, career and customer-oriented Deputy Program Manager to join our CNO team in Ft. Meade, MD.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Manage daily technical execution and contractual compliance, leading cross-functional teams to mitigate program risks and ensure client deliverables.
• Ensure that the technical/financial solutions and schedules in the specific delivery orders are implemented according to program schedules
• Serving as a primary liaison between the Program Management Office (PMO), Government customers, and ManTech leadership
• Organize, direct and coordinate the planning and execution of all activities associated with assigned delivery order projects
• Allocating resources across staffing, facilities, and budgets in alignment with contract requirements
• Reviewing and approving earned value metrics, Estimates to Complete, Funds and Man-hour Expenditure Reports, project costing, schedule performance, and financial deliverables prior to customer submission
• Driving cross-discipline integration to ensure customer objectives are met effectively
• Reviewing and proposing updates to the Integrated Program Baseline or resource-loaded schedules
• Managing risk assessment and mitigation efforts, including budget allocations for risk management
• Oversee staffing management, including recruiting, hiring, direct/indirect personnel training, retention, assignments, teleworking arrangements, and ensuring labor qualification requirements are met
• Oversee technical contract management, including serving as technical lead for sole source Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), value engineering submissions, surge options, etc.
• Oversee subcontracts management, including teaming strategies and financial and technical subcontract execution
• Ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory, and administrative requirements
• Ensuring quality products and services are delivered

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, project management, engineering, computer science, logistics, or related field with 10+ years of related experience as a program or project manager.
• At least three (3) years’ experience supporting overall engineering integration for complex DoD, other Government Agency or commercial programs or projects
• Strong management skills: including at least seven (7) years’ experience managing teams/programs
• Experience conducting requirements analysis, resource allocation, project costing, deliverable tracking, scheduling, and financial monitoring and reporting
• Current certification in PMP, FAC-P/PM Mid-Level, or DAWIA Level 2 in Program Management

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree (or degree/experience in Computer Science or Engineering)
• Fourteen (14) years of experience relating to DoD and major systems or programs
• Experience with Acquisition Management

Clearance Requirement: 

• Current/Active TS/SCI with Polygraph

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position at least 50% of the time.
• Needs to occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as, the copy machine/fax machine/computer/printer.

The projected compensation range for this position is -. There are differentiating factors that can impact a final salary/hourly rate, including, but not limited to, Contract Wage Determination, relevant work experience, skills and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location (For Remote Opportunities), education and certifications as well as Federal Government Contract Labor categories. In addition, MANTECH invests in its employees beyond just compensation. MANTECH’s benefits offerings include, dependent upon position, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Holiday Pay, short-term and long-term Disability, Retirement and Savings, Learning and Development opportunities, wellness programs as well as other optional benefit elections.
MANTECH considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to disability or veteran status or any other status protected under any federal, state, or local law or regulation.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to apply for a position with MANTECH, please email us at careers@mantech.com and provide your name and contact information.

General information

Requisition # R71457 Locations USA-MD-Fort Meade Posting Date 10/19/2026 Security Clearance Required TS/SCI w/ Poly Remote Type Onsite Time Type Full time