Senior Technical Program Manager, Mobility and TACCOM
MANTECH seeks a career and customer-oriented Senior Technical Program Manager, Mobility and TACCOM to provide technical leadership and high-level program management support to a sponsor organization in Alexandria, Virginia. This is an onsite position.
This role requires a strong background in tactical communications (TACCOM), extensive experience managing mobility and land mobile radio (LMR) systems, and deep expertise in Project Management. The candidate will serve as a strategic advisor and technical lead, responsible for providing the technical and PM-level oversight necessary to ensure the sponsor’s federal programs meet performance, cost, and schedule objectives. This position manages a cross-functional technical team overseeing field reprogramming, code plug configuration, asset tracking, and inter-agency agreements.
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
Provide technical leadership and strategic implementation support for mission-critical tactical communication systems
Deliver program management support for financial accountability, including budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation
Monitor program performance data to maintain schedule and budget adherence
Prepare and deliver executive-level briefings, technical training, and program status reports for senior government leadership. Support engagement with senior stakeholders
Coordinate directly with the Customer team for access to the mobility system to push certificates to devices for operations as they are identified and created.
Coordinate with the TACCOM team for operations, changes, and updates from a mobility and field deployment perspective
Support and streamline technical communications and updates out to the field
Develop, document, and standardize operational procedures for all managed processes
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience: Master of Science with a minimum of 10 years of technical experience, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of a degree (PhD + 8 years, BA/BS + 12 years, Associates + 14 years, or High School + 16 years)
Demonstrated experience in technical leadership or program support for large-scale federal and defense programs
Demonstrated expertise in Land Mobile Radio (LMR), tactical communications (TACCOM), and systems engineering lifecycle support
Proven track record of managing distributed, field-deployable technical teams and coordinating cross-functional engineering initiatives
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Direct experience with federal sponsor practices, Command Aware applications, and Motorola APX-series programming architectures
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Must be a U.S. Citizen and must be able to obtain and maintain Customer Suitability (fitness determination) prior to starting position
Position may require the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time
Frequently communicates with co-workers, management, customers, and senior government leadership, which may involve delivering formal technical briefings and training sessions