Program Director

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a GDIT Program Manager for the Hybrid Architecture and Development for Experimental Systems (HADES). GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career. HADES is a mission-critical upcoming contract to provide engineering, sustainment, and operation of R&D ground system infrastructure for the US Space Operations Command, Delta 50.

At GDIT, people and culture are our difference. As the HADES Program Manager you will be the difference to our customer and our employees. Our customer’s success depends on an experienced Program Manager joining our team to ensure GDIT integrates and coordinates all activities to achieve the HADES mission and contract performance, schedule, deliverable, and cost objectives.

HOW THE PROGRAM MANAGER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Oversee scheduling, resourcing, asset inventory, risk, performance quality to optimize organizational efficiencies, drive performance management, and ensure continual service improvement and innovation efforts across the project life cycle

• Ensure customer outcomes are achieved while addressing opportunities to increase quality, reduce cost, and minimize risk

• Provide expertise in business process and system analysis, design, improvement, and implementation efforts

• Manage employee compensation and benefits

• Ensure safety and security of personnel and government property

• Maintain Communications and Stakeholder Engagement plan

• Coordinate with key Customer stakeholders to fully understand Customer requirements, expected outcomes, and areas of concern

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• Required Experience:

  • 10 years of increasing leadership experience managing DoD contracts of $100M or more in a single location, or

  • Retired Military Leader (ML) having held a Branch Chief position managing $100M budget and associated contracts

• Required Technical Skills:

  • Agile & Scrum Methodologies

  • Budgeting & Financial Planning

  • Risk Management & Assessment

  • Stakeholder Communication

  • Performance Tracking (KPIs)

  • Project Management Software

  • Process Improvement

• Security Clearance Level:

  • Active TS w/ SCI eligibility

• Required Skills and Abilities:

  • Problem Thinking & Critical Thinking

  • Collaboration & Teamwork

  • Leadership & Mentorship

  • Adaptability and Flexibility

  • Conflict Resolution & Negotiation

• Preferred Skills:

  • Active Project Management Professional (PMP)

  • ITIL 4 certification

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in program management at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your passion for the mission and delivering results.