$120,001–$160,000 Per Year
Acquisitions Management, Antenna, Broadcasting, Budget Management, Budgeting, Business Development, Category Management, Contract Creation, Contract Requirements, Cost Analysis, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Customer Satisfaction, Data Analysis, Distribution Control, DoD Acquisitions, Emerging Technology, Expense Tracking, Financial Reporting, IAT - Information Assurance Technical, IP Multimedia System (IMS), Information Technology & Information Systems, Information Warfare (IW), Logistics Analysis, Low Frequency (LF), Mentoring, People Management, Performance Analysis, Professional Services, Program Planning, Project/Program Management, Requirements Management, Schedule Development, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI), Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), System Operations, Systems Engineering, Systems Maintenance, Team Lead/Manager, Testing, Time Management, Top Secret Clearance, Truck Driver, United States Citizen, Vehicle Fleets, Very Low Frequency (VLF), Willing to Travel, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Work From Home
Program Management Team Manager
Job ID: 2614738
Location: San Diego, CA, United States
Date Posted: Jul 22, 2026
Category: Program Management
Subcategory: Program Mgmt
Schedule: Full-Time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes - 50% of the time
Minimum Clearance Required: Top Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI
Potential for Remote Work: On-Site
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Job Description
Description
This Program Management Team Manager role will act as a Deputy to the Program Manager in executing multiple contract vehicles and task orders ensuring cost, schedule, and performance objectives are met across geographically distributed program activities. This position requires extensive engagement with Navy program offices, fleet operators, and defense contractors at installations worldwide and demands a candidate with deep systems engineering, acquisition management, and C4I domain expertise. Provide support to business development initiatives and program staff management.
This position is 100% ONSITE in San Diego, CA and must be local to the area. It also requires approximately 50% travel to fleet sites and program offices globally.
JOB DUTIES:
- Assist the Program Manager in planning, executing, and monitoring all phases of the program lifecycle, ensuring deliverables are completed on time, within scope, and within budget
- Serve as a technical liaison between engineering, operations, and customer stakeholders to ensure technical requirements are clearly defined, understood, and executed
- Monitor program expenditures against budget baselines and provide timely analysis of cost variances
- Assist in the preparation of Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables, monthly status reports, and financial performance reports
- Support proposal activities including cost volume development, basis of estimate (BOE) preparation, and technical volume contributions
- Serve as a primary point of contact for the customer in the absence of the Program Manager, maintaining strong relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction
- Lead and mentor cross-functional team members including engineers, analysts, and support staff
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:
Education and Experience:
- Bachelors and ten (10) years or more of related experience.
- Eight (8) years of hands-on experience with Submarine Shore Communications.
- Must have experience in three (3) of the following five (5) areas: Systems Requirements, Operational Requirements, Data Analysis, Test & Evaluation, and Training. Experience may be achieved simultaneously.
- Demonstrated experience managing or supporting DoD acquisition programs across multiple phases of the acquisition lifecycle in accordance with DoDI 5000.02 and applicable Navy acquisition policy.
- Proven ability to manage cost, schedule, and performance baselines across complex, multi-year programs.
- Experience developing and managing Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
- Technical familiarity with shore-based VLF/LF transmitting systems, Broadcast Control Authorities and primary strategic communications.
- Knowledge of VLF antenna systems, high-power transmitter technology, and associated power distribution and control infrastructure at Navy VLF stations.
- Familiarity with Naval Information Warfare Center program offices and technical codes responsible for VLF system acquisition and sustainment.
- Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams of engineers, logisticians, and program analysts.
- Experience mentoring and developing junior program management and engineering personnel.
Clearance:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Must have a Top Secret Clearance to Start
- Must be able to obtain a TS/SCI after start
Certification:
- Must have IAT Level II certification within 6 months of hire
Target salary range: $120,001 - $160,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.
Overview
SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.
SAIC is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.
We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.
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SAIC is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's digital transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, IT modernization, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.
We are a team of 26,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.