Program Support Division Director
Indexed description
The incumbent must foster a culture of total quality management and continuous improvement while actively promoting Integrated Safety Management (ISM) and strict security awareness across all managed organizational departments.
Pay Transparency/Compensation
Compensation Commensurate with Related Skills, Education, and Experience.
Responsibilities
- Provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and comprehensive administrative oversight for all business and program support functions.
- Responsible for the administration, compliance, and optimization of core administrative functions: accounting and financial management, federal contract administration, human resources, information technology, multi-faceted logistics (including transportation, vehicle and radio maintenance systems, and supply chains), as well as strategic talent acquisition.
- Serves as a key advisor to senior executive leadership, formulating corporate policies, long-range goals, and business strategies designated to maintain operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and profitability.
- Provides executive leadership for business operations within a highly regulated federal government contracting environment, ensuring compliance with Federal Acquisitions (FAR), Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) directives, Cost Account Standards (CAS), Service Contract Act (SCA), and other applicable federal requirements.
- Evaluates, modifies, and scales division structures and workflows to optimize resource allocation, reduce operational overhead, and support dynamic program requirements.
- Oversees the financial health of the program by guiding the accounting department through government audits (DCAA/DCMA), indirect cost-rate applications, and strict budget adherence.
- Manages complex logistical frameworks, ensuring that company transportation assets, communications systems (radio maintenance), and inventory/supply chains are fully operational, compliant, and integrated to support mission-critical security and support operations.
- Oversees annual compensations planning processes, including merit increases, promotional adjustments, market analyses, and salary administration guidelines.
- Serves as the primary administrative liaison with corporate management and NNSA contracting officers and counterparts. Establishes, negotiates, and administers business services to meet and exceed contractual obligations.
- Resolves major policy, business, and administrative conflicts, leveraging a deep understanding of federal procurement and contract disputes.
- Provides strategic oversight of federal contract administration, ensuring compliance with FAR, DEAR, Cost Accounting Standard (CAS), DCAA/DCMA audit requirements, and Service Contract Act (SCA) provisions.
- Mentors, coaches, and evaluates department managers direct reports, establishing high-performance goals, professional development paths, and success plans.
- Directs the company's talent acquisition strategy to secure top-tier cleared personnel packages in highly competitive market.
- Establishes equitable salary administration, performance evaluation frameworks, and classification structures in compliance with federal labor standards.
- Collaborates with senior executive leadership to formulate long-term organizational goals, business strategies, and operational policies.
- Conducts risk assessments and develops business continuity plans to mitigate operational, legal, and financial exposures in a federal contracting setting.
- Analyzes industry trends and regulatory changes to proactively pivot corporate strategies, ensuring the organization maintains a competitive edge in the government services sector.
- Provides strategic leadership oversight for the organization's compensation for exempt and non-exempt employees.
- Directs the annual compensations planning process, including merit increases, promotional and salary adjustments, market pricing and analysis, salary structure administration and the development and implementation of compensation policies and guidelines.
- Must comply with the provisions for environment, safety and health as stated in Standard Procedure 1-3100, General Safety Procedure, and adhere to the Integrated Safety Management System Core Functions and Guiding Principles.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Public Administration, or a closely related field.
- Twelve years of progressively responsible business management experience, with at least five years in a senior leadership or director-level capacity.
- Direct experience managing business operations within a federal government contracting environment, ensuring compliance with FAR, CAS, and DCAA requirements.
- Ability to obtain/maintain a DOE "Q" security clearance.
- Government Cost Accounting & Auditing: Deep understanding of accounting practices required to pass rigorous federal audits, and managed rate structures.
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Science in Management/Finance, Juris Doctor (JD), or equivalent advanced degree.
- Fifteen (15) or more years of executive-level management experience supporting a prime federal contractor, preferably within a DOE/NNSA or DoD security, logistics, or facilities operations environment
- Active professional certifications demonstrating mastery across core administrative areas, such as - Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM), Certified Federal Contract Manager (CFCM), SHRM-SCP or SPHR (Senior HR Professional) or Project Management Professional (PMP).
Relocation Assistance may be available.
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