Program Manager - USGS Mid-Continent Federal Science & Technical Support Services

Inalab

Jamestown Junction, ND 58401, USA

Published: 6/14/2022

Technology

Full Time

Job Description

Position: Program Manager — USGS Mid-Continent Federal Science & Technical Support Services Contract Proposal

Clearance: Must pass federal background investigation (FISMA / DOI personnel screening). U.S. Citizenship

Location: Hybrid — primary on-site presence at one or more USGS Mid-Continent science centers (Madison, WI; La Crosse, WI; Middleton, WI; Jamestown, ND; Great Lakes; OH/KY/IN), with limited remote work allowed per FAR 7.108 and government approval. Occasional domestic; potential international travel in support of task orders

Role Overview

Inalab is seeking an experienced Program Manager (PM) to serve as the named Key Personnel lead for the USGS Mid-Continent IDIQ contract proposal. The PM will support non-personal science and technical services across the National Wildlife Health Center, Great Lakes Science Center, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center, and Upper Midwest Water Science Center.

The PM owns end-to-end contract performance — from staffing and task order shaping through delivery, financial tracking, and client relationship management — and is the single point of accountability between contractor staff and the government. This is a high-visibility role for a federal-services PM who thrives running a multi-site, multi-discipline workforce (administrative, research, IT/sysadmin, GIS/geospatial, web/database, technical PM, and facilities support) and can translate ambiguous government requirements into priced, scoped, and resourced task orders.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in business, science, engineering, IT, or related discipline (Master's preferred).
Minimum 8–10 years of progressive program/project management experience, with at least 5 years managing federal services contracts (IDIQ experience strongly preferred).
Demonstrated experience as named Key Personnel on a federal contract, or equivalent prime-contractor PM responsibility.
Working knowledge of the FAR (especially Parts 7, 15, 16, 52) and federal task order management lifecycle.
Proven track record managing geographically distributed staff (multi-site or multi-state) across multiple skill categories.
Experience preparing task order pricing, basis-of-estimates, and counter-proposals; comfort negotiating with Contracting Officers.
Strong financial acumen — labor-category burn tracking, EAC/ETC analysis, ODC management, and FAR-compliant invoicing.
Database / tracking-tool fluency sufficient to design or administer a contract personnel and task order tracking system.
Excellent written and verbal communication; able to produce executive-level monthly status and cost reports.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. federal background investigation and complete required training (FISMA, security awareness, ethics).

Preferred Qualifications

PMP certification (Project Management Professional) — note: PMP is required for the separate Technical Project Management labor category and is highly valued in this role.
Prior experience supporting USGS, DOI, NOAA, USDA, EPA, or comparable science-mission civilian agency.

Key Responsibilities

Contract & Task Order Management

Serve as the primary liaison between contractor staff and the USGS Task Order Manager (TOM) and Contracting Officer (CO); ensure contract objectives and operational requirements are met.
Review and analyze incoming task order requirements; determine appropriate contractor support categories, level of effort, schedule, and cost; deliver written analyses to the CO and TOM.
Participate in task order negotiations, offering counter-proposals and technical/cost justifications.
Ensure all work is performed in accordance with contract terms, statements of work, FAR clauses, and DOI/USGS policy.

Workforce Leadership

Recruit, hire, retain, and supervise qualified staff across nine PWS service categories: Administrative; Program Management; Research/Science; Data & Information Management; Computer Systems Administration; Geospatial Applications & Modeling; Web & Database Applications; Technical Project Management; and Facilities Support.
Assign and supervise staff to task orders; manage employee training, career development, and performance.
Provide information and assistance to employees on benefits, security, and safety; maintain a safe and secure on-site working environment.

Financial & Reporting Oversight

Develop and maintain an automated tracking system for contract personnel, task orders, due dates, and financial data.
Prepare and submit monthly status reports identifying tasks in progress/completed, hours by labor category, projected workload, and issues encountered.
Produce monthly Performance and Cost Reports showing cumulative hours and dollars expended by labor category, remaining funding, and burn-rate forecasts; flag funding shortfalls and provide additional-funds estimates.
Maintain financial records sufficient to substantiate charges against task orders; deliver quarterly and annual reports as required.

Operations, Quality & Compliance

Implement and maintain standard operating procedures, security measures, and safety regulations across all sites.
Ensure conformance with FISMA, FAR 52.245-1 (Government Property), Federal Travel Regulations, USGS Section 508, USGS Occupational Hazards & Safety (SM 445-2-H), and DOI Safety & Occupational Health Manual (DM485).
Oversee Quality Control Program development and execution.
Coordinate off-site task execution at secondary sites and ensure IT security requirements are satisfied for any remote performance.

Familiarity with one or more of the contract service areas: GIS/geospatial (ArcGIS, ERDAS, GeoServer), scientific computing, hydrology/biology/geology research support, or scientific data lifecycle management.
Experience with DOI/USGS personnel security and IT security processes.
Experience standing up new IDIQ contracts, including transition-in, recruiting ramp, and quality control program rollout.
Lean/Six Sigma, ITIL, or Agile credentials a plus.

Success Profile

Calm under ambiguity — task orders arrive with limited definition and tight turnaround.
Customer-obsessed in a federal sense: builds trust with COs, TOMs, and scientists; never lets a deliverable surprise the client.
Hands-on operator who can write a clean status report on Friday and lead a recruiting push on Monday.
Bias toward documentation, repeatability, and SOPs — this contract spans nine service categories and six science centers.