Program Manager, Latin America & Caribbean

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Provide strategic leadership and comprehensive management oversight for the implementation of programs and numerous concurrent BPA call orders.

• Lead interdisciplinary teams that support infrastructure, engineering, program management, project controls, acquisition support, and technical support needs across Central and South America.

• Supervise program and project management, encompassing planning, execution, monitoring, risk management, and closeout phases.

• Formulate strategic plans, set management priorities, coordinate internal teams, and integrate various program task areas.

• Oversee performance metrics related to schedules, budgets, deliverables, and overall performance requirements.

• Facilitate program management, project controls, acquisition and contract management support, along with specialized technical teams.

• Maintain effective communication with USACE leadership, the Contracting Officer's Representative, and government stakeholders.

• Identify, monitor, and manage programmatic, scheduling, cost, operational, and performance risks, along with mitigation strategies.

• Direct responses to competing urgent priorities and short-notice government demands.

• Manage staffing and deployment across Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusting staffing levels to meet changing call order requirements.

• Coordinate specialized subject matter expertise for urgent needs, including rapid mobilization to foreign, remote, or challenging project sites.

• Ensure all activities and deliverables comply with U.S. Government and USACE standards and quality expectations.

• Provide enhanced leadership for strategic call orders or major projects, which may include travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, and other locations in Central and South America as needed.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Engineering, Business Management, Construction Management, or a related discipline.

• A minimum of twenty (20) years of experience managing large, complex government programs.

• Proven experience leading a portfolio of projects valued at over $1 billion.

• Direct experience managing Project Management contracts or programs for USACE.

• Demonstrated experience overseeing infrastructure, engineering, or security assistance programs in Central and South America.

• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams in high-pressure environments with shifting political, funding, and operational priorities.

• Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is required.

• Strong communication skills in both English and Spanish are preferred.

• Willingness to travel frequently to Central and South America is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug coverage through three UnitedHealthcare medical plans for employees and their eligible dependents.

• Dental insurance that includes preventive, basic, major, and orthodontic services, subject to plan limits.

• Company-sponsored vision insurance.

• Employer-funded health reimbursement arrangement (HRA) for employees enrolled in the Silver HRA medical plan.

• Company-paid basic life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance.

• Coverage for short-term and long-term disability.

• Optional supplemental life and AD&D insurance, including options for eligible dependents.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering confidential counseling and legal and financial support resources.

• Access to virtual care, behavioral health resources, and wellness programs.

• Personalized benefits enrollment, coverage, claims, and provider support through the Employee Care Center.