DOT Senior EPMO Program Manager

Vienna, VA
Full Time
Senior Manager/Supervisor
Savan is seeking a Senior EPMO Program Manager to support a Department of Transportation (DoT) program by leading the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) activities for the ITS JPO Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) HUB. The Program Manager will provide overall program leadership, oversee project execution, contractual deliverables, governance, and stakeholder engagement, while ensuring technology initiatives align with federal priorities and organizational objectives. The Program Manager will serve as the primary liaison between the ITS JPO HUB O&M and ITS JPO EPMO contracts, coordinating cross-functional teams, managing stakeholder priorities, maintaining the product backlog, and driving strategic implementation across the transportation research technology lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead day-to-day program execution for the ITS JPO EPMO HUB O&M program, including oversight of project teams, schedules, deliverables, risks, issue resolution, and direct management of a team of 4+ software developers and technical staff to ensure successful delivery of program objectives.
  • Manage, mentor, and provide performance oversight for software development and technical team members, fostering collaboration, professional growth, accountability, and high-quality delivery across the program.
  • Manage program governance by interpreting policies, procedures, and organizational objectives and translating them into effective operating procedures and governance processes.
  • Serve as the Product Coordinator between the ITS JPO HUB O&M and ITS JPO EPMO contracts, ensuring alignment across stakeholders, development teams, and program leadership.
  • Partner with federal stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize initiatives, manage the product backlog, and maintain a strategic implementation roadmap.
  • Monitor program performance, contractual deliverables, and service levels to ensure compliance with contract requirements and federal standards.
  • Coordinate with development teams, product owners, and technical leadership to support Agile delivery and successful execution across the technology lifecycle.
  • Facilitate governance meetings, executive briefings, sprint reviews, and program status meetings, communicating progress, risks, dependencies, and recommendations.
  • Resolve complex program, project, and reporting issues while providing leadership, guidance, and direction to project teams.
  • Ensure system documentation, governance artifacts, training materials, and operating procedures remain current and aligned with evolving business and technical requirements.
  • Support change management, continuous process improvement, and knowledge transfer initiatives across the program.

Qualifications & Requirements
Required
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Minimum of 10 years of program or project management experience.
  • Minimum of 5 years supporting an Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) within a federal environment.
  • Minimum of 5 years managing EPMO functions and coordinating software development teams supporting federal IT initiatives.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting the technology lifecycle of transportation research projects.
  • Strong knowledge of project management principles, methodologies, governance, and best practices.
  • Proven experience interpreting policies and procedures to meet organizational goals and contractual requirements.
  • Experience managing stakeholder requirements, backlog prioritization, governance activities, and cross-functional program delivery.
  • Extensive experience leading Agile delivery teams with practical application of Scrum methodologies.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
  • U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
  • Active Project Management Professional (PMP) certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI).
  • Active Scrum Master certification.
  • Active Scrum Product Owner certification with a minimum of four years of practical application.
Preferred
  • Experience supporting the U.S. Department of Transportation or other federal research organizations.
  • Experience overseeing application development using Microsoft technologies including ASP.NET, C#, .NET, SQL Server, and related web technologies.
  • Familiarity with Agile development tools, DevOps practices, Git, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Azure DevOps.
  • Experience with relational database management, enterprise application modernization, and federal governance reporting.
  • Additional Agile certifications such as PMI-ACP or SAFe.

Work Location & Schedule
  • Hybrid Schedule: Preference will be given to candidates located in the DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) area. This role is primarily remote, with occasional (typically weekly) onsite attendance required for stakeholder meetings, program reviews, and collaboration at DoT office in Washington, DC.
Application Process
Submit your application to the link on this page.  Applicants selected for interviews will be notified by email or phone.

Compensation
Savan believes in offering fair and competitive compensation to all employees. Our salary structures are based on industry standards, market conditions, and the specific demands of each role. Salary determination for potential new employees is influenced by a combination of factors, including years of experience, educational qualifications, specialized skills and expertise relevant to the job, complexity, and scope of the role's responsibilities, internal salary structures, as well as the geographic location of the job. Salary history will not be used in compensation decisions. 

EEO, including disability and veterans.
Savan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a workplace free of discrimination. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age (40 or older), marital status, disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable accommodation for the employment process, please email your request to [email protected]. For more information about our company, please visit our website at www.savangroup.com.
 
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