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Ascension is seeking an experienced Federal Program Manager / Principal Program Manager to provide executive-level leadership and strategic oversight for a high-visibility General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Engineering initiative supporting emerging building technologies, technology evaluation programs, and strategic communications.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned federal program leader who can operate effectively across technical, executive, and stakeholder environments; translate complex program activities into actionable strategies; and coordinate multidisciplinary teams responsible for technical reporting, stakeholder engagement, technology adoption, communications, and dashboard-driven decision support.

This individual will serve as the primary leadership interface between Ascension, GSA program leadership, DOE National Laboratory partners, technical stakeholders, and supporting project teams. The successful candidate will bring demonstrated experience managing complex federal programs, facilitating executive engagements, driving delivery excellence, and ensuring that technical findings are transformed into meaningful outcomes for government decision-makers.

The position is ideal for a strategic, organized, and mission-focused professional who thrives in environments requiring independent judgment, proactive problem solving, stakeholder collaboration, and management of multiple concurrent initiatives.

Summary of Contractor Role

The Principal / Program Manager provides overall program leadership, strategic direction, and execution oversight for Ascension’s support to GSA’s Technology and Innovation Branch and Office of Engineering.

The role is responsible for establishing and maintaining program management practices that ensure successful delivery of strategic communications, technical writing, technology evaluation support, stakeholder engagement activities, and program improvement initiatives.

The Program Manager will oversee execution across multiple task areas, including:

• Technology Selection Support
• DOE National Laboratory Measurement & Verification (M&V) coordination
• Technical report review and executive communication development
• Strategic planning and meeting facilitation
• Pilot-to-Portfolio (P2P) technology deployment support
• SME dashboard and program reporting activities
• Office of Engineering communications support

The successful candidate must be comfortable working with technical experts, program executives, engineers, analysts, communications specialists, and external stakeholders to convert complex technical information into clear decisions, recommendations, and program outcomes.

The Program Manager will apply proven program management practices including:

• Integrated project planning
• Risk and issue management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Executive communications
• Deliverable management
• Performance tracking
• Quality assurance
• Meeting facilitation
• Strategic roadmap development

The position requires a leader who can independently manage priorities, anticipate challenges, develop practical solutions, and maintain alignment between contractor activities and government mission objectives.

Position Responsibilities / Expected Activities

The Principal / Program Manager will:

• Provide overall program leadership and strategic oversight for GSA CEBT support activities.
• Manage execution of multiple concurrent technical, communications, and program support activities.
• Establish and maintain program management processes, schedules, trackers, and reporting mechanisms.
• Coordinate activities among GSA program leadership, DOE National Laboratories, technical SMEs, communications personnel, and contractor staff.
• Facilitate executive-level meetings, Technical Committee meetings, strategic planning sessions, and stakeholder workshops.
• Develop meeting agendas, briefing materials, decision documents, and executive summaries.
• Monitor project milestones, deliverables, risks, issues, dependencies, and corrective actions.
• Provide recommendations to improve program processes, stakeholder coordination, and delivery effectiveness.
• Support technology selection activities through coordination of stakeholder reviews, vendor engagement activities, and technical discussions.
• Coordinate DOE National Laboratory engagement activities supporting measurement and verification reviews.
• Support review cycles for technical reports, findings documents, and communication products.
• Ensure deliverables meet quality standards, customer expectations, and accessibility requirements.
• Oversee development of strategic communication products including briefings, webinars, newsletters, and leadership updates.
• Support Pilot-to-Portfolio activities by coordinating deployment communications, stakeholder interviews, and adoption activities.
• Oversee dashboard reporting activities and ensure program performance information supports leadership decision-making.
• Maintain awareness of program objectives, emerging issues, and stakeholder priorities.
• Support continuous improvement activities through lessons learned, process refinement, and documentation updates.
• Ensure compliance with contract requirements, schedules, and quality standards.