RD&E Program Manager
Company: Prescient Edge
Location: Mc Lean
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Description Prescient Edge is seeking a RD&E Program Manager
At Prescient Edge, we believe that acting with integrity and
serving our employees is the key to everyone's success. To that
end, we provide employees with a best-in-class benefits package
that includes: A competitive salary with performance bonus
opportunities. Comprehensive healthcare benefits, including
medical, vision, dental, and orthodontia coverage. A substantial
retirement plan with no vesting schedule. Career development
opportunities, including on-the-job training, tuition
reimbursement, and networking. A positive work environment where
employees are respected, supported, and engaged. Description
Provide strategic leadership and direction within the operations
team to support organizational objectives and goals. Actively
engage as key personnel in bid efforts for the DIU RAINS, ensuring
alignment with organizational strategy and objectives. Oversee and
participate in all phases of proposal development, including
planning, coordination, content creation, and review. Lead proposal
preparation activities, ensuring quality, compliance, and
timeliness. Serve as a senior program leader within the Research,
Development, and Engineering (RDE) division, providing mentorship,
guidance, and feedback to analyst and program management staff.
Facilitate effective team communication and collaboration,
promoting best practices and operational efficiencies. Build and
maintain strong relationships with current customers, identifying
opportunities for project expansion within the gizmo program.
Pursue and develop new customer relationships, focusing on contract
growth and securing new business opportunities. Collaborate
cross-functionally with internal stakeholders to ensure proposal
and program management activities align with organizational goals.
Drive continuous improvement within the program, leveraging
insights and data to optimize performance and outcomes.
Requirements Desired experience: Management experience for
large-scale contracts. Experience as the PM of a FEDSIM contract.
Leadership experience. FAC PMM Level III Government Career Path.
Defense Acquisition Workforce Initiative Act (DAWIA) experience.
Within the last 15 years, possess a minimum of 10 years of
experience working on DoD service-specific and/ or Joint-Service
projects. Within the last 10 years, possess a minimum of 5 years of
experience managing projects that are of a similar scope and
complexity. One of the projects managed must have included
intelligence or special operations support elements. Possess a
current certification in at least one of the following at time of
proposal submission and maintain the certification throughout the
life of the task order: Project Management Institute (PMI) Project
Management Professional or PMI Program Management Professional
(PMP) certification. Possess a minimum of 5 years of experience
managing a geographically dispersed workforce. Air Force
experience, especially with AFRL or AFSOC. Desired education:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university. 10 years of
experience providing technical support in a related area to one of
the support tasks listed above, or a master’s degree and 8 years of
experience providing technical support in a related area to one of
the support tasks listed above. At least 5 years of experience in a
leadership position overseeing a team of at least 5 subordinates in
the execution of technical, engineering, or intelligence tasks.
Preferably a Master’s degree from an accredited university.
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