Program Director I – U.S. Army EAGLE Portfolio (Active Secret Clearance)

Akima Facilities Support Group is seeking an experienced Program Director I to lead the execution, operational performance, and strategic growth of the U.S. Army EAGLE portfolio of programs within the Facilities & Ground Logistics Sub Capability Group.

The Program Director will provide senior leadership across a geographically dispersed portfolio supporting U.S. Army customers and will be accountable for contract performance, financial results, customer satisfaction, workforce management, safety, quality, compliance, and continuous improvement. The position will lead Program Managers and other functional leaders while serving as a senior operational interface with Army customers, corporate leadership, subcontractors, and other stakeholders.

The ideal candidate is a proven federal contractor operations executive with demonstrated experience managing complex Army logistics, facilities operations, maintenance, supply, equipment, depot, or installation support programs. The candidate must be equally comfortable leading day-to-day execution, managing contract and financial performance, resolving customer issues, developing high-performing teams, and identifying opportunities for portfolio growth.

To join our team of outstanding professionals, apply today!

Portfolio & Operational Leadership

• Provide executive oversight of the U.S. Army EAGLE portfolio, ensuring consistent and disciplined execution across all assigned programs.
• Establish operational priorities, performance expectations, management controls, and accountability mechanisms across the portfolio.
• Direct Program Managers and functional leaders responsible for contract execution, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and AFSG operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain an integrated portfolio operating rhythm incorporating operational reviews, financial performance, staffing, risk, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction.
• Identify emerging operational risks and implement corrective actions before they affect contract performance or customer mission requirements.
• Standardize best practices across programs while allowing individual Program Managers appropriate authority and accountability.

Contract & Customer Management

• Maintain senior-level relationships with U.S. Army customers, Contracting Officers, CORs, Government program managers, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure contract execution is consistent with PWS/SOW requirements, applicable FAR/DFARS provisions, Army policies, and company procedures.
• Lead resolution of significant performance, scope, funding, staffing, contractual, and customer issues.
• Partner with Contracts, Pricing, Finance, HR, Safety, Quality, Supply Chain, and Business Development organizations to protect contract performance and company interests.
• Identify potential changes in scope, workload, labor requirements, and customer priorities that may create contractual or financial opportunities or risks.
• Support REAs, equitable adjustments, modifications, option exercises, recompetes, and other contract actions as required.

Financial & Business Performance

• Maintain accountability for portfolio financial performance, including revenue, gross margin, labor utilization, indirect costs, ETC/EAC, cash flow, and DSO.
• Establish performance improvement initiatives to achieve or exceed annual financial objectives.
• Review program financial performance and forecasts with Program Managers and Project Controls personnel.
• Ensure corrective actions are developed and implemented when programs are trending below financial or operational targets.
• Drive disciplined labor management, staffing optimization, subcontractor management, and resource utilization.
• Ensure accurate forecasting and timely identification of financial risks and opportunities.

Workforce & Talent Management

• Lead a geographically dispersed workforce and establish a culture of accountability, safety, professionalism, and customer service.
• Develop and retain high-performing Program Managers and functional leaders.
• Assess organizational structure, staffing levels, labor mix, and leadership capacity to ensure the portfolio is appropriately resourced.
• Establish succession planning and development strategies for key leadership positions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable collective bargaining agreements, Service Contract Act requirements, labor classifications, wage determinations, and company policies.
• Promote effective employee engagement and workforce communication across the portfolio.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Maintain a strong safety culture with zero tolerance for avoidable safety deficiencies.
• Ensure programs comply with AFSG, OSHA, Army, contractual, and customer-specific safety requirements.
• Establish quality-management expectations and ensure corrective actions are implemented and sustained.
• Monitor contractual compliance, subcontracting requirements, labor utilization, property accountability, and other program-specific compliance obligations.
• Establish appropriate internal controls to identify and mitigate operational, contractual, financial, and regulatory risks.

Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Apply Lean Six Sigma and other continuous-improvement methodologies to improve productivity, quality, cost, and customer outcomes.
• Identify opportunities to standardize processes, improve workforce utilization, automate reporting, and strengthen program controls.
• Establish meaningful KPIs and dashboards to provide leadership with actionable portfolio visibility.
  Promote data-driven decision-making across the EAGLE portfolio.

Growth & Strategic Development

• Partner with AFSG/F&GL leadership and Business Development to identify opportunities within the U.S. Army and broader federal logistics and facilities market.
• Support capture, proposal, transition, and recompete activities leveraging operational knowledge and customer relationships.
• Identify adjacent services and capabilities that can expand the EAGLE portfolio.
• Develop customer relationships that position AFSG as a trusted mission partner.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Logistics, Engineering, Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in federal contracting, with significant experience in operations, program management, logistics, facilities, maintenance, supply chain, depot, or installation support. Preferred experiences within AMC, ASC and ACC-RI ecosystems, with command of an ASC battalion and or brigade command within the last five years, or key staff member within ASC and ACC-RI.
  5+ years of senior leadership experience managing multiple programs, contracts, or geographically dispersed operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing large, complex U.S. Government contracts or portfolios.
• Experience supporting the U.S. Army or other Department of Defense customers.
• Demonstrated understanding of federal contracting principles, including FAR/DFARS, contract modifications, funding, labor requirements, subcontract management, and contract performance.
• Demonstrated financial-management experience, including revenue, margin, forecasting, EAC/ETC, labor utilization, and cost control.
• Experience managing direct and indirect labor forces, including union/CBA and Service Contract Act environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong customer relationships and resolve complex operational and contractual issues.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required Government security clearance(s).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Operations, Logistics, Engineering, or related discipline.
  PMP, Lean Six Sigma, ITIL, or comparable professional certification.
• Prior U.S. military leadership experience, particularly Army logistics, sustainment, depot, installation, or facilities operations.
  Experience managing $100M+ federal portfolios.
• Experience with Army EAGLE or comparable Army logistics/facilities contracts.
• Experience with large-scale facilities O&M, supply chain, material management, equipment maintenance, depot operations, or ground logistics.
• Experience managing collective bargaining agreements and complex labor environments.
• Experience with Power BI, CMMS/EAM, ERP, project controls, and other operational analytics platforms.

Leadership Competencies:

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strategic Leadership – Translates corporate objectives into executable portfolio strategies.
• Operational Discipline – Establishes clear standards, metrics, accountability, and management rhythms.
• Financial Acumen – Understands the relationship between operations, labor, cost, revenue, margin, and cash.
• Customer Leadership – Builds trusted relationships while protecting contractual and company interests.
• People Leadership – Develops leaders and creates a culture of ownership and accountability.
• Decision Making – Makes timely, fact-based decisions in complex and ambiguous environments.
• Risk Management – Anticipates operational, contractual, financial, safety, and workforce risks.
• Continuous Improvement – Drives measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and cost.
• Executive Communication – Communicates effectively with senior corporate and Government leadership.

Performance Measures:

Success in this position will be measured through:

• Achievement of portfolio revenue and gross-margin objectives.
• Contract performance and customer satisfaction.
• Program health, EAC/ETC accuracy, and financial forecast reliability.
• Safety performance and reduction of recordable/avoidable incidents.
• Quality and contractual compliance.
• Workforce utilization, retention, and leadership development.
• Timely resolution of operational and customer issues.
• Successful execution of contract transitions, options, modifications, and recompetes.
• Identification and capture of organic growth opportunities.
• Standardization and continuous improvement across the EAGLE portfolio.

Travel:

• This position requires regular travel to Army installations and program locations, corporate offices, customer meetings, and other operational sites. Travel requirements will vary based on portfolio needs and customer requirements.

Why Join Akima Facilities Support Group?

This is an opportunity to join a growing federal facilities and logistics organization and provide executive leadership over a strategically important U.S. Army portfolio. The Director of Operations will have significant influence over operational execution, customer relationships, workforce strategy, financial performance, and future growth of the EAGLE business.

The successful candidate will operate as a trusted senior leader within AFSG, partnering with Program Managers, corporate functional organizations, Government customers, and Business Development to deliver mission-focused outcomes across the portfolio.

Work Where it Matters

Akima Facilities Operations (AFO), an Akima company, is not just another federal facilities contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska. 

At AFO, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States. 

For our shareholders, AFO provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, AFO sustains mission readiness and ensures quality of life by maintaining high value assets and operations at peak performance and successfully manages these operations through accurately forecasting, managing, and aggressively controlling costs.

As an AFO employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.