Senior Program Manager, Infrastructure

DT Global works in partnership with communities, governments, and the private sector to deliver innovative solutions that transform lives. DT Global - launched in 2019 - is built on legacy companies AECOM’s International Development Services Sector, Development Transformations, IMC Worldwide, and Cardno International Development. To fulfill its profit-for-purpose mission, DT Global is a key donor to the DT Institute, an independent not-for-profit organization, in support of DTI’s efforts to test new ideas or expand on donor partner priorities to improve as many lives as possible.

Our global team of 2,500 staff and experts work in over 90 countries. We bring over 60 years of experience, relationships, and technical excellence to improve lives on behalf of our partners, clients, and stakeholders. We aim to maximize sustainable development impact across a wide range of practice areas, including Conflict Prevention, Stabilization & Transition; Economic Growth; Environment & Infrastructure; Governance; and Human Development. Together, we aim to positively impact 500 million lives by 2045.

Overview: DT Global is seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead our Architecture and Engineering (A&E) portfolio of Millennium Challenge Corporate (MCC) - funded projects. The Senior Program Manager will serve as part of our Environment and Infrastructure (E&I) Practice, which encompasses the technical areas of climate change; energy; water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); and architecture and infrastructure. The Senior Program Manager will oversee projects in Africa, Asia, and Southeast Asia funded by the MCC, USAID, FCDO, World Bank and others. The Senior Program Manager will oversee project development and delivery, ensure quality delivery in the field, manage the Program Management Unit (PMU) personnel assigned to A&E projects, manage the A&E IDIQ, drive revenue generation in the A&E technical area and manage client relationships. This position will report to the E&I Vice President.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

Project Delivery:

• Manage and oversee projects that include design for new construction, renovations, and improvements to transport water and vertical facilities, utilizing a professional knowledge of civil engineering.
• Manage the construction engineering functions on a construction project to ensure adherence to all engineering construction plans and specifications.
• Display knowledge and abilities to evaluate, select and apply standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria to meet basic engineering and construction specifications.
• Display application of sound professional judgment on details of work.
• Manage one or multiple donor-funded projects and oversee day-to-day project management from award through closeout, including contractual compliance, financial management, and oversight of project personnel and subcontractors.
• Stay up to date on portfolio program implementation and serve as a resource for other home office colleagues with civil engineering activities within their portfolio.
• Proactively manage project issues; identify and communicate, in a timely manner, any risk management issues and elevate, as needed.
• Monitor consultant and subcontractor performance and develop scopes of work, if needed.
• Take accountability for project processes including contractual quality assurance and compliance; interface with finance and contracts departments to ensure proper financial management and contract compliance.
• Monitor project budgets, manage monthly budget projections (including ensuring the accuracy of field office projections), review budget modifications prior to submission, and ensure budgets are correct. Provide variance analysis (actuals vs budget).
• Serve as principal DT Global point of contact with MCC.
• Support recruitment of long- and short-term consultants.
• Assist in tracking and documenting project deliverables and maintain deliverables calendar. Ensure that all project technical deliverables are formatted with proper branding requirements established by the contract, sent to the Development Experience Clearinghouse or the Prime Contractor, and properly archived in the home office filing system.
• Play a key role in project start-ups and closeouts, including planning, record management, and traveling to the field for in country support to the field team as needed.
• Backstop project expatriates and support mobilization and demobilization, as needed.
• Confirm compliance in the execution of DT Global and client policies and procedures.
• Monitor project budgets project financial management, including monthly review and approval of field office advances, expenditures, preparing budget modifications, client invoices, and ensuring necessary back up documentation is complete and accurate.
• Assist with compiling accrual, pipeline, and cost to-complete reports for both DT Global and clients, as necessary.
• Prepare basic contract requests and concurrences for program related costs as directed by supervisor.

Business Development:

• Assume a lead role in the preparation of new business proposals from capture phase through live solicitations, which includes participating in pipeline discussions to determine bids to pursue, as appropriate.
• Lead proposal development, including technical approach, staffing and partnering strategies and negotiations, and decisions on information gathering trips.
• Lead scoping and information gathering trips for anticipated and live proposals and guide staff and consultants support research efforts.
• As necessary, draft proposal sections.

Technical Excellence:

• Contribute to the development of project work plans and help to ensure that technical work plans are executed. Encouraged to use knowledge of development issues.
• Oversee formatting, submission, and archiving of all project deliverables.
• Serve as Acting Team Leader or Project Director, as needed.

Learning and Innovation:

• Proactively engage in self-driven professional development and growth activities.
• Contribute to DT Global's learning agends.
• Incorporate learning best practices into all aspects of work.
• Mentor staff.
• Represent DT Global at professional events and conferences.

Education & Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience; degree in engineering or similar field preferred
• At least 7-10 years of professional work experience, directing donor-funded projects and working on business development initiatives.
• 4 years of supervisory experience.
• Solid background in managing multiple and/or large programs.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including delivering formal and informal presentations.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently as well as on a team.
• Proven experience with MS Office applications Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and/or other relevant regions.
• Ability to travel and work overseas on short term technical assignments up to 25%, at times with very short notice.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred, but not required
• Experience working on proposals and business development
• Experience managing and/or implementing MCC or USAID-funded projects
• Experience managing USAID IDIQs and/or MCC BPAs
• Experience managing project start-ups and/or closeouts
• Knowledge of Microsoft SharePoint or similar filesharing platform.

Core Competencies:

TEAMWORK: Works cooperatively and effectively with others to achieve common goals. Participates in building a culture characterized by inclusion, trust and commitment.

COMMUNICATION: Effectively conveys information and expresses thoughts professionally. Demonstrates effective use of listening skills and displays openness to other people's ideas and thoughts.

ADAPTABILITY: Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.

CUSTOMER/CLIENT FOCUSED: Anticipates, monitors and meets the needs of customers and responds to them in an appropriate and responsive manner.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: Conveys respect for diverse individuals and perspectives; models inclusive behavior and treats everyone fairly.

PROFESSIONALISM: Displays appropriate and ethical behavior, integrity and personal presentation in the workplace always; demonstrates respectful communication for others, both verbal and non-verbal.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

DT Global, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or national origin. DT Global, LLC prohibits discriminating against employees and job applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant.