Program and Site Manager
Edwards AFB, CA
Salary Range: $120,000 - $135,000 annually
Lead Mission-Critical Operations Supporting a Federal Customer
Prime Response, Inc. (PRI) is seeking an experienced and dynamic Program and Site Manager to lead operations supporting a federal customer at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
This highly visible leadership position serves as PRI's primary on-site representative and is responsible for managing personnel, customer relationships, contract performance, operational execution, quality, compliance, safety, and continuous improvement across a diverse logistics and support services environment.
We are seeking a proven leader who excels at building trusted customer relationships, developing high-performing teams, solving complex challenges, and delivering outstanding operational results in a government services environment.
If you are passionate about leadership, customer service, operational excellence, and mission success, we want to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Customer Engagement
- Serve as PRI's primary on-site manager and customer-facing representative.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with government customers, stakeholders, and team members.
- Foster a culture of professionalism, accountability, teamwork, safety, and customer service.
- Communicate effectively with customers, employees, corporate leadership, and technical stakeholders.
- Lead recurring customer meetings, operational reviews, and performance discussions.
Program & Contract Management
- Manage day-to-day contract execution and overall program performance.
- Ensure compliance with contract requirements, quality standards, policies, and procedures.
- Establish priorities, manage competing demands, and ensure commitments are met.
- Monitor performance metrics, service delivery standards, and operational readiness.
- Maintain audit-ready records, documentation, reports, and deliverables.
- Support inspections, audits, quality reviews, investigations, and corrective actions.
- Ensure services are delivered safely, professionally, and in accordance with contractual requirements.
Workforce Leadership
- Lead, mentor, coach, and develop a high-performing workforce.
- Oversee staffing, scheduling, onboarding, training, qualifications, and workforce readiness.
- Promote employee engagement, professional growth, and accountability.
- Align personnel resources with mission priorities and customer requirements.
- Support recruiting, retention, succession planning, and workforce continuity efforts.
Operational Excellence
- Identify issues proactively and drive solutions through completion.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives that improve quality, efficiency, compliance, and customer satisfaction.
- Analyze operational data, identify trends, and implement performance improvements.
- Coordinate resources across multiple functional areas to ensure mission success.
- Manage operational risks and support business continuity efforts.
Requirements
Preferred Experience
We are particularly interested in candidates who possess experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Program, project, site, operations, logistics, and contract management.
- Federal, military, aerospace, NASA, Department of Defense, or government support environments.
- Managing large teams and customer-facing operations.
- Performance-based service contracts and contractual performance standards.
- Quality assurance, quality control, corrective actions, and compliance management.
- Workforce management, staffing, training, and employee development.
- Operational oversight involving multiple functional disciplines.
- Process improvement initiatives, SOP development, and performance measurement programs.
- Logistics, supply chain management, warehousing, transportation, fleet management, shipping, property management, inventory control, materials management, or related operational functions.
- Multi-functional logistics organizations supporting complex mission requirements.
- Performance review processes, customer satisfaction programs, and contract oversight activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Management, or a related field; or 15 years of equivalent professional experience.
- Significant experience in program management, operations management, logistics management, project management, or federal contract management.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing personnel, resources, schedules, budgets, and operational priorities.
- Strong communication, customer service, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.
- Experience analyzing performance data and implementing operational improvements.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance, if required.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and standard business systems.
We're Looking for Someone Who
- Is a confident and professional communicator.
- Builds credibility and trust with customers and stakeholders.
- Leads by example and inspires exceptional team performance.
- Demonstrates sound judgment, initiative, and accountability.
- Thrives in a dynamic environment with competing priorities.
- Is comfortable making decisions and resolving complex operational challenges.