Project Manager (Bahamas)

Location: Nassau New Province, Bahamas

Employment: Remote, Full Time Monday through Friday

About the role

The Project Manager is accountable for delivering one or more government contracts on time, within budget and to the customer’s standard. You lead the delivery team, manage the customer relationship, and answer for the contract’s schedule, cost, quality and profit.

What you'll do

• Lead day-to-day delivery on assigned contracts: plan the work, assign it, and make sure every deliverable meets the performance work statement and is on time.
• Serve as a point of contact for the contracting officer’s representative and other government stakeholders, and keep the customer informed and confident.
• Own contract financial performance: track burn rate, funding, invoicing inputs and profit with Finance, and act early when a contract drifts.
• Manage staffing: coordinate hiring and onboarding with HR and recruiting, handle backfills, and keep the team qualified and productive.
• Manage subcontractors and teaming partners: statements of work, performance, deliverables and invoices.
• Develop and maintain the project management plan, risk register and quality control plan for each contract, and run regular program reviews.
• Prepare and brief monthly status reports and other customer deliverables.
•  Identify and manage risks, issues and changes, including contract modifications and out-of-scope requests, with the PMO and Contracts.
• Protect past performance: maintain quality, handle customer feedback, and support CPARS ratings.
• Support option exercises, re-competes and transitions, and contribute to proposals when your contract or experience is relevant.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, engineering, IT, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8 or more years of project or program management experience, including leading teams on U.S. federal government contracts.
• Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and DFARS, and of contract types such as firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials and cost-reimbursement.
• Experience managing a contract’s budget, schedule and staffing, and answering for its performance, including leading a team of 10 or more people or a contract worth $5 million or more.
• Strong leadership, customer communication, and written reporting skills.
• Proficiency in project scheduling tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft Teams and SharePoint.
• A quiet workspace and a reliable high-speed internet connection for remote work.
• Legal authorization to work in The Bahamas.

Preferred

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, or equivalent.
• Experience with IT services, cybersecurity or professional services contracts for U.S. Department of Defense customers.
• Experience with small business programs: SBA 8(a), SDVOSB and HUBZone requirements, limitations on subcontracting, and joint venture rules.
• Experience with earned value management, Agile delivery, or ITIL.

Working at Lucayan

This is a remote role based in The Bahamas. Work is done during U.S. Eastern Time business hours, which match the time zone in The Bahamas. You will join a small, hands-on team where your work directly protects contract performance and customer ratings. We value people who take ownership, communicate plainly and keep records straight. Employment is contingent on a satisfactory background check and legal authorization to work in The Bahamas. Compensation and benefits are described in the offer.