Senior Manager

Responsibilities

Program Leadership

• Manage multi-disciplinary teams supporting federal energy programs.
• Serve as primary client point of contact when required.
• Lead status briefings and executive-level communications.

Project Management

• Establish and maintain program management plans, work plans, schedules, budgets, staffing plans, and performance metrics.
• Monitor financial performance and resource requirements.
• Identify and resolve delivery risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Ensure timely, high-quality, and contract-compliant deliverables.
• Coordinate with contracts, finance, recruiting, subcontract administration, and quality teams.
• Support program mobilization, transition, and team integration activities as needed.

Project Delivery

• Support DOE, EPA, and other public-sector clients on energy-related initiatives.
• Lead development of technical analyses, reports, briefings, presentations, and recommendations.
• Coordinate activities across technical, policy, communications, and program support teams.
• Manage subcontractors and partner organizations.

Client Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with federal clients and stakeholders.
• Identify emerging client needs and develop solutions.
• Support capture and proposal efforts.

Business Growth

• Support proposal development and staffing activities.
• Assist account leaders with shaping future opportunities.
• Leverage federal energy experience to strengthen ICF's market position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a STEM-related discipline required (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering; Physics; Chemistry; Mathematics; Economics; or other closely related scientific or quantitative fields).
• 8+ years of relevant experience including managing federal contracts, task orders, or programs.
• Experience supporting DOE, EPA, or other federal agencies.
• Experience with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, staffing, risks, deliverables, and quality.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and PMP.
• U.S. citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Current or prior U.S. Department of Energy Q or L clearance or demonstrated ability to obtain and maintain a DOE security clearance.
• Experience with DOE Offices such as: CESER, SCEP, EIA, NETL, OE, or similar experience.
• Grid modernization, transmission, resilience, energy infrastructure, grant programs, or energy policy experience.
• Experience leading teams of 10+ personnel.
• Experience managing contracts or projects exceeding $2-4M annually.
• Existing federal and public sector relationships in the energy sector.
• Experience serving as Program Manager on federal contracts.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Please note: Degrees primarily focused on Information Technology (IT), Information Systems, Computer Information Systems (CIS), Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, or similar IT-related disciplines do not meet this qualification.