Deputy Program Manager - Federal Readiness Simulation

About the role

Apogee is seeking an experienced Deputy Program Manager / Enterprise Risk & Resilience Lead to support a federal readiness simulation and decision-support program. The role combines program governance, enterprise risk management, organizational resilience, continuity planning and executive decision support, working closely with the Program Manager, technical teams, subject-matter experts and federal stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Program Manager with program governance, schedule management, reporting, stakeholder coordination and execution oversight.
• Develop, maintain and manage the integrated enterprise risk register, covering operational, organizational, workforce, cybersecurity, technical, schedule and implementation risks.
• Develop risk mitigation strategies, response plans, ownership models, escalation paths and risk triggers.
• Lead risk and governance discussions with senior leaders and federal stakeholders.
• Support organizational resilience and continuity planning, including disruption, surge, degraded operations and recovery scenarios.
• Track program decisions, assumptions, dependencies, risks, issues and corrective actions.
• Support executive briefings, readiness assessments, milestone reviews and decision gates.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, deliverables and workstream dependencies, and contribute to program documentation, training, demonstrations and transition activities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Administration, Emergency Management, Organizational Leadership, Risk Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience supporting program management, enterprise risk management, business continuity, resilience, readiness or federal consulting initiatives.
• Proven experience establishing and managing enterprise risk management processes.
• Experience supporting complex federal programs with multiple stakeholders and technical teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain required client suitability requirements, including Public Trust eligibility if required.
• Willingness to support periodic onsite meetings in Virginia.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• PMP, PMI-RMP, CBCP, Lean Six Sigma, change management or similar certification.
• Experience with defense, national security, emergency management, continuity, mobilization or federal readiness programs.
• Experience with tabletop exercises, scenario planning, crisis management or resilience programs.
• Familiarity with simulation platforms, analytics solutions, technology implementations or decision-support environments.