Job Summary

We seek an experienced Project Manager to support the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Strategic Planning Division (SPD)/Center for Care and Payment Innovation (CCPI). CCPI advances VHA as a center for the development of data-driven, value-based health care solutions that transform and improve Veteran care while reducing cost and administrative burden, and leads legislatively directed pilot initiatives.

This role will serve as the Task Order (TO) Project Manager, the primary Contractor point of contact with SPD/CCPI and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), supporting a portfolio of up to six concurrent pilots and associated CCPI program management activities, working closely with the contract-aligned Program Director, workstream leads, and Government leadership to ensure task order requirements are executed consistently and in accordance with VA standards and enterprise objectives.

Primary Responsibilities

The Project Manager is responsible for maintaining the Government-approved Project Management Plan (PMP), Project Charter, integrated schedule, milestones, RAID Log, and Stakeholder Registry, and for developing and maintaining a Portfolio Management Dashboard that provides portfolio-wide visibility into status, milestones, risks, dependencies, decision points, and funding across all active pilots and workstreams. This includes leading a weekly status meeting with the COR and producing a Weekly Task Report; preparing a semi-monthly budget and schedule tracker and a Monthly Progress Report covering budget, schedule, staffing, and performance; and preparing scoping letters for emerging in-scope requirements, as requested by the Government.

The role also facilitates working sessions, stakeholder meetings, and decision-making forums, and maintains centralized repositories, action trackers, and risk/issue logs necessary to support program continuity and portfolio oversight. In this role, the Project Manager collaborates with the Program Director, Pilot Project Manager, Stakeholder Engagement & Communications Specialist, and Technical Writer/Editor to ensure coordinated execution across the SPD/CCPI portfolio and supports development of executive-ready briefing materials for SES leadership, governance bodies, and Congressional reporting.

Responsibilities include tracking approved scope changes; maintaining organized project files using version control and records management practices; and providing Government customers with timely reporting on status, schedule, risks, issues, and performance metrics to support informed decision-making.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS)
• Minimum four (4) years of experience successfully managing a large-scale, complex program encompassing multiple projects
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, with a minimum of four (4) years' experience supporting a large corporation or government agency, preferably a large health care organization
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Personal Identity Verification (PIV) credential and pass a VA background investigation.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States (no visa sponsorship).

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Eight (8) or more years of experience managing large-scale, complex programs or projects, preferably within a large health care organization
• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or Veterans Health Administration (VHA), particularly program/portfolio management, pilot or innovation programs, or value-based health care initiatives
• Familiarity with federal health care environments and legislatively directed pilot programs, waiver processes, or enterprise transformation initiatives
• Experience developing executive-level dashboards, status reporting, and portfolio-management tools for senior leadership, governance boards, or Congressional audiences
• Additional relevant certification(s) (e.g., Lean Six Sigma, Change Management)

About Aptive

Aptive partners with federal agencies to achieve their missions through improved performance, streamlined operations and enhanced service delivery. Based in Alexandria, Virginia, we support more than a dozen agencies including Veterans Affairs, Transportation, Defense, Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation. We specialize in applying technology, creativity and human-centered services to optimize mission delivery and improve experiences for millions of people who count on government services every day. Founded: 2012. Employees: 300+ nationwide.

EEO Statement

Aptive is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, veteran status, age, disability, or any other protected class. Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply.