**Summary:**
The Deputy Program Manager serves as the senior-most on-site leadership role responsible for supporting the PM in day-to-day management and oversight of the contract. This position acts with full delegated authority in the absence of the PM or at the direction of the PM, and provides operational leadership across all guard force functions to ensure mission-critical readiness, regulatory compliance, and contract performance. The DPM ensures execution of all directives received from leadership, synchronizes operations across all installations, and provides hands-on supervision during elevated FPCONs, surge periods, or emergency events.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**

+ Act as the Program Manager in their absence, with full authority to make contract-related decisions.
+ Coordinate implementation of contract-specific policies, SOPs, and operational directives received from leadership or federal stakeholders.
+ Provide direct oversight and...