Growth Department Manager – Navy Mission Support

Peraton is hiring a Growth Department Manager – Navy Mission Support.  This position will be located in Reston, VA.

What you'll do:

• Lead strategic growth initiatives targeting Navy mission support programs across NAVAIR, NAVSEA, NAVSUP, NSWC, NWDC, and NCAMS.
• Develop and maintain trusted relationships with senior Navy stakeholders, program managers, and acquisition leads.
• Identify, qualify, and shape new business opportunities in the $50M–$100M range aligned with company capabilities and Navy priorities.
• Drive capture strategies and lead proposal development efforts, including teaming, pricing, and win themes.
• Collaborate with technical and delivery teams to align offerings with Navy mission needs in areas such as platform engineering, logistics, training, and modeling & simulation.
• Monitor Navy budgets, acquisition forecasts, and contracting trends to inform pipeline development.
• Responsible for the successful technical, schedule, and cost performance of a major program, or multiple programs, through subordinate program/project managers, in accordance with contract requirements and company policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Develop and deliver required contract, departmental, project and/or financial reports.

16 years of experience, may have management experience

What you'll need:

• Experience managing programs delivering Engineering Services in the areas of Platform Engineering, Training, Modeling and Simulations, and efficient Logistics
• Proven track record of capturing large-scale ($50M+) Navy contracts.
• Deep knowledge of Navy acquisition processes and mission priorities.
• Established network within NAVAIR, NAVSEA, NAVSUP, NSWC, NWDC, and NCAMS.
• Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or related field
• U.S. Citizenship
• Ability to obtain DoD Top Secret clearance