Program Workforce Development Lead

Peraton is seeking incumbent and external qualified candidates to support North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Cheyene Mountain Complex (NCMC) - Integrated Tactical Warning/Attack Assessment (NCMC-ITW/AA) and Space Support Contract III (NISSC III). This position is contingent on contract award. The Workforce Development Lead oversees workforce planning, onboarding, training, qualification management, and professional development for mission-critical NORAD and USSPACECOM operations. This role ensures a mission-ready, highly skilled workforce through coordinated development, knowledge transfer, certification tracking, and succession planning across engineering, cybersecurity, software, operations, logistics, and mission support. Responsibilities include managing staffing baselines, monitoring workforce availability, and developing mitigation strategies for staffing gaps or unplanned absences. The Lead collaborates closely with program leadership, Government stakeholders, and functional managers to maintain long-term operational readiness.

Responsibilities

Lead workforce development, readiness, and sustainment initiatives.
• Manage strategic workforce planning and staffing baselines aligned with changing mission needs.
• Oversee onboarding, orientation, and employee integration.
• Develop and maintain technical training plans, qualification matrices, and certification tracking.
• Monitor mandatory and mission-specific training to ensure compliance and readiness.
• Identify skill gaps and coordinate targeted development with functional managers.
• Lead knowledge transfer, succession planning, and cross-training activities.
• Maintain contingency staffing plans to support 24/7 mission continuity.
• Support mentoring, career development, leadership development, and retention.
• Analyze turnover trends and recommend retention improvement actions.
• Produce workforce readiness metrics, dashboards, and leadership briefings.
• Monitor staffing levels, vacancies, and resource requirements; recommend mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate training and qualification needs with Government and subcontractor partners.
• Ensure adherence to contractual, security, safety, and operational requirements.
• Participate in staffing reviews and continuous improvement efforts.
• Track readiness of critical positions and mitigate risks to mission performance.

Required Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret clearance required
• Bachelors and minimum of 8+ years of relevant experience, OR Masters and 6+, PhD with 3. However, additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Experience leading workforce development, organizational development, technical training, or talent development initiatives supporting complex DoD or Government programs.
• Experience supporting large, multi-disciplinary technical organizations.
• Experience developing and managing workforce plans, staffing baselines, workforce capacity, or resource forecasting.
• Experience developing workforce plans, qualification programs, onboarding processes, or certification tracking.
• Experience developing succession, contingency, cross-training, or backup staffing plans for mission-critical organizations.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams and managing organizational change initiatives.
• Experience supporting contract transitions, knowledge transfer, or workforce stand-up activities.
• Strong communication, leadership, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Experience briefing senior leadership and developing workforce metrics and reports.

Desired Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance desired
• Prior experience supporting NISSC I/II, ITW/AA, NORAD, USNORTHCOM, USSPACECOM, or Cheyenne Mountain Complex programs.
• Experience supporting engineering, cybersecurity, software, operations, or sustainment organizations within classified environments.
• Experience developing workforce readiness dashboards, competency models, or succession planning frameworks.
• Familiarity with Agile organizations, DevSecOps environments, and technical workforce development.
• Experience supporting TS/SCI mission environments and 24O7 operational programs.
• PMP, ATD, SHRM, CPLP, or other workforce development or project management certification.
• Experience supporting enterprise training management systems or learning management platforms.
• Experience leading large-scale organizational growth or workforce transformation initiatives.

Benefits:

At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.