general direction of the Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure (ZEVI) Program Director, a Principal Transportation Engineer, the incumbent will have overall responsibility for the oversight and management of delivering st…
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Program Manager jobs in Sacramento, CA
Program managers oversee groups of related projects that serve a shared goal. They align teams, budgets, and schedules across workstreams and report progress and risk to leadership.
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for more information. Applicants are highly encouraged to complete a Recruitment Questionnaire, located at: Personal Leave Program: Effective July 1, 2025, state employees are subject to temporary salary reductions rangi…
part of an organization that serves as a leader in emergency management and homeland security through dedicated service to all. We are... ...directing the overall administration of the State Mitigation Planning Program a…
$80k - $85k
of homelessness or institutionalization. We develop, own, and manage multi-family supportive housing and licensed residential care homes... ..., one-on-one supportive housing, and clinical case management programs throug…
$105k - $125k
re ready to join a purpose-driven team committed to shaping the future of energy — we'd love to meet you. Distribution Sales Program Manager WORK AUTHORIZATION Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States o…
$32 - $40 per hour
Mid-Level Supervisor | $32–$40/hr | Northern California | Full-Time CCBS is a clinician-owned ABA agency serving children with developmental differences across Northern California. We take a modern ABA approach using nat…
$60k - $70k
RBT Student Analyst (ABA Therapy Program Manager) Full-Time • Hybrid (In-Person & Telehealth) • Sacramento, CA $60,000–$70,000 base + bonus potential • Paid, Supervised Fieldwork Hours ABOUT BIG BIG delivers quality ABA…
Position Summary: The OMS Field Services (FS) Vegetation Management (VM) Program Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for complex vegetation management programs supporting utility infrastructure. This po…
Job Description and Duties Under the direction of the Center for Preparedness and Response (CPR), Response Section Program Manager II, the Program Manager I (PM I) will serve as the Chief of the Regional Disaster Public…
$80.25k - $155.49k
their family's ability to pay or insurance status. Please click here to learn more about our locations. The Clinical Research Program Manager (CRPM) is a specialized, independent research professional who is responsible…
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Job Description Job Description Overview CTG is seeking an experienced SAP SCM Technical Program Manager to lead enterprise Supply Chain technology initiatives for our client. This role is ideal for a seasoned Program Ma…
$73k - $75k
that share an area of interest in law and each offers top-tier programs, award winning conferences, events, and provides access to outstanding... ...of justice and the rule of law. Summary: The Section Manager (SM) works…
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What program managers earn in Sacramento
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $37–$50 | $76k–$103k |
| Mid level | $50–$70 | $103k–$146k |
| Senior | $67–$93 | $140k–$194k |
Adjusted for the Sacramento market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Cross-team coordinationProgram governanceRoadmap planningRisk and dependency managementExecutive communicationBudget oversightChange managementMetrics and OKR tracking
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How is program management different from project management?
Frame programs as ongoing and outcome-oriented across multiple projects, while projects have fixed scope and end dates. Use an example from your own work.
Describe a program you ran across multiple teams.
Explain the shared goal, how many workstreams you coordinated, and the mechanisms you used to keep them aligned, such as shared milestones and a single status view.
How do you handle a dependency between two teams that is blocking progress?
Show you make dependencies visible early, negotiate sequencing directly with both leads, and escalate with options rather than complaints.
How do you report program status to executives?
Describe a concise format: goal, health, top risks, decisions needed. Emphasize surfacing what leadership must act on, not everything you know.
Tell me about a time you had to kill or pause a workstream.
Show that you used data to make the case, handled the affected team with respect, and redirected capacity toward the program goal.
How do you keep a long-running program from drifting away from its original goal?
Mention regular checkpoints against the business case, a change-control habit for scope, and re-validating assumptions as conditions shift.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For program managers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Describe programs by their business outcome and total scope, such as budget and number of workstreams, not by ceremony lists.
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Show altitude: pair one executive-level result with one example of unblocking teams in the details.
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Quantify coordination scale, for example the number of teams, vendors, or regions you aligned.
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Include a governance artifact you built, like a risk framework or reporting cadence, that outlived the program.
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If your programs were technical, name the domains so recruiters can match you to platform, infra, or launch roles.
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