Acquisition Program Management Professional, Senior

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Acquisition Program Management Professional, Senior

LOCATION:  Robins AFB, GA

JOB STATUS:  Full-time

CLEARANCE: Secret

CERTIFICATION: Bachelors or Masters IRD

TRAVEL: 5%

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager, Senior in the AMRAAM program supporting the Weapons Superiority Division at Robins AFB, GA .

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS

• Bachelors in related field + 25 yrs relevant experience (RE) or Masters in related field + 15 yrs RE .

• U.S. Citizenship required

• Active SECRET clearance required prior to start

• Experience supporting a range of DoD acquisition activities through various stages of the Defense Acquisition cycle.

• Understanding of the entire acquisition process with emphasis on Acquisition of Services and Major Capability Acquisition pathways; understands each of the phases and milestones from developing requirements, technical evaluations, source selection, and execution.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS 

• PMP (Project Management Professional)

• DAWIA Level II or III in Program Management or equivalent

• Experience supporting AFLCMC, SAF/AQ, or equivalent Air Force acquisition organization

• Previous experience with weapons systems, weapons or missiles.

• Able to apply a full range of acquisition program management philosophy, policies, and procedures, to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future Weapons Superiority Division AMRAAM programs.

• Understand current DoD and AF-specific acquisition regulations, guidelines, and processes; understands the financial Program Objective Memorandum (POM) process.

• Has knowledge of various systems to include:

• CCaRs (financial tracking)

• SPERS (requirements tracking)

• PMRT (program management tools)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Plan, evaluate and implement program acquisition strategies to meet DoD 5000.2 guidance.
• Plan, research, analyze and assess system acquisition in terms of development, production and deployment of weapons systems and associated equipment; formulate plans; and recommend effective strategies in meeting cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Support and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory reports (e.g. DAES and MAR).
• Support program management reviews, senior level meeting/reviews and IMP/IMS reviews; develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.
• Advise and assist the Government in performing source selection tasks, to include but not limited to, recommending evaluation areas, factors, sub-factors, elements and criteria; developing and administering source selection documentation; developing and analyzing acquisition strategies; developing, reviewing and finalizing reports, summaries, memorandums and briefings necessary to the source selection process; conducting proposal evaluation in a non-decision making role as an advisor (not an evaluator); analyzing and reviewing proposals; and preparing responses to the proposals.
• Develop, maintain, and update program risk management plans IAW the Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition, AFPAM 63-128, and the Air Force Risk Identification Integration and Ilities (RI3) Guidebook; facilitate program risk identification, risk analysis, risk handling and risk monitoring; executing program risk management boards, riskmanagementworking groups (or equivalent), and document results. This task includes analyzing weapon system prime contractor and subcontractor risk management processes.
• Support implementation and execution of Agile development and management processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime contractors and suppliers.
• Develop Business Case Analyses (IAW AFI 65-509 and AFMAN 65-510, or tailored), trade studies, any/all DoDI 5000.02 acquisition milestone documents and briefings (including 2366a/b certification), program assessments, Analyses of Alternatives (AoA) study guidance, study plans and reports, programmatic Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), market research reports, Early Strategy and Issues Sessions (ESIS), and Acquisition Strategy Panel (ASP) briefings.
• Develop program management documentation to support all phases of the acquisition life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of and utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of AMRAAM acquisition programs. Apply the knowledge of support activities that assist the program manager in assessing what programs are within schedule and cost baselines and recommend viable solutions to problems and the pursuit of alternative courses of action.
• Plan, research, analyze and assess system acquisition in terms of development, production and deployment of weapons systems and associated equipment; formulate plans; and recommend effective strategies in meeting cost, schedule and performance objectives.
• Support and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory reports (e.g. DAES and MAR).
• Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.
• Support program management reviews, senior level meeting/reviews and IMP/IMS reviews.
• Support implementation and execution of Agile software development processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime contractors and suppliers.
• Plan, evaluate and implement program acquisition strategies to meet DoD 5000.2 guidance.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in related field + 25 yrs relevant experience (RE) or Masters in related field + 15 yrs RE.
•  U.S. Citizenship required
• Active SECRET clearance required prior to start
• Experience supporting a range of DoD acquisition activities through various stages of the Defense Acquisition cycle

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS
• Previous experience with weapons systems, weapons or missiles.
• Apply a full range of acquisition program management philosophy, policies, and procedures, to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future Weapons Superiority Division AMRAAM programs.
• Understand current DoD and AF-specific acquisition regulations, guidelines, and processes.
• Familiar with CCaRS