Program Manager

Overview At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future. We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 13 years. We practiceservant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success. Credence has an immediate need for a Program Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting the B-52 Stratofortress Division (AFLCMC WBD) at Wright Patterson AFB, OH. The B-52 Stratofortress division protects our nation by modernizing and sustaining the B-52 fleet and ensuring continued AF power projection. With a 60-year history as the backbone of the nation’s nuclear deterrence operations, the current fleet of 76 B-52H aircraft is capable of deploying the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory and supports multiple combatant command operations. This division provides world-class expertise and technical services, ensuring the operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness of war-winning capabilities. It also maintains the airworthiness of the B-52 Stratofortress throughout its projected service life, which extends to 2050. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below Assist the B-2 Chief of Interoperability by supporting the B-2 SPO at all meetings and conferences relating to B-2 Modification Field Team support at Whiteman Air Force Base (WAFB), MO. Participate in all meetings pertaining to aircraft installs to include aircraft availability optimization meetings, integrated test team working group, modernization reviews, wing scheduling meeting, integrated functional capability and health of the fleet discussions. Act as the interface between the prime contractor and the Government on all issues pertaining to aircraft modernization installs. Assist the interoperability team in monitoring and coordinating logistics for aircraft modernization installs at WAFB with the prime contractor and B-2 System Program Office (SPO) production/ modification integrated product team, logistics and modification leads to include kit inspections, Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) verifications, installation progress reports, status updates, and cannibalization requests. Assist in scheduling and coordinating depot field team repair and other modification actions at WAFB. Assist the interoperability team in coordinating maintenance actions with the following entities: 509th Bomb Wing (Maintenance Group and/or Operations Group), Air Force Global Strike (A3/A4/A5), B-2 SPO and prime weapon system contractor technical service office. Assist the interoperability team in preparing and coordinating requests for depot assistance (Air Force Technical Order (AFTO)-107) and MOAs. The Contractor shall apply knowledge and experience in acquisition program management policies and procedures to USAF systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles. Apply a full range of acquisition program management policies/procedures to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future F/B Directorate aircraft programs and platforms. Support the review of proposals as assigned by the customer. Assist in the coordination of documentation between functional resources to include: financial management, program management, contracting, CM, engineering, and logistics management. Assist in consolidating functional inputs into common documents. Assist in planning for the accomplishment of various program milestones. Provide assistance in risk management, project management, process improvement support, and logistics support. Participate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs). Assist in the collection of programmatic inputs from acquisition programs throughout their life cycles to include: research, develop, produce, test, acquire, field, sustain and modernize existing and advanced war-winning capabilities, on-time and on-cost of the F/B Directorate portfolio for the US. Assist in performing a non-voting, advisory role for program source selections on all acquisition related requirements, as required. Assist in determining program progress and effectively communicating recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management. Apply program knowledge for developing and coordinating responses to taskers in response to internal and external program inquiries. Assist in supporting UON execution teams by providing special knowledge to assist in recommending accelerated test concepts, minimum levels of integration required to satisfy operational need, and trade-offs among risk, schedule, performance, and cost. Assist in producing or reviewing products for program offices use that include business case analyses, trade-off studies, estimates for program office acquisition and logistics requirements, written requirements documents for planned acquisitions, and acquisition strategies and plans. Assist in supporting the program office during Materiel Solution Analysis (MSA), Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR), Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production and Deployment, and Operations and Support (O&S) phases, to include all milestone activities. When requested, the Contractor shall assist in supporting the program office in the specific areas as follows: Assist in performing MSAs leading up to design reviews. Assist in producing or supporting the development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost, schedule and performance. Assist in providing support for strategic scheduling and planning documentation such as the Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and develop and coordinate a reporting framework for event-based activities during the work efforts. Assist in developing, analyzing, and maintaining a master integrated program schedule from concept exploration to fielding a system. Employ networking software tools and capabilities to support lower tier schedule networking, network statusing, generation of network graphics, assignment of realistic durations and relationships to network elements. Assist in evaluating weapon system contractor-proposed schedules against Government schedules, assessing Government program office schedules against schedule databases and conducting probabilistic and deterministic risk assessments on both Contractor and Government schedules by performing a Schedule Risk Assessment (SRA) using Monte Carlo simulation-based software. Utilize various types of scheduling software and integrate weapon system contractor and Government schedule data with the F/B Directorate’s schedule databases. Assist in developing program management strategies to include recommending, initiating, reviewing, developing and implementing activities to accomplish Business Case Analysis (BCA), Cost of Ownership analysis (COO), aging aircraft analysis, process documentation, PWSs, Statement of Work (SOWs), Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), test plans, acquisition plans, Life Cycle Management Plans (LCMPs), Life Cycle Sustainment Plans (LCSPs), Engine Life Management Plans (ELMPs), Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs), Acquisition Strategy Panels (ASPs), IMPs, IMSs, Aircraft Information Programs (AIPs), and Aircraft Information Management Plans (AIMPs). Support the development of contract strategies, Work Breakdown Structures (WBSs) and the completion of program risk assessments to document issues impinging on milestone execution. Provide support in developing market survey requirements. Support the development of executive briefings, scheduling and coordinating through appropriate USAF and Government stakeholders. Assist in updating the briefings and documenting meeting minutes. Assist in performing analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action. Assist in providing program assessments for integration of documentation to ensure consistency with program strategy and consistency across all milestone documentation. Provide inputs, drafting, coordinating (with the appropriate F/B Directorate divisions and other Government agencies), adjudicating comments, and producing final versions of coordinated milestone documents and assessments. Assist in developing and collecting technical data and inputs for staff summary packages to support coordination and signature of all associated documents for milestone approval. Support the development, review, and approval process for requirements document development and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process and staffing. Assist in translating user requirements documents such as the Capability Development Document (CDD)/Capability Production Document (CPD) and CONOPs into Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation for the F/B Directorate. Support key acquisition events and reviews as needed, such as: System Requirements Reviews (SRRs), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDRs), Critical Design Reviews (CDRs), Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs), Technical Coordination Meetings (TCMs), Functional Configuration Audits (FCAs), Physical Configuration Audits (PCAs), Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs), Technical Interchange Meetings (TIMs), and others as applicable. Assist with the application of program management initiatives to include purchasing commercial items such as Non-Developmental Items (NDI), Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS), and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified items. The Contractor shall assist with commercial practices such as Performance Based Business Environment (PBBE), Evolutionary Acquisition (EA), Agile Acquisition (AA), JCIDS, CONOPS, partnering, architectural views, and Capabilities Review and Risk Assessment (CRRA). Assist with the Automated Business Services System (ABSS), the System Management Analysis Reporting Tool (SMART), and Integrated Budget Documentation and Execution System (IDECS). The Contractor shall assist with producing documents utilizing IDECS. Assist in supporting DAG processes including but not limited to: Monthly Acquisition Reports (MARs), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs) and the Task Management Tool (TMT). Assist in providing technical support through planning, coordinating, and participating in integrated program reviews and conferences, including, but not limited to, the following: executive, readiness, technical, budget, design, weapon system, requirement working groups, supportability, and management reviews. Assist in the review and analysis of weapon system prime and subcontractor’s Earned Value Management (EVM) systems. Support the management of the action item process following each review. Support program briefings and reports by gathering information, preparing charts, presenting briefings, and providing other support as needed. Assist in promoting the use of Modeling Simulation and Analysis (MS&A) throughout the acquisition life cycle process and foster the development and maintenance of common use MS&A tools useful to the divisions/groups/industry. Requirements Clearance: Secret Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and ten years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, five years of which must be in the DoD or Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five of which must be in the DoD Fifteen 15 years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements, eight of which must be in the DoD. Extensive knowledge of B-2 weapon system maintenance and test processes and schedule Understanding of current DoD and USAF acquisition regulations, guidelines and processes Knowledge of development and test activities required to support warfighter Urgent Operational Needs (UON) and Joint Urgent Operational Needs (JUON) Benefits Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision) Retirement Plan (401k, IRA) Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D) Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays) Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity) Short Term & Long Term Disability Training & Development *Please join us, as together we build a better world one mission at a time powered by technology and its people! * #veteranemployment #militaryspouse #milspouse #hireavet #militaryveteran #militaryfriendly #transitioningmilitary #veterans #militarytransition #militaryfamilies #msep #militarytocivilian #military #federalcontractingjobs #defensecontracting #defenseindustryjobs #J-18808-Ljbffr