PROGRAM MANAGER

Summary You will serve as a Level II Program Manager within a Program Office under the Deputy Portfolio Acquisition Executive Marine Corps Aviation (DPAE(A-MCA)). Responsibilities You will lead Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to plan, execute, and deliver assigned acquisition programs within established cost, schedule, performance, and risk parameters. You will develop and implement acquisition strategies, integrated program plans, and long-term roadmaps supporting system development, production, and sustainment. You will identify, justify, and manage program resources, including funding, personnel, facilities, and contracts, while monitoring program risks and implementing mitigation strategies. You will integrate requirements and coordinate across functional areas and with internal and external stakeholders to ensure program objectives and operational requirements are achieved. You will represent the program office to senior leadership and DoD organizations, providing program briefings, status updates, and recommendations on program execution and key issues. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-13 grade level or NH-03 pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Managing and integrating complex acquisition programs or major program efforts; 2) Directing day-to-day program operations; 3) Planning, managing, and balancing cost, schedule, performance, and risk to achieve program objectives; 4) Establishing, tracking, analyzing, and reporting program performance metrics to support decision-making; 5) Analyzing, synthesizing, and integrating requirements across multiple functional disciplines, such as engineering, logistics, financial management, contracting, configuration management, test and evaluation, and sustainment; 6) Applying Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition policies, regulations, and processes to support program execution throughout the acquisition life cycle; 7) Preparing executive-level briefings, reports, and acquisition documentation to support senior leadership decision-making; 8) Collaborating with senior leaders, internal and external stakeholders and functional organizations to resolve complex programmatic issues and achieve acquisition objectives. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position. PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.