ACQUISITON PROJECT SPECIALIST- DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY

APM Responsibilities

The APM attends or chairs meetings as required, allocates resources, builds the schedule, facilitates the defining of Key Performance Parameters (KPP), develops and coordinates the project management plan, and identifies and coordinates various support requirements.

Provides program management expertise to the DIADS mission. Formulates and applies appropriate project management to projects and works with engineering and leadership for electronic warfare, modeling and simulation, technical direction, test philosophy, policy, goals, objectives, and priorities to ensure validity, efficiency, and credibility in the acquisition, training, and test and evaluation of airborne systems.

Coordinates, monitors, statuses, and tracks all tasks identified for the project, including all significant contract actions, milestones, design reviews, prototype releases, documentation release, training, modifications/installations, audits, initial operations capabilities, and final operations capability.

Acts as a contracting officer representative (COR) for any program office contracts. COR duties will include creating assessment reports for the contract and interfacing regularly with the contracting officer (CO).

Reviews lessons learned from previous similar projects; establishes an acquisition project folder, defines the objectives, deliverables, and success criteria for meeting customer requirements, and assembles the project team.