Senior Program Manager

Senior Program ManagerOdyssey Systems has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Manager providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/HBD), Theater Battle Control Division. The Theater Battle Control Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Tactical Air Control, Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities.This is a full-time position located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.ResponsibilitiesDuties include, but not limited to:Support cost and schedule reduction activities for acquisition and development efforts.Provide program level acquisition support to the Program Manager and Integrated Product Team Leads by helping guide successful program execution to maintain the acquisition battle rhythm and deliver warfighter capabilityProvide support and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful contract execution for the program and analyzes overall program health and advises program leadership on options to maintain cost, schedule and performance objectivesSupport and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior managementProvide expert Program Management inputs to Request for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specs, Electronic Warfare Systems (SRDs), Statement of Work (SOWs), and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs), and other RFP productsReview acquisition documents and provides comments with programmatic perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy. Documents may include, but are not limited to, ADMs, LCSP, Acquisition Strategies, APBs, Risk Management Plans, PMRs and milestone decision briefingsSupport, prepare, review and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory acquisition report and milestone review documentations identified in DoDI 5000.02Support implementation and execution of acquisition and development effort processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime contractorsProvide non-technical acquisition program management to include guidance and expertise necessary to apply principles, criteria, and procedures of DoD Directive 5000.1, DoDI 5000.02, NSSAP 03-02, and other DoD, AF, AFMC, and AFLCMC Instructions, Directives, Regulations, and guidance documents as applicableOutline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and management of all acquisition effortsAdvise the PM on best practice PM principles to achieve substantial process improvements, efficiencies, and potential cost avoidanceAssist with planning, evaluating and implementing program acquisition strategies. This includes DoD and AF policy and/or guidance; technical approach and/or requirements; risk assessment; and realism in achieving a product suitable for the warfighter within cost, schedule, and performance constraints. Also includes broad range of program acquisition strategies, market research, evaluating deliverables requirements and best practice management; this includes support to Urgent Capability Acquisitions and Middle Tier of Acquisition as defined in DoDI 5000.80, Operation of the Middle Tier of Acquisition and DoDI 5000.81, Urgent Capability AcquisitionSupport and coordinate with program level scheduling personnelDevelop, maintain, and update program risk management plans IAW the Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition, AFPAM 63-128, and the Air Force RI3 Guidebook; facilitate program risk identification, risk analysis, risk handling and risk monitoring; assist with execution of program risk management boards, risk management working groups (or equivalent), and document meeting minutes; includes analyzing prime and sub-contractor risk management processesAssist with development, maintenance, and update of acquisition reports such as the Monthly Activity Reports (MAR), Source Approval Request (SAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), and supplemental reports as required by DoD policy for ACAT I, ACAT II, and ACAT III programs and IAW DoDI 5000.02, AFI 63-101_20-101, and AFPAM 63-128. This requires use of standardized and specialized software applications such as M/S Office, Integrated Budget Documentation and Execution System (IDECS), Electronic Document Access (EDA), Comprehensive Cost and Requirement's System (CCaR), and any other DoD/Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) mandated system(s)Provide direct support in preparing and submitting funding documents (e.g. Purchase Request, MIPR, Purchase Orders, etc.). Requires familiarity with Financial systems such as Comprehensive Cost and Requirement's System (CCaR)Assist with preparation of briefings, graphics and reports in direct support of the acquisition program management functionsProvide services critical to Life Cycle Logistics and operational supportabilityInterpret, organize, execute, and coordinate acquisition project assignments and make recommendations to Government Program Manager regarding problems with unique or controversial items that may have a major effect on the overall performance and execution of acquisition & sustainment projectsCompare program direction and program plans for consistencyReview and track prime contractor deliverables status and schedulesReview program integration plans and provide commentsMonitor interface control between IT systemsAssist with drafting contractual letters on program management issuesAssist with development of source selection strategies, evaluation criteria, Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation, and other source selection administrative supportKeep abreast of DoD acquisition reform policies and Air Force Instructions, and recommend revisions to new and existing programs impacted by the changes, such as Review, Discuss and Concur (RDC) and Evolutionary Acquisition, including Spiral Development and Incremental DevelopmentAssist with mission execution to include but not limited to operational planning, operational analysis, capability development, event integration, event execution, analysis and reportingEnsure Mission Planning Environment systems are planned, managed and developed to support requirement and capability demonstrations testing at developer evaluations, user evaluations, FQT, Developmental Test and Operational Test and MPE fielding requirements meets Operational Flight Program (OFP) schedule requirementsProvide direct support to the MPEs in the PMO. Support preparation and review of program documents (i.e. BCRDs, APBs, ADM, MAR, RDT&E Documents (RDOC), 1537, Obligation/Spend Plans for CAF MPEsEnsure that these MPEs effectively support the applicable aircraft OFP need and meet the cost, schedule and quality requirements and expectations for the MAJCOM operational usersPrepare and review ECPs/RFPs for MPEC DOs. Evaluate proposals, complete technical evaluations and provide written recommendations to Government PMSupport development of the key criteria for Incentive clauses for the MPEC-II DosCorrelate EVM Cost Performance Report analysis with the monthly IMS CDRLs for programsSupport risk assessments for these strategies based on evaluation of the MPE's needs, schedule (OFP driven or otherwise), technical risks as well as programmatic, funding and cost realismProvide guidance and advice to division branch chiefs and individual program/project managers regarding DoD Directives to include 5000.1/2, AFIs to include 62-601, 63-101, 63-124, 63-1201, AFPD 62-6, AFI 91-117/118/119, 99-103, and AFMAN 63-119Experience working with Mission Planning Independent Validation, Verification & Evaluation, FQT and Development Evaluations in software developmentOutline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and management of all acquisition effortsQualificationsCitizenship: Must be a US citizenClearance: Must have be able to maintain a Secret Level ClearanceEducation: Bachelor's or Master's DegreeYears of experience: 15+ years of experience in a related field, with a majority in the DoDFamiliar with cloud-based systems, including management and projection of cost and performanceFamiliar with agile methods and CI/CD, DevSecOps and DevOps principalsComprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of systems acquisition and program management, as defined in DoDI 50