Journeyman Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Journeyman Program Manager  providing support to the Air Traffic System Branch in the Aerospace Management Systems Division (AFLCMC/HBA).

The Aerospace Management Systems Division is responsible for developing, delivering, and sustaining the Department of the Air Force’s critical air traffic management, landing systems, CNS/ATM avionics, and weather sensing and forecasting capabilities. These capabilities enable resilient airspace operations and provide essential situational awareness for the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition forces. This division also supports execution across multiple mission areas. Its main efforts include Air Traffic Management Systems, CNS/ATM Avionics Engineering, Weather Sensing and Forecast Technologies, and an extensive Foreign Military Sales (FMS) portfolio that delivers airspace control and aviation safety capabilities to partner nations.

This is a full time position located at Hanscom AFB.

*Position Contingent Upon Position Award*

Responsibilities:

Duties include, but not limited to:

Program & Acquisition Management

• Provide program-level acquisition support to the Program Manager (PM) and Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to ensure disciplined execution, acquisition battle rhythm, and delivery of warfighter capability
  
• Advise program leadership on overall program health and options to maintain cost, schedule, and performance objectives
  
• Interpret, coordinate, and execute acquisition project assignments; identify and resolve issues with significant impact to acquisition and sustainment efforts
  
• Compare program direction and plans for alignment and consistency across stakeholders
  
• Monitor and assess program integration plans and interface control between systems
  

Acquisition Strategy & Policy Compliance

• Assist with planning, evaluating, and implementing acquisition strategies, including traditional, Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA), and Urgent Capability pathways
  
• Provide non-technical acquisition expertise and guidance in accordance with DoD and Air Force acquisition policies, directives, and instructions
  
• Identify and resolve policy disconnects; provide policy interpretation and recommendations to program leadership
  
• Track acquisition reform initiatives and recommend updates to programs impacted by policy changes
  

Contracting, RFP & Source Selection Support

• Provide program management inputs to RFPs, including system requirements, SOWs, SRDs, CDRLs, and evaluation criteria
  
• Assist with development of source selection strategies and provide administrative and evaluation support
  
• Review and track prime contractor deliverables, schedules, and contractual performance
  
• Assist with drafting contractual correspondence related to program management issues
  

Program Reporting & Senior Leadership Briefings

• Develop, prepare, and review acquisition reports and statutory documentation in support of milestone decisions and program oversight
  
• Support preparation of senior-level briefings, graphics, schedules, and program status updates
  
• Maintain recurring program documentation such as MARs, APBs, DAES inputs, SARs, and supplemental acquisition reports
  
• Utilize DoD-mandated and specialized systems to support reporting, documentation, and execution
  

Risk, Schedule & Performance Management

• Develop, maintain, and execute program risk management plans; facilitate risk identification, analysis, handling, and monitoring
  
• Support risk management boards and working groups; document outcomes and action items
  
• Analyze contractor and subcontractor risk management processes
  
• Coordinate with program scheduling personnel and correlate EVM cost performance data with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) CDRLs
  

Financial & Funding Support

• Provide direct support for preparation and submission of funding documents, including purchase requests, MIPRs, and obligation/spend plans
  
• Support cost and schedule reduction initiatives across acquisition and development efforts
  
• Evaluate funding realism and cost impacts in support of acquisition strategies and execution decisions
  

Advisory & Leadership Support

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