10068 - Program Manager- Senior

Canvas; Warner Robins (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Canvas is seeking a highly experienced professional to support acquisition program management for DoD weapon systems. The role emphasizes cost, schedule, performance, and risk management across complex programs in alignment with DoD 5000 and AFI 63-101/20-101.

The candidate will assist in data gathering, analyses, evaluation, and documentation, coordinating milestones and briefings with staff to enable informed decision making. Strong DoD/USG experience is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s or Doctorate in a related field with 10 years’ experience, 5 in DoD/USG ISR/SOF.
• Bachelor’s in a related field with 12 years’ experience, 5 in DoD/USG ISR/SOF.
• 15 years directly related experience with required DoD/USG certifications.

Responsibilities

• Support acquisition program management activities in line with DoD 5000 and AFI 63-101/20-101.
• Assist in milestone planning, tracking, scheduling, briefing preparation, staff coordination, and decision documentation.

Skills

Acquisition program management

Cost/schedule/performance management

DoD/USG ISR/SOF domain knowledge

Education

Master’s or Doctorate in a related field

Bachelor’s in a related field

15 years related experience with DoD/USG certifications

Job description

Responsibilities

Must have current acquisition and program management knowledge and experience in support of aircraft weapon systems, DoD aircraft weapon systems are preferred, to include experience in managing program cost, schedule, performance, and risk. These personnel will also have a current knowledge and working experience of a wide variety of acquisition program support activities to assist in performing a wide range of program management activities to include assistance in gathering data, conducting analyses, evaluation, and validation of acquisition programmatic documentation. These activities balance many factors influencing cost, schedule, and performance to include, but are not limited to, meeting organizational goals, meeting financial goals, risk management, schedule management, project(s) integration, financial management, and the ability to integrate the separate functions to plan and implement acquisition management according to DoD 5000 and AFI 63-101/20-101. The Contractor must have skills in developing pre- and post-award documentation and will assist in milestone planning, tracking, scheduling, briefing preparation, staff coordination, and decision documentation.

Qualifications

• 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 other USG ISR/SOF Organizations.
• 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 or other USG ISR/SOF Organizations.
• 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 or other USG ISR/SOF Organizations.