DoD Program Manager - Acquisition & Cloud Initiatives

Astrion; Bedford (MA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, MA is seeking a Journeyman Program Manager to directly support Cloud One as part of AFLCMC/HNII within AFLCMC/HNI. This role requires DoD-focused program management experience and a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities include cost and schedule reduction, acquisition support, development of briefings, and preparation of RFP inputs and acquisition reports. Full-time salaried position with competitive compensation in the $95k–$110k range.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field with at least three years of relevant DoD experience, three of which must be in the DoD.
• Alternatively, seven years of directly related experience with proper certifications per PWS labor category requirements.
• Alternatively, five years of DoD experience.

Responsibilities

• Support cost and schedule reduction activities for acquisition and development
• Provide program level acquisition support
• Provide support and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful contract execution for the program and analyze overall program health and advises program leadership on options to maintain cost, schedule and performance objectives
• Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management
• Provide Program Management inputs to Request for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specs, SRDs, SOWs, and CDRLs, and other RFP products
• Review acquisition documents and provide comments with programmatic perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy. Documents may include ADMs, LCSP, Acquisition Strategies, APBs, Risk Management Plans, PMRs and milestone decision briefings
• Support, prepare, review and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory acquisition report and milestone review documentations identified in DoDI 5000.02
• Provide 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 applicable
• Outline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and management of all acquisition efforts
• Assist 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 Acquisition
• Support and coordinate with program level scheduling personnel
• Develop, 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 processes
• Assist with development, maintenance, and update of acquisition reports such as the MAR, SAR, DAES, APB, and supplemental reports as required by DoD policy for ACAT I, II, III programs and IAW DoDI 5000.02, AFI 63-101_20-101, and AFPAM 63-128. This requires use of software applications such as M/S Office, IDECS, EDA, CCaR, and any other DoD/OSD mandated system(s)
• Provide direct support in preparing and submitting funding documents (e.g. Purchase Request, MIPR, Purchase Orders, etc.). Requires familiarity with CCaR
• Interpret, 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 projects.

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in a related field

three years of experience in the respective technical / professional discipline being performed, three of which must be in the DoD

seven years of directly related experience with proper certifications as described in the PWS labor category performance requirements

five of which must be in the DoD

Job description

Astrion at Hanscom AFB in Bedford, MA is seeking a Journeyman Program Manager to directly support Cloud One as part of AFLCMC/HNII within AFLCMC/HNI. This role requires DoD-focused program management experience and a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities include cost and schedule reduction, acquisition support, development of briefings, and preparation of RFP inputs and acquisition reports. Full-time salaried position with competitive compensation in the $95k–$110k range.