DoD Program Manager – AWACS Modernization

Sumaria Systems LLC; Bedford (MA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Sumaria Systems LLC seeks an experienced Program Manager to support the AWACS division at Hanscom AFB, MA. The role focuses on acquisition planning, DoD policy, and cost/schedule/performance management for high-visibility Air Force programs.

The successful candidate will coordinate with Government and industry partners, develop leadership briefings, track metrics, and guide procurement documentation from RFPs to SARs, while maintaining a strong emphasis on risk management and program execution.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting program management, acquisition management, or related DoD program activities.
• Working knowledge of DoD acquisition processes, program documentation, and program execution principles.
• Ability to assess and manage program cost, schedule, performance, risk, and acquisition activities.
• Experience tracking, analyzing, and communicating program metrics and status.
• Ability to identify programmatic and technical risks, analyze issues, and develop practical recommendations.
• Experience developing leadership briefings, reports, schedules, acquisition documentation, and decision-support products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite for reporting, analysis, scheduling, documentation, briefing development, and communication.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and time-sensitive requirements.
• Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with Government, contractor, technical, and program management personnel.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional and geographically dispersed stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently while following established program management processes and Government direction.
• Demonstrated sound judgment, adaptability, critical thinking, and professionalism in a dynamic acquisition environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide program-level acquisition support to Government Program Managers and IPT Leads to promote disciplined program execution and delivery of warfighter capabilities.
• Advise program leadership on overall program health, acquisition execution, and options for maintaining cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Interpret, coordinate, and execute acquisition project assignments and identify issues that could significantly affect acquisition, development, modernization, or sustainment efforts.
• Evaluate program direction, plans, schedules, and activities for alignment and consistency across Government and industry stakeholders.
• Monitor program integration activities and interface-control efforts across systems and organizations.
• Assist with planning, evaluating, and implementing acquisition strategies using applicable traditional, MTA, Urgent Capability, and other authorized acquisition pathways.
• Interpret and apply DoD and Air Force acquisition policies, directives, instructions, and guidance to program execution.
• Identify policy or process disconnects and provide recommendations to Government program leadership.
• Monitor acquisition reform and policy changes and assess potential impacts to assigned programs.
• Provide program management input to RFPs, SOWs, SRDs, CDRLs, evaluation criteria, and related acquisition documentation.
• Support development of source-selection strategies and provide authorized administrative and evaluation support during source-selection activities.
• Review and track prime contractor deliverables, schedules, contractual requirements, and performance.
• Assist with development of contractual correspondence addressing program management and execution issues.
• Develop, prepare, coordinate, and review acquisition reports, statutory documentation, and decision-support products supporting milestone decisions and program oversight.
• Prepare senior-leadership briefings, graphics, schedules, program metrics, and status updates.
• Maintain and support recurring program documentation, including MARs, APBs, DAES inputs, SARs, and supplemental acquisition reports as applicable.
• Utilize DoD-mandated and specialized program systems to support acquisition reporting, documentation, and execution.
• Develop, maintain, and execute program risk-management processes and support identification, analysis, handling, monitoring, and reporting of program risks.
• Facilitate risk-management boards and working groups and track resulting decisions and actions through completion.
• Evaluate contractor and subcontractor risk-management processes and identify potential impacts to Government program objectives.
• Coordinate with scheduling personnel and correlate EVM cost-performance information with IMS data and applicable CDRLs.
• Support preparation and submission of funding documentation, including purchase requests, MIPRs, obligation plans, and expenditure plans.
• Evaluate funding realism and potential cost impacts in support of acquisition strategies and program execution decisions.
• Support initiatives intended to reduce program cost and schedule while maintaining required capability and performance.
• Provide acquisition and program management guidance to Division Chiefs, Program Managers, and Project Managers.
• Recommend program management practices and process improvements that increase efficiency, strengthen execution, and identify opportunities for cost avoidance.
• Support lifecycle logistics, sustainment, and operational supportability considerations throughout program planning and execution.
• Provide program management support focused on cost, schedule, and performance for the E-7 platform.
• Track, analyze, and brief program metrics within established guidelines and provide leadership with clear assessments of program status, risks, and emerging issues.
• Coordinate effectively across cross-functional and geographically dispersed Government and contractor organizations supporting AWACS programs.

Skills

Program management

DoD acquisition

Risk management

Leadership briefings

MS Office

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Contracting knowledge

Schedule management

EVM familiarity

Program metrics

DoD policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Sumaria Systems LLC seeks an experienced Program Manager to support the AWACS division at Hanscom AFB, MA. The role focuses on acquisition planning, DoD policy, and cost/schedule/performance management for high-visibility Air Force programs.

The successful candidate will coordinate with Government and industry partners, develop leadership briefings, track metrics, and guide procurement documentation from RFPs to SARs, while maintaining a strong emphasis on risk management and program execution.