Senior Program Manager, DoD Weather Systems

Astrion; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Astrion seeks a Principal Program Manager to lead USAF Weather Systems programs at Hanscom AFB, MA. The role requires DoD program management expertise, a strong grasp of acquisition policies, and the ability to coordinate across departments to meet cost, schedule, and performance targets.

Citizenship and an active Secret clearance are required. The candidate will oversee complex acquisition activities, develop briefs, and ensure documentation quality for senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 20 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline, 10 of which must be in the DoD.
• OR, 30+ years of directly related experience, 12 of which must be in the DoD.
• Experience on DoD or Air Force acquisition programs.
• Comprehensive knowledge of DoD/AF acquisition policies and practices per DoDI 5000.02 and 5000.75; knowledge of DoD/Air Force roles.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and measure effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of acquisition programs.

Responsibilities

• Knowledge of principles, policies, and practices of systems acquisition and program management as defined in DoDI 5000.02, AFI 63-101/20-101.
• Knowledge of roles and relationships within the DoD and the Air Force.
• Qualitative and quantitative techniques to measure effectiveness of acquisition programs.
• Support activities to assess programs within schedule and cost baselines; propose viable solutions.
• Communicate, document, and plan program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.
• Coordinate acquisition plans across development, production, deployment, and optimization.
• Prepare acquisition reports including statutory/regulatory reports (DAES, MAR).
• Support program management reviews and IMS/IMPs.
• Develop briefs/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks for leadership.
• Correlate EVM Cost Performance with IMS CDRLs.
• Provide inputs to RFPs (system specs, SRDs, SOWs, CDRLs) and other RFP products.
• Support Life Cycle Logistics and sustainment.
• Interpret and coordinate acquisition project assignments and advise on issues impacting cost/schedule.
• Outline policy gaps and management of acquisition efforts.

Skills

DoD programs

Acquisition policies

Program management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

20+ years DoD experience

Tools

DoD/AF acquisition tools

EVM & IMS

RFP/SOW/CDRL knowledge

Job description

Astrion seeks a Principal Program Manager to lead USAF Weather Systems programs at Hanscom AFB, MA. The role requires DoD program management expertise, a strong grasp of acquisition policies, and the ability to coordinate across departments to meet cost, schedule, and performance targets.

Citizenship and an active Secret clearance are required. The candidate will oversee complex acquisition activities, develop briefs, and ensure documentation quality for senior leadership.