Senior Program Specialist

Odyssey; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Odyssey is seeking an experienced Senior Program Specialist to support an Air Force acquisition mission at Eglin AFB, FL. You will assist program managers with planning, budgeting, and compliance with FAR, DoD 5000.2, and related documents, while analyzing costs for missiles, munitions, and related systems. Onsite role with responsibilities spanning RFP support to program scheduling and risk management.

Qualifications

• Citizenship: US
• Clearance: Top Secret
• Education and experience options: AA + 15 years, BA + 10 years, or MA + 7 years

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage program plans and risk management for streamlined operations.
• Maintain contract records, modifications, schedules, funding profiles, and CLIN indexes; monitor contractor production status.
• Support draft RFPs including system specs, SRDs, SOOs, SOWs, CDRLs and other RFP products.
• Advise on source selection simulations and cost-benefit analyses to determine optimal capability and strategy.
• Assist with planning and management of product baseline configurations per MIL-HDBK-67 and ANSI/EIA-649.
• Perform economic, budget, and financial analysis including obligations and forecasting; develop funds management models.
• Prepare briefings and decision-support information.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written communication

Analytical ability

Prioritization

Leadership support

Education

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Acquisition Life-cycle

Contract Administration

Cost Estimation

Budget & Finance

Acquisition Planning

Scheduling & Risk Mgmt

FAR/DFARS/DoD 5000.2

FMS Case Mgmt

MOFP familiarity

Job description

Position Summary

Odyssey has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Program Specialist supporting an Air Force acquisition mission at Eglin AFB, FL. In this role, the candidate will apply knowledge and experience in acquisition program support to assist program managers in meeting guidance in FAR, DoD 5000.2, and other applicable documents and regulations, systems, and guides. They shall assist with the DoD planning, programming, and budgeting process; USAF weapons acquisition process, cost-estimating and analysis of missiles, munitions, electronic systems, delivery vehicles, targets and range systems. The Acquisition Program Specialist will support Government program managers and financial managers.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:

• Develop and manage program plans, risk management process, and program courses of action for streamlined operations and processes.
• Maintain conformed copies of contracts within organizational responsibility; including the preparation, maintenance, and posting of each contract, to include contract modifications, schedules, funding profiles, and Contract Line-Item Number (CLIN) indexes; monitor weapon system contractor production status; project status of deliverables; and establish and maintain database(s) to tracking incoming and outgoing prime contractual letters for either Government or weapon system contract response.
• Support development of draft Requests for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specifications, System Requirements Documents (SRD), Statement of Objectives (SOO), Statement of Work (SOW), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL)s, and other RFP products.
• Advise and assist with development and administration of source selection simulations and cost benefit assessments to determine optimal capability and strategy to acquire intended weapon system; advise and assist with mock proposal development, conduct RFP risk assessments, prepare and coordinate responses to requests for information (RFI), and deliver training modules.
• Assist with the planning and management of product baseline configurations to include configuration identification, configuration control, configuration status accounting, and configuration verification and auditing, IAW military and industrial guidance (i.e. MIL-HDBK-67 and the American National Standards Institute?electronic Industries Alliance standard ANSI/EIA-649).
• Perform economic, budget, and financial analysis to included obligations and expenditure forecasting; develop funds management, funding status, automated models, and control techniques.
• Prepare briefings and decision support information.

Qualifications

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Top Secret

Education and experience: Associates degree and 15 years relevant experience; OR Bachelors degree and 10 years relevant experience; OR Masters degree and 7 years relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Federal Acquisition Life-cycle Management
• Contract Administration/CLIN Structuring
• Cost Estimation & Funding Execution
• Budget & Financial Analysis
• Acquisition Planning
• Program Scheduling & Risk Management
• FAR/DFARS/DoD 5000.2 Compliance
• FMS Case Management Support
• Familiarity with JASSM Software Missile Operation Flight Program (MOFP) and Operational (OP)

Interpersonal Skills

• Strong organizational, writing, and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Experience supporting senior leadership in Government or military settings
• Ability to deliver clear analysis and recommendations to leadership
• Strong attention to qualiy, adeuacy, and completeness in collaborative work

Additional Information

Location

Eglin AFB, FL

Travel

May be required up to 10–20% depending on program needs

Work Environment

Onsite

Company Overview

Odyssey is a world-class technical, engineering, and integration company serving the warfighting ecosystem with airborne integration, ISR, C2, and warfighter readiness capabilities. Odyssey meets the military’s operational needs by integrating layered defense systems from equipment, technology, and services to data, information, and business operations. We streamline defense acquisition and sustainment, engineering the technical battlefield with domain-specific proficiency to ensure lethality. Odyssey is dedicated to excellent contract execution, peak organizational performance, and fostering a workplace built on employee care.

Odyssey is proud to live out our core values of commitment, ambition, and respect in our work and communities through OdysseyCares , a philanthropic group focused on giving back through direct donations, an employer match program, and volunteering events.