• Apply comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of systems acquisition and program management, as defined in DoDI 5000.02 and 5000.75, as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the DoD and the Air Force.

• Provide project management oversight of efforts, tasks, studies, and engineering recommendations of the prime contractor to meet contractual requirements.
• Apply knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of acquisition programs.
• Support activities that assist the program manager in assessing what programs are within schedule and cost baselines
• Recommend viable solutions to problems and the pursuit of alternative courses of action.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in written communications.
• Provide quality acquisition and program documentation (briefings, documents, plans, etc.)
• Ability to coordinate staff packages including, but not limited to, public affairs products.
• Manage reviews, updates, and recommended changes to the prime contractors Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and Integrated Management Schedule (IMS).
• Advise and assist in planning the implementation of projects through coordinating and integrating engineering, contracting, financial management, cost, logistics, configuration management, test, and other related disciplines to achieve successful project requirements.
• Advise and assist the Government Program Manager on all business aspects of the funded projects to include requirements definition, budget formulation, cost estimates, contract strategy formulation, contract schedule management, contractor progress, contract risk management, earned value status, and future budget requirements.
• Apply elements of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations and service supplements to support contracting elements of acquisition and program execution.
• Compose draft contract letters, Point Papers, Status Reports, Position Papers, Acquisition Strategy Panel briefings and Program Management Review briefings as required for senior Government decision makers.
• Support activities in studying, dissecting, coordinating internal and external taskers from cradle-to-grave.
• Support and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory reports (i.e. DAES, MAR, etc.).
• Support program management reviews, senior level meeting/reviews and stakeholder meetings.
• Supporting and developing various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.
• Supporting implementation and execution of Agile concepts and processes (not software related) in concert with Government and Prime contractors.
• Demonstrated examples of forming, measuring, and achieving Objectives and Key Results.
• Developing and implementing innovative solutions to expedite execution of contract actions that provide products and services to customers, consistent with statutory requirements and risks.
• Providing acquisition support to project and program managers, to include reviewing and assessing project/program performance, reviewing delivered contract data items, and preparing factual, clear, concise, complete and appropriately coordinated written communications.
• Draft, coordinate, and offer oversight in the development of such documents as Statements of Work (SOW), Performance Work Statements (PWS), Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs), Instructions to Offerors, Evaluation Criteria, Source Selection Plans, Systems Readiness Reviews (SRR), Production Readiness Review (PRR), Qualification Test & Evaluation, Production Acceptance Test & Evaluation, Qualification Operational Test & Evaluation, and full rate article production. Justification and Approvals, Determination and Findings and other contract documents on behalf of the Government Program Manager and the Procurement Contracting Officer. Populate and review Request for Proposal (RFP) data, evaluate proposals and support source selection recommendations on various NCMC-ITW/AA and Legacy Space sustainment projects.
• Monitoring, reviewing and recommending approval of contract obligations and payments that synchronize program management and financial management efforts.
• Assisting with developing, staffing, reviewing, and finalizing briefings and other various acquisition documents, as well as formal reports related to the strategic planning, programming, acquisition planning, execution and close-out for NCMC-ITW/AA and Legacy Space C2 programs and projects.
• Perform acquisition planning, solicit, evaluate, negotiate, analyze, advise, and assist with contract awards, post award administration and terminations on contracts for the procurement of supplies and services, including complex contracts and high dollar acquisitions.
• Assisting or performing post-award duties including monitoring contract performance, payment processing, executing, and documenting conventional contract modifications.

Minimum Qualifications:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must have an active Top Secret clearance

Education: Highschool Diploma

• Bachelor’s degree, and 15 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 of which must be in the DoD OR,
• Master’s degree and 12 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 5 years of which must be in the DoD

Preferred Qualifications:

Clearance: Active TS/SCI

• Experience managing DoD sustainment projects and programs, from a senior program management, financial management and/or contract management perspective.
• Knowledge of DoD contracting processes and policies
• Acquisition program office experience
• Possess the knowledge, experience and demonstrated ability to perform tasks related to the technical/professional discipline as a Program Control Subject Matter Expert
• Possesses the advanced knowledge, experience, and recognized ability to be considered an expert in Air Force/U.S. Space Force acquisitions.

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