What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Acquisition Program Manager position at McBride Consulting?
Job Description
McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Acquisition Program Manager providing support to Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) Program Element Manager (PEM).
Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM's main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space.
The DAF BATTLE NETWORK is the integrated system-of-systems fusing sensors, effectors, and sustainment grids to build situational awareness, make operational decisions, and direct the force to create needed lethal and nonlethal effects in support of the Joint Force Commander's scheme of maneuver. The DAF PEO C3BM has the responsibility of technically and programmatically integrating the DAF's larger system-of-systems architecture needed to deliver an integrated Command and Control (C2) core function for the DAF, Joint, and Coalition forces, by teaming with all other DAF PEOs, as needed.
This is a full-time position located in Washington, DC.
Responsibilities
Duties include, but not limited to :
- Applies subject matter expertise to various project / program initiatives
- Identifies programmatic issues and develops recommendations to facilitate issue resolution
- Advises on all resource management issues pertaining to the evaluation of effective resource performance across the portfolio
- Serves as a branch integrator ensuring all programs briefings and charts meet proper format
- Advises on responses to senior leadership
- Advises the Government program manager on best practice's
- Outlines policy disconnects, interpretation and management of all acquisition efforts
- Assist the Program Manager in management of day-to-day program activities, to include : integrated master scheduling, contract actions (including proposal technical evaluations and materials / labor hours estimating), action item resolution, execution of requirements and plans, management of technical / program related issues, development of comprehensive rick assessment and mitigation plans, and test support to include operational assessment of advanced technologies
- Creates and assists in developing acquisition program documentation required by DOD 5000 series supporting program efforts and acquisition milestones / reviews applying knowledge of streamlined acquisition policies / procedures and program management skills
- Assist with the definition, development, documentation and management of user requirements; building on existing requirements management processes to identify, review, and approve inherent and new capability needs to support a larger user community and enterprise objective to include assisting in conducting Industry Days, user / requirement working groups, developing implementation strategies, ect.
- Prepares RFP documentation consisting of Statement of Objectives, Statement of Work, Program Specifications, Contract Data Requirements Lists, etc. per DOD 5000 series
- Supports the development of strategies and associated budgets to execute programs efficiently and effectively, planning, facilitation, coordination of agendas, action items, and technical / program issues related to management, technical and test reviews to include requirements and design reviews, audits, and requirements meetings, etc.
- Assists in the development and execution of strategies and budget to execute programs cost efficiently, schedule and technical performance and associated risks
- Prepare / update briefings and reports as required
- Assist in the development and execution of strategies and budgets to execute programs efficiently
- Monitor effectiveness of achieving program / enterprise goals and objectives; to include monitoring cost, schedule and technical performance and associated risks
Requirements
Minimum Required Qualifications :
Citizenship : Must be a US citizen
Clearance : Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret level clearance with SCI eligibility
Education : Bachelor's Degree in a related field and 25 years of experience, 15 years of which must be in the DoD, OR
30 years of directly related experience, 20 years of which must be in the DoD
Preferred Qualifications :
Education :
Additional Information :
Location : Washington, DC
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