Acquisition Manager, Journeyman

About the Role

COLSA Corporation is seeking candidates for Acquisition Managers (Journeyman) positions in support of a USAF contract. This posting does not represent a current job opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for recurring positions within COLSA. Candidates who express interest may be considered for future opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Government Acquisition: Demonstrate understanding of DoD acquisition processes and analytical methods to gather, analyze, and evaluate information; assist in drawing conclusions and devising solutions relating to improvement of acquisition effectiveness and compliance; assist with developing and drafting acquisition documentation and quality control; assist with performing work measurement studies, program or operations efficiency reviews, cost studies, or workload change impact analyses; rely upon and use automated management information systems in performing fact finding, analytical, and advisory functions.
• Support key acquisition events and reviews including System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Technical Coordination Meetings (TCM), Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), and others as applicable.
• Apply understanding of contracting policies and processes for analyzing requirements and assisting with development of solutions to include pre-award and post-award situations.
• Status Reporting: Assist with establishing and maintaining databases and assist in development and analysis of key program metrics; assist in developing and integrating risk management plans and strategies and support program briefings; assist in determining program progress and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management; assist in organizing and managing critical aspects of the development, production, deployment, and sustainment of programs/projects.
• Program Analysis: Apply understanding of DoD and AF program/project analysis to assist with planning, organizing, completing and presenting assessments of program/project activity management concepts, analyses, studies and procedures; assist with performing analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action; evaluate implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies/laws and recommend improvements; assist in planning and organizing program management activities and/or analyses efforts; perform a wide range of activities including gathering program information, conducting analyses, acquisition strategy planning, pre-award and post-award document preparation, milestone planning, tracking, scheduling, briefing preparation, staff coordination, and decision documentation preparation.
• Requirements Development: Support the development, review, and approval processes for requirements document development and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process and staffing; assist in translating user requirements documents such as the Capability Development Document (CDD), Capability Production Document (CPD), and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) into Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation.
• Capability Planning: Support implementation of policies, processes, and tools for capability planning and development; assist in developing and implementing capability based planning processes; assist in reviewing capability requirements and option sets to ensure necessary interoperability and appropriate linkages to other capabilities; assist in performing material solution analyses leading up to design reviews.
• Program Integration: Assist in intelligence information and infrastructure to ensure cross-enterprise capabilities planning and system acquisition; assist in establishing a capability architect function to ensure integrated architectures are developed and used as a standard vehicle for cross-enterprise comparison, analysis, and integration; identify and advocate improvements to existing and proposed Air Force Operational Support capability requirements; support transformational improvements to operational support via capability-based planning, modernization initiatives and process engineering.
• Document Preparation: Provide support for all aspects of program cost, schedule, and performance; assist with Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), data calls, and reviews; support and assist in planning, organizing, and managing of general and critical aspects of the development, production, and/or deployment of systems, subsystems, and equipment as well as acquisition program management of full life cycle requirements; support development and sustainment of program requirements documents; assist with producing and/or reviewing products including acquisition strategies and plans, integrated schedules, program documentation between functional resources, program risk management plans and tracking, logistic support, and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) proposal evaluation; assist with logging, assigning review responsibilities, tracking completions, providing responses, and archiving results.
• Program Coordination: Develop and collect technical data and inputs for staff summary packages to support coordination and signature of all associated documents for milestone approval; provide technical support, plan for, coordinate, and participate in integrated program reviews and conferences including executive, readiness, technical, budget, design, weapon system, requirement working groups, supportability, and management reviews; participate in system developer or OEM technical and programmatic reviews, assisting in identifying risks and developing mitigation plans; assist with management of action item process following each review, briefings and reports by gathering information, preparing charts, presenting briefings, and providing other support.
• Program Execution: Produce or support development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost, schedule, and performance; support program execution per established strategies and plans during all program phases; support all program milestones; provide expertise for briefings and meetings; assist with tracking appropriation and allocation of funds to ensure efficient obligation and execution of funds to certify costs and scheduled activities are aligned and tracked to meet program goals.
• Schedule Project Management: Assist with developing, analyzing, reporting, and maintaining schedules and metrics needed to track program status; provide schedule analysis of overarching program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with knowledge of OEM-specific scheduling tools or other tools mandated by the USG and integration techniques; assist with applying EVM principles and program control best practices to evaluate and report program health and status; use Microsoft Project or other scheduling tools as required.
• External Mission Partner Coordination: Interface and coordinate with lateral USG organizations including headquarters, major commands, aircraft wings/squadrons, test agencies, and USAF Centers or other external agencies to accomplish assigned tasks; assist with resolution of programmatic issues including interfacing/querying Air Staff, Air Force Major Command, and DoD personnel.
• Program Reviews: Provide technical support, planning for, coordinating, and participating in integrated program reviews and conferences including executive, readiness, technical, budget, design, weapon system, requirement working groups, supportability, and management reviews; assist with program briefings and reports by gathering information, preparing charts, presenting briefings, and providing other support.
• Director's Action Group/Program Execution Group Support: Support DAG and PEG processes including Execution Reviews, Monthly Acquisition Report (MAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR), other acquisition reports, and the Senior Officer Communication and Coordination Electronic Resource (SOCCER).
• Working Group/Integrated Product Team Participation: Participate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs); perform a non-voting advisory role for program source selections on all acquisition related requirements; assist in determining program progress and effectively communicate recommendations, orally and in writing, to higher organizational management; apply program knowledge for developing and coordinating responses to taskers in response to internal and external program inquiries.

Requirements

• One of the following combinations of education/experience:
  • BA/BS with ten (10) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, three (3) of which must be in the DoD
  • Fifteen (15) years of directly related experience, five (5) of which must be in the DoD
• U.S. citizenship required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance
• Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information

Location

Dayton, Ohio; Warner Robins, Oklahoma City

Work Arrangement

Hybrid (In Office & Home)

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular