Acquisition Manager, Journeyman

About the role

The position provides support to the program in areas such as Government Acquisition, Status Reporting, Program Analysis, Requirements Development, Capability Planning, Program Integration, Document Preparation, Program Coordination, Program Execution, Schedule Project Management, External Mission Partner Coordination, and Program Reviews.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates an understanding of DoD acquisition processes, and analytical methods or techniques to gather, analyze, and evaluate information required by the USG; assist in drawing conclusions and devising solutions to problems relating to improvement of acquisition effectiveness and compliance; assist with developing and drafting acquisition documentation and assisting with quality control; assist with performing work measurement studies, program or operations efficiency reviews, cost studies, or workload change impact analyses; and rely upon and use automated management information systems in performing fact finding, analytical, and advisory functions.
• Supports key acquisition events and reviews as needed, such as: 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.
• Applies an understanding of contracting policies and processes for the purpose of analyzing requirements and assisting with the development of solutions to include pre-award and post-award situations.
• Affords assistance in establishing and maintaining databases and assist in the development and analysis of key program metrics.
• Assists in developing and integrating risk management plans and strategies and support program briefings.
• Assists in determining program progress and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management.
• Affords assistance in organizing and managing critical aspects of the development, production, deployment, and sustainment of programs/projects.
• Applies an 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 to the USG.
• Assists with performing analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action.
• Evaluates implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies/laws and recommend improvements to the USG.
• Affords assistance in performing analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action.
• Performs a wide range of activities including gathering a variety of program information, conducting analyses, acquisition strategy planning, pre-award and post-award document preparation, and milestone planning, tracking, scheduling, briefing preparation, staff coordination, and decision documentation preparation.
• The Contractor shall support the development, review, and approval processes for requirements document development and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process and staffing.
• Affords assistance 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 for the directorate.
• Supports USG implementation of policies, processes, and tools for capability planning and development.
• Affords assistance in developing and implementing capability based planning processes for AFMC.
• Affords assistance in reviewing capability requirements and option sets to ensure the necessary interoperability and appropriate linkages to other capabilities. The Contractor shall assist in performing material solution analyses leading up to design reviews.
• Affords assistance in intelligence information and infrastructure to ensure cross-enterprise capabilities planning and system acquisition.
• Affords assistance 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.
• Identifies and advocates to various levels of management improvements to existing and proposed Air Force Operational Support capability requirements.
• Supports transformational improvements to operational support via capability-based planning, modernization initiatives and process engineering.
• Supports the development and sustainment of program requirements documents, assist with producing and/or reviewing products for USG use—to include acquisition strategies and plans, integrated schedules, all required program documentation to include but not limited to documentation between functional resources, program risk management plans and tracking, logistic support, and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) proposal evaluation.
• Affords assistance in logging, assigning review responsibilities, tracking completions, providing responses to the using command, and archiving results.
• Develops and collects technical data and inputs for staff summary packages to support coordination and signature of all associated documents for milestone approval.
• Provides technical support, plan for, coordinate, and participate in integrated program reviews and conferences, including but not limited to: executive, readiness, technical, budget, design, weapon system, requirement working groups, supportability, and management reviews.
• Participates in system developer or OEM technical and programmatic reviews, assisting in identifying risks, and developing mitigation plans.
• Affords assistance in tracking appropriation and allocation of funds to ensure the efficient obligation and execution of funds to certify costs and scheduled activities are aligned and tracked to meet program goals.
• Assists with developing, analyzing, reporting, and maintaining schedules and metrics that are needed to track program status.
• Provides 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.
• Affords assistance in applying EVM principles and program control best practices in order to evaluate and report program health and status.
• Uses Microsoft Project or other scheduling tools as required.
• Interfaces and coordinates with lateral USG organizations, including but not limited to headquarters, major commands, aircraft wings/squadrons, test agencies, and USAF Centers or other external agencies to accomplish assigned tasks.
• Assists with the resolution of programmatic issues including, but not be limited to, interfacing/querying Air Staff, Air Force Major Command, and DoD personnel.
• Provides technical support, planning for, coordinating, and participating in integrated program reviews and conferences, including but not limited to, the following: executive, readiness, technical, budget, design, weapon system, requirement working groups, supportability, and management reviews.
• Assists with program briefings and reports by gathering information, preparing charts, presenting briefings, and providing other support as needed.
• Supports DAG and PEG processes, including but not limited to, 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).
• Participates in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs).
• Performs, as required, a non-voting advisory role for program source selections on all acquisition related requirements.
• Affords assistance in determining program progress and effectively communicate recommendations, orally and in writing, to higher organizational management.
• Applies program knowledge for developing and coordinating responses to taskers in response to internal and external program inquiries.

Qualifications

Required Experience:

• One of the following combinations of education/experience:
• - BA/BS, 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
• - Education and years of experience required by the contract may be modified at the discretion of the EPASS CO
• - U.S. Citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Security clearance at the required level

Benefits

COLSA offers a comprehensive and customizeable benefits program which includes Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, Supplemental Income Protection Programs, 401(k) with company match, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employee Assistance Program, Education & Certification Programs.

Pay

The salary range, if referenced, represents a good faith estimate. COLSA considers various factors when determining base salary offers, but not limited to, location, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Schedule

Not specified.