Acquisition & Program Management (PM) Professional
About the role
The successful candidate will provide senior-level acquisition and program management expertise supporting programs throughout the acquisition lifecycle. This role supports Program Executive Offices (PEOs), Program Management Offices (PMOs), Headquarters organizations, and senior government decision-makers.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior acquisition and program management advisor supporting government acquisition organizations.
- Support execution of DoD acquisition programs from concept development through sustainment and disposal.
- Develop acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, program baselines, and milestone documentation.
- Support ACAT I, ACAT II, ACAT III, rapid acquisition, urgent operational need (UON), and special access programs.
- Lead Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and coordinate program activities across engineering, contracting, logistics, test, security, financial management, and operational communities.
- Evaluate cost, schedule, and performance metrics and provide recommendations to government leadership.
- Develop program execution roadmaps, risk mitigation strategies, and long-range modernization plans.
- Lead or support Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), capability assessments, mission analyses, and concept development efforts.
- Develop requirement recommendations supporting future force modernization initiatives.
- Support technology transition activities, rapid prototyping efforts, and innovation initiatives.
- Analyze operational requirements and translate them into executable acquisition strategies.
- Support Program Objective Memorandum (POM), Planning Programming Budgeting and Execution (PPBE), Congressional Budget Justification, and Future Years Defense Program (FYDP) activities.
- Perform investment analysis and resource allocation assessments.
- Develop funding recommendations and program affordability analyses.
- Support preparation of senior-level budget briefings and funding decision packages.
- Serve as a senior acquisition and program management advisor supporting government acquisition organizations.
- Support competitive acquisitions and source selections.
- Develop acquisition strategies and procurement approaches.
- Participate in proposal evaluations, comparative analyses, technical reviews, and contract award activities.
- Support contract execution, performance management, and acquisition oversight activities.
- Prepare and deliver executive-level briefings, decision memoranda, and strategic communications.
- Support engagements with Flag Officers, General Officers, Senior Executive Service personnel, and other senior government stakeholders.
- Facilitate program reviews, acquisition boards, milestone reviews, and strategic planning events.
Qualifications
- Achieve Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- U.S Citizenship required.
- A Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Science, Management, Acquisition, Public Administration, or related field.
- Minimum of 15 years of acquisition and/or program management experience supporting DoD or Federal Government programs.
- Experience supporting major defense acquisition programs valued at $100M or greater.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the Defense Acquisition System and DoD 5000-series guidance.
- Experience supporting requirements generation, acquisition strategy development, and program execution.
- Experience supporting source selections and contract award activities.
- Experience with PPBE, POM development, budget formulation, and resource management.
- Experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder coordination efforts.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to travel up to 25% as required.
Skills
- Expertise in the Defense Acquisition System.
- Program Management.
- ACAT I–III Program Execution.
- PPBE and POM Development.
- Source Selection and Contract Management.
- Risk Management.
- Systems Engineering Integration.
- Cost Estimation and Affordability Analysis.
- Executive Communications.
- Strategic Planning.
- Requirements Development.
- Technology Transition.
- Production and Sustainment Planning.
- Foreign Disclosure and International Programs.
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership.
Benefits
To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Have Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance. U.S Citizenship required. A Master's degree in Business, Engineering, Science, Management, Acquisition, Public Administration, or related field. Minimum of 15 years of acquisition and/or program management experience supporting DoD or Federal Government programs. Experience supporting major defense acquisition programs valued at $100M or greater. Demonstrated knowledge of the Defense Acquisition System and DoD 5000-series guidance. Experience supporting requirements generation, acquisition strategy development, and program execution. Experience supporting source selections and contract award activities. Experience with PPBE, POM development, budget formulation, and resource management. Experience managing cross-functional teams and stakeholder coordination efforts. Strong written and oral communication skills. Ability to travel up to 25% as required.
Pay
The range for this position can be found at the top of this posting. This range is provided as a general guideline and represents a good faith estimate across all experience levels. Actual base salary will be determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, the scope of the role, relevant experience, job-related knowledge, education and training, key skills, and geographic market considerations. For roles available in multiple states, the range may vary to reflect differences in local labor markets. In addition to base salary, eligible positions may include other forms of compensation such as annual bonuses or long-term incentive opportunities.
Schedule
Not specified.