Acquisition Program Management Specialist

About the role

The Air Force Civilian Service (AFCS) is looking for two Acquisition Program Management Specialist (GG-1101-12) to work at the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence and Networks Directorate (HN), Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division (HNC), C3I & Networks Program Management (HNP), JBSA-Lackland, San Antonio, TX. In this position you will serve as an acquisition program manager within the Cryptologic and Cyber Systems Division. To provide acquisition oversight and guidance on development, acquisition and sustainment across multiple branches, programs, activities, and diverse mission disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Provide acquisition oversight and guidance on development, acquisition and sustainment across multiple branches, programs, activities, and diverse mission disciplines
• Plan, organize, and manage critical aspects of research, development, production, and support of subsystems or equipment
• Integrate, analyze, and manage a variety of acquisition functions and personnel in support of the process
• Evaluate contractor proposals and activities through knowledge of business and industrial management, contracting procedures, technical concepts, and production practices
• Establish and maintain good relationships with individuals and groups within the office as well as outside the immediate work unit
• May be required to work short/no-notice overtime
• May be subject to "other duties as assigned" at the discretion of the immediate supervisor

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship
• Must be able to obtain and retain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI)
• Must sign a non-disclosure agreement
• Must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing (Testing Designated Position under The Air Force Civilian Testing Program)
• Must meet Acquisition Category Level II certification requirements IAW the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) no later than 24 months after accepting this position
• Must file an OGE Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and annually thereafter
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station to perform temporary duty assignments traveling in military and/or commercial aircraft

Qualifications

• Knowledge of laws, principles, policies, and practices of systems Acquisition and Program Management
• Knowledge of business and industrial management, contracting procedures, technical concepts, and production practices to evaluate contractor proposals and activities
• Knowledge of the missions, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of the Department of the Defense, Air Force, and other entities that govern, interface with, and/or influence the systems acquisition process and integrated life cycle management
• Skill in communicating, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, and with technical accuracy
• Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with individuals and groups within the office as well as outside the immediate work unit
• Ability to plan, organize, and manage critical aspects of research, development, production, and support of subsystems or equipment, and integrate, analyze, and manage a variety of acquisition functions, and personnel in support of the process

Pay

Salary Range: $90,823 - $118,072 Annually based on experience. Relocation, Recruitment and Retention Incentives are authorized.

Benefits

• 11 Federal Holidays each year
• 13 sick leave days earned per year (accumulative)
• Paid Vacation Time: 13-26 days per year based on length of employment
• Health Insurance: No waiting period to qualify for you and your family
• Retirement: Immediate coverage by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) Basic Benefits Plan
• Social Security
• Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), similar to a 401(k): Automatically receive 1% agency contributions and up to 5% matching