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Acquisition Program Manager - Full Performance

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) · Chantilly, VA · 4 mo ago
On-siteInformation Technology$118k–$153k/yrFull-time

About the role

We Are The NRO has been developing, acquiring, launching, and operating satellites since 1960. Our mission is to provide the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content for the United States.

Responsibilities

  • Influence and lead acquisitions to ensure operational needs are met through requirements reviews, increment planning sessions, design reviews, and other activities.
  • Manage cost, schedule, and performance of complex contracts to deliver and sustain overhead reconnaissance systems, including spacecraft hardware, ground and communication components, and mission software applications.
  • Ensure end-to-end operational readiness of new satellite missions, including successful delivery of all ground systems, completion of systems test and operational exercises, development of initial and final operational capability criteria, and assessment of launch, initialization, and operations.
  • Collaborate with operational stakeholders, both internal and external to the NRO, to support mission operations.
  • Manage technical issues and risks to minimize impacts on mission success while minimizing operational impacts.
  • Investigate and recommend improvements to mission operations, focusing on efficiency, availability, resiliency, and operability.
  • Identify and work on innovative technology solutions with real-time impact to the existing Ground Segments.
  • Assess contractor performance during all acquisition phases, including operations.
  • Plan, organize, and coordinate activities with functional specialists, including contracting, engineering, manufacturing, program control, configuration/data management, test, logistics, and operations support.
  • Provide authoritative recommendations, briefings, and feedback to management on program status, contractor technical performance, and significant decision points.

Requirements

  • A U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.
  • Pre-employment and periodic drug and polygraph testing.
  • Pre-employment and periodic polygraph examinations.

Qualifications

  • Directly applicable minimum of 4 years of experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.
  • Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) coded positions: Must meet appropriate certification requirements within 48-60 months of accepting the position and maintain at least 80 continuous Learning Points every 24 months via the services acquisition management system.
  • GG12: Program Management/Practitioner
  • GG13: Program Management/Advanced

Benefits

The NRO offers competitive salaries, including the potential for STEM pay for NRO Cadre employees and candidates as authorized by the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security (OUSD(I&S)).

Pay

Pay ranges for GG-12 and GG-13 levels are provided in the document.

Schedule

This is a full-time position. Overtime and travel may be required.

Location

Variety of NRO locations.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

The NRO is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

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