Program Manager

DCS Corp is seeking a highly experienced Senior Program Manager to provide support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center/PEO Digital Directorate (AFLCMC/HB). As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for managing and executing the modernization, development, testing, production, fielding, and sustainment of the PEO Digital portfolio.

• Cost and Schedule Reduction: Support activities to reduce costs and schedules for acquisition and development efforts.
• Program Level Acquisition Support: Provide support to the Program Manager and Integrated Product Team Leads by guiding successful program execution to maintain the acquisition battle rhythm and deliver warfighter capability.
• Contract Execution: Provide support and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful contract execution for the program and analyze overall program health and advise program leadership on options to maintain cost, schedule, and performance objectives.
• Program Status Briefings: Develop and present program status briefings and schedules to senior management.
• Request for Proposal (RFP) Support: Provide expert Program Management inputs to RFPs, including systems specs, Electronic Warfare Systems (SRDs), Statement of Work (SOWs), and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs).
• Acquisition Document Review: Review acquisition documents and provide comments with a programmatic perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Acquisition Reports: Develop and submit acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory acquisition reports and milestone review documentations.
• Acquisition Process Support: Support the implementation and execution of acquisition and development effort processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime applicants.
• Program Management Guidance: Provide non-technical acquisition program management to include guidance and expertise necessary to apply principles, criteria, and procedures of DoD Directive 5000.1, DoDI, NSSAP 03-02, and other DoD, AF, AFMC, and AFLCMC Instructions, Directives, Regulations, and guidance documents.
• Policy Management: Outline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and management of all acquisition efforts.
• Process Improvement: Advise the PM on best practice PM principles to achieve substantial process improvements, efficiencies, and potential cost avoidance.
• Program Acquisition Strategies: Assist with planning, evaluating, and implementing program acquisition strategies, including DoD and AF policy and/or guidance; technical approach and/or requirements; risk assessment; and realism in achieving a product suitable for the warfighter within cost, schedule, and performance constraints.
• Program Scheduling: Support and coordinate with program level scheduling personnel.
• Program Risk Management: Develop, maintain, and update program risk management plans IAW the Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition, AFPAM 63-128, and the Air Force RI3 Guidebook.
• Acquisition Reports: Assist with development, maintenance, and update of acquisition reports, including the Monthly Activity Reports (MAR), Source Approval Request (SAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), and supplemental reports.
• Funding Documents: Provide direct support in preparing and submitting funding documents, including Purchase Requests, MIPRs, Purchase Orders, etc.
• Program Briefings: Assist with preparation of briefings, graphics, and reports in direct support of the acquisition program management functions.
• Life Cycle Logistics: Provide services critical to Life Cycle Logistics and operational supportability.
• Acquisition Project Assignments: Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate acquisition project assignments and make recommendations to Government Program Manager regarding problems with unique or controversial items that may have a major effect on the overall performance and execution of acquisition & sustainment projects.
• Program Direction and Plans: Compare program direction and program plans for consistency.
• Prime Applicant Deliverables: Review and track prime applicant deliverables status and schedules.
• Program Integration Plans: Review program integration plans and provide comments.
• IT Systems Interface: Monitor interface control between IT systems.
• Contractual Letters: Assist with drafting contractual letters on program management issues.
• Source Selection Strategies: Assist with development of source selection strategies, evaluation criteria, Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation, and other source selection administrative support.
• DoD Acquisition Reform: Keep abreast of DoD acquisition reform policies and Air Force Instructions, and recommend revisions to new and existing programs impacted by the changes.
• Mission Execution: Assist with mission execution to include but not limited to operational planning, operational analysis, capability development, event integration, event execution, analysis, and reporting.
• Mission Planning Environment: Ensure Mission Planning Environment systems are planned, managed, and developed to support requirement and capability demonstrations testing at developer evaluations, user evaluations, FQT, Developmental Test and Operational Test, and MPE fielding requirements meet Operational Flight Program (OFP) schedule requirements.
• MPE Support: Provide direct support to the MPEs in the PMO, including preparation and review of program documents, such as BCRDs, APBs, ADM, MAR, RDT&E Documents (RDOC), 1537, Obligation/Spend Plans for CAF MPEs.
• ECPs/RFPs: Prepare and review ECPs/RFPs for MPEC DOs, evaluate proposals, complete technical evaluations, and provide written recommendations to Government PM.
• Incentive Clauses: Support development of the key criteria for Incentive clauses for the MPEC-II DOs.
• EVM Cost Performance Report: Correlate EVM Cost Performance Report analysis with the monthly IMS CDRLs for programs.
• Risk Assessments: Support risk assessments for these strategies based on evaluation of the MPE's needs, schedule (OFP driven or otherwise), technical risks as well as programmatic, funding, and cost realism.
• DoD Directives: Provide guidance and advice to division branch chiefs and individual program/project managers regarding DoD Directives to include 5000.1/2, AFIs to include 62-601, 63-101, 63-124,, AFPD 62-6, AFI 91-117/118/119, 99-103, and AFMAN
• Software Development: Experience working with Mission Planning Independent Validation, Verification & Evaluation, FQT, and Development Evaluations in software development.

Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.

A High School Diploma plus 20 years of experience, 15 of which must be in the DoD or a Bachelor's degree plus 15 years of experience, 10 of which must be in the DoD.

An adjudicated DoD Secret Security clearance on the First Day of employment.

Familiar with cloud-based systems, including management and projection of cost and performance.

Familiar with agile methods and CI/CD, DevSecOps, and DevOps principles.

Comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies, and practices of systems acquisition and program management, as defined in DoDI and, as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the DoD and the Air Force.

Experience with Life Cycle Management Plan (LCMP) highly desired.

Possess knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of acquisition programs.

Possesses the ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing, providing quality acquisition and program documentation, including but not limited to briefings, documents, and plans.