Acquisition Manager, Senior

COLSA Corporation•Dayton, OH

1d•Onsite

About The Position

COLSA is seeking a Senior Acquisition Manager to join the C-130J program office team in Dayton, Ohio. The role supports U.S. Government acquisition and capability-planning activities, applying knowledge of DoD and Air Force acquisition processes and analytical methods to assess program effectiveness, compliance, and performance. The position assists with acquisition documentation, quality control, studies and analyses, program metrics, and use of automated management information systems. The manager supports CAG/DAG efforts with higher headquarters and a wide range of acquisition events and reviews. Responsibilities span requirements development and JCIDS staffing, capability-based planning, modeling and simulation, intelligence integration, program cost, schedule, and performance, and the development and coordination of milestone documentation. The role also coordinates with government organizations and supports program reviews, conferences, and resolution of programmatic issues.

Requirements

Understanding of DoD acquisition processes.
Knowledge of analytical methods or techniques for gathering, analyzing, and evaluating information required by the U.S. Government.
Ability to assist in drawing conclusions and devising solutions related to acquisition effectiveness and compliance.
Ability to assist with acquisition documentation development and drafting and with quality control.
Ability to assist with work measurement studies, program or operations efficiency reviews, cost studies, or workload-change impact analyses.
Ability to use automated management information systems for fact-finding, analytical, and advisory functions.
Understanding of DoD and Air Force program or project analysis.
Knowledge of program cost, schedule, and performance support activities.
Knowledge of program scheduling analysis and scheduling tools or integration techniques.

Responsibilities

Support CAG/DAG efforts with higher headquarters.
Support acquisition events and reviews, including SRRs, PDRs, CDRs, TRRs, TCMs, FCAs, PCAs, and PRRs, as applicable.
Assist with establishing and maintaining databases and developing and analyzing program metrics.
Assist with tracking technical metrics and reporting status.
Assist with planning, organizing, completing, and presenting assessments of program and project activity, management concepts, analyses, studies, and procedures to the U.S. Government.
Assist with analyses supporting program strategy decisions and courses of action.
Evaluate implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies or laws, and recommend improvements to the U.S. Government.
Support development, review, and approval of requirements documents and JCIDS processes and staffing.
Assist with translating user requirements documents, including CDDs, CPDs, and CONOPS, into RFP documentation for the directorate.
Support U.S. Government implementation of capability-planning and development policies, processes, and tools.
Assist capabilities managers with arranging and supporting High Powered Teams for capability development.
Assist with developing and implementing capability-based planning processes for AFMC, facilitating AFMC support to CRRA, integrating AFMC/AFSPC capability-based planning activities, and providing input for I-SUMMITs.
Promote MS&A use throughout the acquisition lifecycle and foster development and maintenance of common-use MS&A tools.
Assist with integrating intelligence information and infrastructure for cross-enterprise capability planning and system acquisition.
Support all aspects of program cost, schedule, and performance; assist with DIDs, CDRLs, data calls, and reviews.
Support planning, organizing, and managing development, production, and deployment of systems, subsystems, and equipment, as well as full-life-cycle acquisition program management requirements.
Develop and collect technical data and inputs for staff summary packages supporting coordination and signature of milestone-approval documents.
Assist in producing or supporting draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or required by programmatic cost, schedule, and performance limits.
Assist with developing, analyzing, reporting, and maintaining schedules and metrics used to track program status.
Assist with analysis of the overarching program IMS using knowledge of OEM-specific scheduling tools or other U.S. Government-mandated tools and integration techniques.
Coordinate with lateral U.S. Government organizations, including headquarters, major commands, aircraft wings and squadrons, test agencies, USAF Centers, and other external agencies.
Assist in resolving programmatic issues, including interfacing with or querying Air Staff, Air Force Major Command, and DoD personnel.
Assist with technical support, planning, coordination, and participation in integrated program reviews and conferences, including executive, readiness, technical, budget, design, weapon system, requirements working group, supportability, and management reviews.