Journeyman FMS Program Manager

Astrion•Bedford, MA

3h•$100,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Astrion has an exciting opportunity for a Journeyman FMS Program Manager to directly support the USAF Force Protection Division, which is within the USAF Digital Directorate and located at Hanscom AFB, MA. This position supports the Egypt case portfolio.

Requirements

Must be a US citizen
Must have an Active Secret Clearance
Bachelor's degree in a professional discipline from an accredited educational program and at least 5 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 3 of which must be in the DoD
Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of FMS programs
Knowledge of support activities that assist the program manager in assessing what programs are within schedule and cost baselines, be able to recommend viable solutions to problems and the pursuit of alternative courses of action
Effectively communicate orally and in writing, providing quality acquisition and program documentation (briefings, documents, and plans)
Must have experience with Microsoft Project for scheduling (IMS work).

Responsibilities

Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management. The Contractor shall support Program Acquisition Reviews (PAR), senior level meeting/reviews and IMP/IMS reviews.
Extensive background supporting all aspects of sound acquisition planning (e.g., industry day, market research, source selection planning, ASP planning, SOO/SOW/PWS writing, RFP planning, RFP document preparation, contract negotiation prep) with a special emphasis on FMS-specific peculiarities (e.g., mandatory use of in-country subcontractors; interface with SAF/IA, AFSAC, DSCA, AFLCMC/WFNFM, FDO; TSC)
Extensive experience in FMS-specific acquisition to include working knowledge of Anti- Tamper (AT) requirements, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) regulations, Manpower Resource Plan (MRP) preparation, LOR for Technical Assistance, LOR for Price and Availability (P&A) responses, LOR for Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) responses, freight forwarding and customs import processes, MASL codes,
Working level knowledge in the preparation of LOA data, including manpower requirements, utilizing mandated systems, including but not limited to Security Assistance Manpower Requirements System (SAMRS) and Defense Security Assistance Management System (DSAMS)
Capability and willingness to travel overseas to potentially hazardous locations
Knowledge and experience in executing programs with prime contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers from foreign countries
Ability to independently and successfully perform as representative (with no decisional authority) for the program office to the customer country’s Ministry of Defense (MOD), Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC), Air Force, U.S. Security Cooperation Office (SCO) representatives in country, and capability to answer complex questions in real-time to customer country representatives
Demonstrated experience in the preparation and support of various program office activities and meetings, to include U.S. Government-internal meetings, case meetings, design reviews, Program Assessment Reviews, Interface Control Working Groups (ICWG), Technical Interchange Meetings, and case reviews
Working level understanding of RMF requirements in FMS realm
Working level understanding of CENTCOM Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) process
Working level understanding/knowledge of customer country customs, etiquette and business practices
Working level understanding of the DoD Transportation System as it relates to shipping equipment overseas to FMS customer final destination