Manpower & Force Management SME

Navigator Development Group•Redstone Arsenal, AL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Manpower & Force Management Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides advanced advisory, technical, and analytical contractor support to government leadership throughout the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) lifecycle, the Total Army Analysis (TAA) process, and the annual Army Command Plan (CPLAN) cycle. The position supports the customer within the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maneuver Air (MA) Headquarters (HQs), Human Capital Management (HCM). It assists government decision makers with Generating Force structure design, organizational alignment analysis, and manpower programming. The SME advises leadership on manpower management and organizational design; reviews proposed structural changes for policy compliance; supports working groups and governance forums; and develops proposed staffing models, workforce mix analyses, and procedures for government evaluation. The role also supports CPLAN, prepares and maintains draft TDAs and MTOEs in FMSWeb, processes and documents structural transactions, and audits equipment documentation. The position provides technical support for RM-Online, including modeling draft POM Schedule 8 change packages, reconciling manpower authorizations and requirements against Program Budget Guidance, synchronizing TAA milestones, and conducting quantitative manpower and civilian pay forecasting. It also supports civilian HR operations by reviewing position descriptions and personnel actions against TDA authorizations, and by developing workforce-shaping analyses.

Requirements

Must possess and maintain an active Secret clearance.
Bachelor's degree.
Minimum of 8–10+ years of direct, progressively responsible experience providing manpower and force management analysis and support within the DoD or Department of the Army.
Hands-on proficiency with FMSWeb, including building draft TDAs/MTOEs, navigating organizational hierarchy trees, processing structural changes, and auditing LIN/ERC equipment authorization records.
Hands-on proficiency with RM-Online, including its Personnel System, Manpower POM, and Manpower Documentation Modules; building draft Schedule 8 change packages; and executing PBG reconciliations.
Comprehensive understanding of Army Force Management processes, Generating Force design principles, AR 71-32, AR 570-4, CPLAN, TAA, and PPBE lifecycles.
Experience conducting technical reviews of civilian position descriptions (GS and/or AcqDemo), aligning RPAs/SF-52s to authorized TDA billets, and working with CPAC/CHRA workflows.
Ability to synthesize complex quantitative force structure data into executive-level decision-support briefings, white papers, and defensible justification packages.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Operations Research, Defense Analysis, or Human Resources Management.
Experience supporting a PEO, PAE, ASA(ALT), or AMC.
Practical familiarity with the DoD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo).
Graduate of the Army Force Management Course (AFMC), How the Army Runs (HTAR), or CPAC/CHRA-aligned civilian classification courses.
DAWIA foundational or practitioner certification in Business-Financial Management or Program Management.
Project Management Professional (PMP) or SHRM-CP/PHR credential.

Responsibilities

Provide recommendations to PAE leadership, Program Managers, and directorate heads on manpower management, organizational design, Generating Force concepts, and staffing mandates.
Conduct technical structural reviews of proposed portfolio realignments, restructurings, and reorganizations for compliance with Department of the Army and ASA(ALT) force management policies.
Participate in technical integrated product teams, working groups, and governance forums, providing technical data, analysis, and research.
Develop proposed standard operating procedures, staffing models, and military, civilian, and contractor workforce mix analyses for government evaluation.
Support the annual Army Command Plan process by translating leadership guidance into recommended force structure adjustments for government approval.
Build, audit, edit, and maintain draft TDAs and MTOEs in FMSWeb for government validation.
Prepare and verify FMSWeb structural transaction packages, including billet transfers, organizational realignments, standard requirement code allocations, and grade, series, or MOS adjustments, and maintain audit documentation.
Audit FMSWeb equipment documentation, analyzing LINs, ERCs, and authorized versus required quantities to assist government equipment managers.
Advise subordinate project offices on billet management, rules of allocation, and documentation error resolution.
Serve as a technical resource for RM-Online data structures, transaction modeling, and system data extracts.
Model, balance, and compile draft Army POM Schedule 8 change packages across the FYDP for government review and formal submission.
Reconcile manpower authorizations and requirements against published Program Budget Guidance in RM-Online; identify variances between authorized billets and funded pay caps and propose mitigation options.
Monitor TAA milestones and synchronize programmatic adjustments across personnel, fiscal, and acquisition databases.
Model scenarios for manpower decrements, civilian pay caps, and reallocations, and develop multi-year civilian pay and attrition forecasts.
Bridge manpower authorizations and CHRA/CPAC operations; advise hiring managers on staffing strategies, recruitment forecasting, and billet encumbrance tracking.
Review draft federal civilian position descriptions across GS and AcqDemo pay bands against OPM classification standards and approved TDA authorizations before government submission to CPAC/CHRA.
Review RPAs/SF-52s against authorized TDA paragraph and line numbers, grade structures, and funding baselines.
Develop retirement exposure analyses, onboarding projections, and skill-gap assessments to support succession planning and internal placement strategies.