Manpower & Force Management SME

Navigator Development Group Inc•Huntsville, AL

About The Position

The Manpower & Force Management Subject Matter Expert 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 role directly supports the customer within the Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) Maneuver Air (MA) Headquarters, Human Capital Management. It assists government decision makers with Generating Force structure design, organizational alignment analysis, and manpower programming. Core work includes preparing force-structure documentation in the Force Management System Website (FMSWeb), modeling Program Objective Memorandum (POM) Schedule 8 change packages and budget reconciliations in Resource Management Online (RM-Online), and technically reviewing civilian position descriptions and personnel actions for alignment with authorized Tables of Distribution and Allowances (TDAs).

Requirements

Must possess and maintain an active Secret clearance.
Bachelor's degree.
At least 8–10+ years of progressively responsible experience providing manpower and force management analysis and support within the Department of Defense or Department of the Army.
Hands-on FMSWeb proficiency, including building draft TDAs/MTOEs, navigating organizational hierarchy trees, processing structural changes, and auditing LIN/ERC equipment authorization records.
Hands-on RM-Online proficiency, including navigating the Personnel System, Manpower POM, and Manpower Documentation Modules, building draft Schedule 8 change packages, and executing PBG reconciliations.
Comprehensive knowledge of Army Force Management processes, Generating Force design principles, AR 71-32, AR 570-4, CPLAN, TAA, and PPBE lifecycles.
Experience technically reviewing 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

Advise PAE leadership, Program Managers, and directorate heads on manpower management, organizational design, Generating Force concepts, and statutory or regulatory 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 with government personnel and senior Army stakeholders, 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, while maintaining audit documentation.
Audit equipment documentation in FMSWeb, 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 PBGs in RM-Online, identify variances between authorized billets and funded pay caps, and propose mitigation options.
Track TAA cycle milestones and help synchronize programmatic adjustments across personnel, fiscal, and acquisition databases.
Run quantitative scenario models for directed manpower decrements, civilian pay caps, and reallocation drills; develop multi-year civilian pay and attrition forecasts.
Bridge manpower authorizations with CHRA and CPAC operations, advising 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 or CHRA.
Review RPAs/SF-52s to verify recruitments, promotions, and reassignments 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.
Synthesize quantitative force structure data into executive-level decision-support briefings, white papers, and defensible justification packages.