DCS Corporation-posted 4 months ago
$87,934 - $135,000/Yr
Full-time • Senior
Lincoln, MA
1,001-5,000 employees

DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Manager providing support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC/HBD), Theater Battle Control Division. The Theater Battle Control Division manages efforts focused on developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining programs that support worldwide communications, Battle Management, Command & Control, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (C2ISR), Tactical Air Control, Air/Ground Surveillance, Time Critical Targeting, Combat Identification, Radar Imagery, Integrated Air/Missile Defense, and Mobile/Fixed C2ISR Performance, Exploitation & Dissemination Facilities. This is a full-time position located at Hanscom Air Force Base in Bedford, Massachusetts.

  • Support cost and schedule reduction activities for acquisition and development efforts.
  • Provide program level acquisition support to the Program Manager and Integrated Product Team Leads by helping guide successful program execution to maintain the acquisition battle rhythm and deliver warfighter capability.
  • Provide support and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful contract execution for the program and analyzes overall program health and advises program leadership on options to maintain cost, schedule and performance objectives.
  • Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management.
  • Provide expert Program Management inputs to Request for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specs, Electronic Warfare Systems (SRDs), Statement of Work (SOWs), and Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs), and other RFP products.
  • Review acquisition documents and provides comments with programmatic perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy.
  • Support, prepare, review and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory acquisition report and milestone review documentations identified in DoDI 5000.02.
  • Support implementation and execution of acquisition and development effort processes in concert with Government and weapon system prime contractors.
  • Provide non-technical acquisition program management to include guidance and expertise necessary to apply principles, criteria, and procedures of DoD Directive 5000.1, DoDI 5000.02, NSSAP 03-02, and other DoD, AF, AFMC, and AFLCMC Instructions, Directives, Regulations, and guidance documents as applicable.
  • Outline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and management of all acquisition efforts.
  • Advise the PM on best practice PM principles to achieve substantial process improvements, efficiencies, and potential cost avoidance.
  • Assist with planning, evaluating and implementing program acquisition strategies.
  • Support and coordinate with program level scheduling personnel.
  • Develop, maintain, and update program risk management plans IAW the Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition.
  • Assist with development, maintenance, and update of acquisition reports such as the Monthly Activity Reports (MAR), Source Approval Request (SAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), and supplemental reports as required by DoD policy.
  • Provide direct support in preparing and submitting funding documents.
  • Assist with preparation of briefings, graphics and reports in direct support of the acquisition program management functions.
  • Provide services critical to Life Cycle Logistics and operational supportability.
  • Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate acquisition project assignments and make recommendations to Government Program Manager regarding problems with unique or controversial items.
  • Compare program direction and program plans for consistency.
  • Review and track prime contractor deliverables status and schedules.
  • Review program integration plans and provide comments.
  • Monitor interface control between IT systems.
  • Assist with drafting contractual letters on program management issues.
  • Assist with development of source selection strategies, evaluation criteria, Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation, and other source selection administrative support.
  • Keep abreast of DoD acquisition reform policies and Air Force Instructions, and recommend revisions to new and existing programs impacted by the changes.
  • Assist with mission execution to include but not limited to operational planning, operational analysis, capability development, event integration, event execution, analysis and reporting.
  • Ensure Mission Planning Environment systems are planned, managed and developed to support requirement and capability demonstrations testing.
  • Provide direct support to the MPEs in the PMO.
  • Prepare and review ECPs/RFPs for MPEC DOs.
  • Support development of the key criteria for Incentive clauses for the MPEC-II Dos.
  • Correlate EVM Cost Performance Report analysis with the monthly IMS CDRLs for programs.
  • Support risk assessments for these strategies based on evaluation of the MPE’s needs, schedule, technical risks as well as programmatic, funding and cost realism.
  • Provide guidance and advice to division branch chiefs and individual program/project managers regarding DoD Directives.
  • Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • Must have and be able to maintain an active Top Secret security clearance.
  • High School Diploma and 20 years of experience.
  • Familiar with cloud-based systems, including management and projection of cost and performance.
  • Familiar with agile methods and CI/CD, DevSecOps and DevOps principals.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies and practices of systems acquisition and program management, as defined in DoDI 5000.02 and 5000.75.
  • 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.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 25 years of experience, 15 years of which must be in the DoD.
  • Master’s or Doctorate Degree in a related field and at least 20 years of experience, 12 years of which must be in the DoD.
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • 401k
  • ESOP
  • PTO
  • Education reimbursement
  • Work/life balance
  • Parental and other leave programs
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