Senior Program Manager

KIHOMAC•Niceville, FL

13d•$99,000 - $117,000•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves planning, researching, analyzing, and assessing projects to ensure they meet cost, schedule, and performance goals. The Senior Program Manager will support cost and schedule reduction initiatives, provide program-level acquisition support, and analyze program health to advise leadership. Responsibilities include developing program status briefings, contributing to RFP development, reviewing acquisition documents, and preparing statutory and regulatory reports. The position requires implementing acquisition processes, providing program management expertise per DoD directives, identifying policy disconnects, and advising on best practices. Support for acquisition strategy development, risk assessment, scheduling, and funding document preparation is also key. The role includes overseeing MPE system development, evaluating ECPs and RFPs, correlating EVM cost reports, and providing guidance on DoD directives and AFI policies. Additional duties include supporting mission planning, independent validation, and identifying acquisition policy gaps.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree preferred
10+ years of general experience
5+ years working in the DoD sector
Must be a US citizen
Must have an active Secret clearance
Able to occasionally reach with hands and arms
Prolonged periods of computer screen use, while sitting or standing at a desk
Adhere to safety protocols when in work areas requiring use of PPE (e.g. eyewear, gloves, masks, hearing protection, steel toed shoes, etc.)
Able to safely lift and carry up to 20 pounds at a time

Responsibilities

Plan, research, analyze, and assess projects to recommend strategies meeting cost, schedule, and performance goals.
Support cost and schedule reduction initiatives for acquisition and development programs.
Provide program-level acquisition support to PMs and IPT Leads to guide execution and maintain battle rhythm.
Analyze program health and advise leadership on options to maintain objectives.
Support and develop program status briefings and acquisition schedules for senior management.
Contribute to RFP development including SOWs, SRDs, CDRLs, and technical documentation.
Review acquisition documents (ADMs, LCSPs, APBs, PMRs, etc.) for consistency and accuracy.
Prepare statutory and regulatory acquisition reports, milestone documentation, and MARs.
Implement and execute acquisition processes in collaboration with government and prime contractors.
Provide program management expertise per DoDD 5000.1, DoDI 5000.02, and relevant DoD/AF policy.
Identify policy disconnects and provide interpretation across acquisition activities.
Advise on PM best practices to improve efficiency and cost avoidance.
Support acquisition strategy development, market research, risk assessment, and MTA/UCA initiatives.
Coordinate and support scheduling personnel and risk management planning.
Maintain and update acquisition reports and documentation in tools such as CCaR, IDECS, and EDA.
Assist with funding document preparation (e.g., PRs, MIPRs) and briefings.
Provide support for life cycle logistics and operational supportability.
Compare program direction and plans for alignment and consistency.
Monitor and review contractor deliverables, schedules, integration plans, and IT interface controls.
Draft contractual letters and developing source selection strategies and documents.
Track and advise on acquisition reform policy impacts.
Support mission execution including planning, analysis, event integration/execution, and reporting.
Oversee MPE system development and ensure alignment with OFP testing and fielding requirements.
Review and evaluate ECPs, RFPs, incentive clauses, and cost proposals for MPEC-II DOs.
Correlate EVM cost reports with IMS CDRLs and support risk assessments.
Provide DoD directive and AFI guidance to branch chiefs and project managers.
Support Mission Planning Independent Validation, FQT, and Development Evaluations.
Identify acquisition policy gaps and recommend management solutions.
Other duties as assigned