Program Manager F-35 JPO Future Capabilities and Technology FCAT Directorate Hybrid Telework

Serco is excited to continue our to the F35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Office (JPO). This contract provides program management support in support of the full acquisition lifecycle of the F35 program to include development production and sustainment.

Our Program Manager located in Crystal City Arlington VA supports the F35 JPO Future Capability & Technology (FCAT) Directorate in its mission in achieving KillChain dominance through Intelligence robust Operational Analysis (OA) requirements integration and analysis and Research and Technology exploration for all elements of the F35 Air System. Our Tech Planning Analyst supports FCAT in leading identifying maturing informing and transitioning capability candidate nominations and integration planning for insertion into the F35 Air System Program of Record (PoR) to and on behalf of the U.S. Services and International Partner countries.

Our Program Manager is responsible for supporting the analysis and management of projects and related task orders for FCAT Directorate. Conducts cost management through continual cost control and review. May have development and budgetary responsibilities. Provides expertise to F35 JPO/FCAT to ensure resolution of issues.

You will be part of a dynamic team of F35 JPO Program Managers and Analysts who works closely with the customer and other key F35 National Security and Allied stakeholders to deliver quality F35 systems.

In this role you will:

• Intelligence Assist FCAT in providing all intelligence support required across the three Intel pillars of Threat Intel Supportability Analysis (SA) and Intel Disclosure/Release by supporting every aspect of the program. Assist FCAT in serving as the designated liaison between the Program and the Services and Intel community; providing constantly updated current and forecast threat information to stakeholders to drive requirements and engineering analysis. Assist FCAT in ensuring all intelligence equities involved with fielding and exporting F35 (e.g. intelligence mission data) are defined engineered and sustained
• Air System Requirements Assessment Development and Approval in collaboration with External Stakeholders: Assist FCAT in managing the PrePoR F35 Air System Requirements and in creating maintaining and promulgating a comprehensive Roadmap to inform the PMOs of risks and opportunities for the F35 Program. Assist FCAT in developing the F35 Flight Plan which provides an integrated strategy for F35 capabilities focusing on Participants future requirements over the next five to ten years and ensuring warfighter capability need dates are being clearly communicated to the PoR activities within the JPO
• Assist FCAT in maturing and recommending for approval all new F35 requirements developing the Flight Plan and New Capabilities Decision Memoranda
• Research and Technology (R&T) assist FCAT in researching and assisting in development of technology through discovery sponsorship candidate studies and analysis maturation prototyping experimentation demonstration and transition for relevant technology solutions for consideration and prioritizingto transition into the F35 PoR
• Strategic Acquisition and Transition Planning (SATP) assist FCAT in developing strategy for incorporating capability requirements defined by the Air Systems Requirements (ASR) team and technology developed by the R&T team into an acquisition program that is ready to be incorporated into the PoR and transitioned to the PMOs for
• Program Strategy assist FCAT in integrating research and emerging policy in National Defense Strategy global geopolitical domains warfighting tactics operations chain applied technology domain global business and market practices into F35 JPO Program Strategy as well as in providing effective coaching and maintains strategic dialogue with JPO and external stakeholders
• Governance Structure assist FCAT in leading Requirements Working Group (RWG) Operational Advisory Group (OAG) Senior Warfighter Group (SWG) JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) Executive Steering Board (JESB) and in assisting with Configuration Steering Board (CSB) and requirements portion of the U.S. Executive Steering Group

Transfer requirements from the FCAT to the PoR assist FCAT in providing applicable acquisition documentation and planning materials to the PMOs for in collaboration with the PMOs.

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be successful in this role you must have:

• The ability to provide onsite support at the F35 Joint Program Office (JPO) located in Crystal City VA a minimum of 23 days per week each week. Onsite days in the JPO office may increase to provide onsite support up to 5 days per week to support the needs of the customer. Exact days in office at the JPO must be coordinated with F35 customer and approved by your Serco manager.
• Experience in program management technical or business analysis discipline in weapon systems acquisition and life cycle management.
• A minimum of four 4 years out of six 6 of recent work experience related to analysis and planning.
• At least two 2 years in support of a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP).
• Bachelors degree in related field or discipline or associate degree plus four years of program management or technical/business analysis experience (total of 10 years).
• Leadership experience in US Servicerelated military operations or defense acquisition program management related to weapons system acquisition employment and life cycle management.
• Knowledge in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.2 (Operation of the Defense Acquisition System) DoD Directive (DODD) 5530.03 (International Agreements) and the International Cooperation in Acquisition Technology and Logistics (IC in AT&L) Handbook.
• Ability to assist with task support of acquisitions financial management risk management systems engineering total ownership cost determination acquisition coordination and communications.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the principles policies and practices of system acquisition to plan organize and coordinate critical aspects of the development production and deployment of systems subsystems and equipment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the system equipment lifecycle phases and the documentation analyses and reviews associated with those phases.
• An active DoD Secret security clearance.
• Up to 10 travel.

Addtional desired skill:

• Experience of working in a Systems Program Office.
• Experience of creating products and working in Microsoft Office Suite Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel (data types formulas and functions in the workbooks) Microsoft Powerpoint Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft TEAMS.

• Microsoft Offices to include: OutlookTeams SharePoint Excel Word and PowerPoint

If you are interested in supporting and working with our military and a passionate Serco team. Submit your application now for immediate consideration. It only takes a few minutes and could change your career

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