Senior Program Analyst F-35 AV PMO PSM Hybrid Telework

Serco is excited to continue our support 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.

This position is contingent upon your ability to maintain/transfer your DoD Secret clearance.

Our Senior Program Analyst F35 AV PMO PSM position is located in Crystal City Arlington VA and provides program management direct support to the Air Vehicle (AV) Program Management Office (PMO) Product Support Manager (PSM) within the F35 Joint Program Office with the purpose to integrate the activities of the F35 AV PMO PSM team to minimize gaps and seams in program . Assure all AV PMO PSM planning is fully integrated with overall program effort and that of other participating services agencies and countries as applicable. Monitor and track status on PMO PSM Action Items. Assist in coordination and delivery of information and capabilities briefing for program management reviews and presentations. Develop presentations on program status accomplishments and progress to all levels of DoD JPO Governance Forums and industry. Provide strategic guidance to produce critical outcomes for program success. Supports the AV PMO PSM and other AV PMO senior leaders on matters internal and external to the AV PMO. This duty requires initiative and the ability to work independently given strategic guidance to produce critical outcomes for program success.

The Senior Program Analyst F35 AV PMO PSM will attend Program level briefings and meetings internally and externally as directed by the AV PMO PSM and the Deputy PSM as their designated representative. The Senior Program Analystshall ensure detailed feedback is provided to each as well as passing along tasking given during the briefing or meeting. When the Integrator cannot resolve an issue the Senior Program Analystwill develop and recommend courses of action to the AV PMO senior leadership team that will satisfy the Enterprises critical objectives and priorities. Develop and prepare a variety of correspondence and other documentation (i.e. formal letters position papers reports staff studies staff summary packages briefings charts bullet background papers etc. as tasked by the PMO leadership.

This is a Hybrid/Telework position.

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:

• Assist AV PMO PSM in managing F35 JPO AV PSM procurements and AV PSM procurement metrics using the Procurement Management Tool (PMT) of the Navy NAVAIR Acquisition Management System (AMS) suite as well as supporting Procurement Planning Conferences (PPCs).
• Assist AV PMO PSM using PMT to plan execute manage procurements monitor milestones contract work in progress and Procurement Initiation Document (PID) packages
• Assist AV PMO PSM using PMT to support Integrated Product Team (IPT) contract and workload planning Long Range Acquisition Forecast (LRAF) Planned Future Actions (PFAs) workload planning bridge contract reporting procurement planning to /award predictive planning/risk modeling electronic contract file records and document management
• Integration/Management Duties:
  • Ensures tasking actions and direction flow from the AV workflow to appropriate individuals and organizations with an understanding of priorities tone and intent.
  • Cognizant that Director Deputy Director Chief of Staff and Staff of the AV VS PMO must closely align and function in direct support of the AV VS PMO and that these positions in particular require mutually supportive coordination of combined effort and therefore must work to affect such interdependent support and activity.
  • Provide Program Status Updates to AV VS PMO Leadership Team Services Partners and F35 Governance Forums.
  • Understand report and mitigate weapons program risks.
  • Promulgates assigns or arranges for management control techniques and procedures to provide accurate and comprehensive information concerning the status and progress of assigned programs.
  • Synthesizes critical management issues documentation and relevant information to support program reviews.
• Continuous Improvement and Cost Savings/Affordability Initiatives Duties:
  • Formulate and develop innovative support concepts which minimize cost while maintaining aircraft availability.
• Communication Duties:
  • Communicate and thereby represents the AV PMO PSM both internally and externally. All actions are performed with the clear and fundamental understanding that these actions are in primary support of the AV PMO PSM and Deputy PSM.
  • Assist in the coordination and delivery of information and capabilities briefing for the program reviews and presentations.
  • Develop presentations on program status accomplishmentsandprogress to all levels of DoD JPO Governance Forumsand industry.
• Integration Duties:
  • Interfaces with AV PMO leads and report internally as well as directly with the senior staff personnel of offices internal to AV PMO PSM and also with industry. This interaction is most often a coordinating and collaboration function and not a direct report relationship the critical purpose of this position is enabling coordinating and maximizing the actions of others to integrate across organization operations and enhance the ability of the AV PMO PSM to conduct analysis and make informed decisions impacting directly on the program. These decisions will have significant development operational and programmatic impacts for the entire life cycle of the program.
  • Integration between with AV PMO PSM and other JPO functionals (e.g. Security OSI/PJ) branch teams and AV PMO Senior Staff and Functionals.
  • Represent the Program at meetings conferences and workshops.
  • Assist in reporting periodic and comprehensive assessments and evaluations of Country program goals and objectives that will provide a basis for longrange planning to improve F35 Program management.
  • Monitor and track status onPMOand JPO GovernanceAction Items.
  • Assures that all planning is fully integrated with the overall program Team effort and that of other participating services agencies and countries when involved.

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  be successful in this role you will have:

  • Ability to obtain/maintain an active Secret Clearance
  • 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.
  • Masters Degree in Business Management or related discipline
    • Or a Bachelors degree plus 4 years of program analysis and planning experience 14 years total)
  • Experience in program management technical or business analysis discipline in weapon systems acquisition and life cycle management
  • A minimum of six 6 years out of ten 10 recent work experience related to analysis and planning
  • At least three 3 years in support of a Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP).
  • Knowledge of the principles policies and practices of system acquisition to plan organize and coordinate critical aspects of the development production deployment and sustainment of systems subsystems and equipment.
  • Knowledge of the FAR for the development of contracts and contract modifications required for the acquisition of logistics supportability products.
  • Demonstrated experience in the program/project status schedules and DoD reporting.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of Service and OSD policy and documentation related to PPBE life cycle management of military acquisition programs (as specified in the DoD 5000 series) to include DoD Instruction (DoDI) 5000.2 DoD Directive (DODD) 5530.03 and the International Cooperation in Acquisition Technology and Logistics (IC in AT&L) Handbook.
  • Up to 10 Travel

  Addtional Desired Skill:

  • 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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