FMS Acquisition Manager, Journeyman

The candidate will demonstrate an understanding of DoD acquisition processes and analytical methods or techniques to gather analyze and evaluate information required by the USG; assist in drawing conclusions and devising solutions to problems relating to improvement of acquisition effectiveness and compliance; assist with developing and drafting acquisition documentation and assisting with quality control; assist with performing work measurement studies program or operations efficiency reviews cost studies or workload change impact analyses; and rely upon and use automated management information systems in performing fact finding analytical and advisory functions.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Support key acquisition events and reviews as needed such as: System Requirements Reviews (SRR) Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) Critical Design Reviews (CDR) Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) Technical Coordination Meetings (TCM) Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) Production Readiness Reviews (PRR) and others as applicable.
• Assist with establishing and maintaining databases and assist in the development and analysis of key program metrics.
• Assist with tracking technical metrics and reporting status.
• Apply an understanding of DoD and AF program/project analysis to assist with planning organizing completing and presenting assessments of program/project activity management concepts analyses studies and procedures to the USG; Assist with performing analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action; Evaluate implications of existing or proposed projects programs processes and policies/laws and recommend improvements to the USG
• Support the development review and approval processes for requirements document development and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process and staffing; Assist in translating user requirements documents such as the Capability Development Document (CDD) Capability Production Document (CPD) and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) into Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation for the directorate.
• Support USG implementation of policies processes and tools for capability planning and development; Assist capabilities managers in arranging and supporting High Powered Teams (HPTs) for capabilities development; Assist in developing and implementing capability based planning processes for AFMC; Assist in facilitating AFMC support to Capability Review and Risk Assessment (CRRA) and integrate AFMC/Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) capability based planning activities and by providing input for Integrated Summits (I-SUMMITs).
• Promote the use of Modeling Simulation & Analysis (MS&A) throughout the acquisition lifecycle process and foster the development and maintenance of common use MS&A tools useful to the divisions/groups/industry.
• Assist in integration of intelligence information and infrastructure to ensure cross-enterprise capabilities planning and system acquisition.
• Provide support for all aspects of program cost schedule and performance; Assist with Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs) data calls and reviews; Support and assist in planning organizing and managing of general and critical aspects of the development production and/or deployment of the systems subsystems and equipment as well as the acquisition program management of the full life cycle requirements.
• Develop and collect technical data and inputs for staff summary packages to support coordination and signature of all associated documents for milestone approval.
• Assist in producing or supporting the development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost schedule and performance.
• Assist with developing analyzing reporting and maintaining schedules and metrics that are needed to track program status; Assist with providing schedule analysis of overarching program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with knowledge of OEM-specific scheduling tools or other tools mandated by the USG and integration techniques. Assist with applying EVM principles and program control best practices in order to evaluate and report program health and status. The Contractor shall provide informal scheduling training to program team members as required. The Contractor shall use Microsoft Project or other scheduling tools as required
• Interface and coordinate with lateral USG organizations including but not limited to headquarters major commands aircraft wings/squadrons test agencies and USAF Centers or other external agencies to accomplish assigned tasks; Assist with the resolution of programmatic issues including but not be limited to interfacing/querying Air Staff Air Force Major Command and DoD personnel; Assist with documenting the status decisions and open actions to be resolved because of inquiries and deliver executive-quality products to the USG.
• Assist with providing technical support planning for coordinating and participating in integrated program reviews and conferences including but not limited to the following: executive readiness technical budget design weapon system requirement working groups supportability and management reviews. Support shall include the management of the action item process following each review. The Contractor shall assist with program briefings and reports by gathering information preparing charts presenting briefings and providing other support as needed.
• Support DAG and PEG processes including but not limited to Execution Reviews Monthly Acquisition Report (MAR) Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) Selected Acquisition Reports (SAR) other acquisition reports and the Task Management Tool (TMT).
• Participate in process improvement activities as members of or advisors to Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs)
• Shall assist in determining program progress and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management.
• Program knowledge for developing and coordinating responses to taskers in response to internal and external program inquiries.
• Shall utilize and maintain knowledge in Security Assistance (SA) technology transfer disclosure and releasability export/import compliance risk management program/project management Total Package Approach (TPA) logistics support and sustainment technical data management contractor services and training/training support.
• Shall assist in maintaining and updating program/project management documents developing standard plans and operating instructions/procedures financial management developing and maintaining IMS and critical path models identifying assessing and documenting acquisition and acquisition logistics resource requirements evaluating and responding to Letters of Request (LOR) formulating Letter of Offer and Acceptance Data (LOAD) and Manpower Requirements Packages (MRP).
• Shall maintain a current U.S. passport and be willing to travel to foreign Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) locations.
• Shall assist in the review of documentation correspondence reports and data submitted by other contractors USG stakeholders and support agencies international partners and other agencies for Government review and release development coordinate and implement as appropriate a Government response(s) with the relevant directorate or division Security Assistance Program Manager (SAPM) management authority or action agency.

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