Acquisition Program Support Specialist

Position Summary:

The Acquisition Program Support position is responsible for planning organizing and managing resources to support the successful execution of acquisition and program objectives. This role ensures programs and projects are completed within scope schedule and budget constraints while coordinating activities across functional teams subcontractors and stakeholders. The position supports program performance resource management risk mitigation and compliance with organizational and customer requirements.

This role has significant impact on day-to-day program operations and may oversee projects or processes spanning multiple professional areas. Responsibilities include collaborating with program leadership supporting financial and operational objectives and providing guidance coaching and work delegation to junior team members. Strong communication organizational and leadership skills are essential to successfully manage priorities in a dynamic program environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the Site Lead reporting to the Program Manager and Deputy Program Manager
• Lead day-to-day operations of program activities ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Coordinate across engineering technical and operational teams to ensure integrated solutions.
• Monitor / Assist with program performance (cost schedule technical) and and coordinate corrective actions with the PM / DPM.
• Support development and execution of program plans schedules and budgets.
• Identify assess and mitigate risks; maintain risk registers and mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders including customers leadership and technical teams.
• Conducted program analysis and provided recommendations to improve operational efficiency acquisition strategy and resource allocation.
• Monitor Subcontractor performance and execution of work on site and report issues to the PM / DPM.
• Author Statements of Work (SOWs) and associated documentation to formalize and track subcontractor performance
• Will be responsible for working with operations management financial support staff and contracts/subcontracts officers in managing a large CPFF contract.
• Facilitate Meetings working groups and Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to ensure effective communication and collaboration across organizations.
• Developed and maintained acquisition documentation program schedules risk management plans briefing materials and status reports.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree with 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters degree with 6 years of prior relevant experience. Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Demonstrated experience supporting or managing complex multi-domain programs.
• Strong understanding of engineering lifecycle processes (e.g. systems engineering software development or hardware integration).
• Proven ability to track cost schedule and performance metrics.
• Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification or equivalent.
• Proven leadership experience managing programs with diverse locations and 20 personnel.
• Experience supporting complex defense contracts specifically with the Air Force
• Familiarity with Agile DevSecOps or systems engineering frameworks.
• Possess strong problem-solving organizational and verbal/written communication skills to be able to adapt communication style to suit different audiences.

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