Journeyman Program Manager

McBride Consulting has an exciting opportunity for a Journeyman Program Manager providing support to the Air Traffic System Branch in the Aerospace Management Systems Division (AFLCMC/HBA).

*Position Contingent Upon Position Award*

Responsibilities:

Duties include but not limited to:

Program & Acquisition Management

• Provide program-level acquisition support to the Program Manager (PM) and Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to ensure disciplined execution acquisition battle rhythm and delivery of warfighter capability
  
• Advise program leadership on overall program health and options to maintain cost schedule and performance objectives
  
• Interpret coordinate and execute acquisition project assignments; identify and resolve issues with significant impact to acquisition and sustainment efforts
  
• Compare program direction and plans for alignment and consistency across stakeholders
  
• Monitor and assess program integration plans and interface control between systems
  

Acquisition Strategy & Policy Compliance

• Assist with planning evaluating and implementing acquisition strategies including traditional Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA) and Urgent Capability pathways
  
• Provide non-technical acquisition expertise and guidance in accordance with DoD and Air Force acquisition policies directives and instructions
  
• Identify and resolve policy disconnects; provide policy interpretation and recommendations to program leadership
  
• Track acquisition reform initiatives and recommend updates to programs impacted by policy changes
  

Contracting RFP & Source Selection Support

• Provide program management inputs to RFPs including system requirements SOWs SRDs CDRLs and evaluation criteria
  
• Assist with development of source selection strategies and provide administrative and evaluation support
  
• Review and track prime contractor deliverables schedules and contractual performance
  
• Assist with drafting contractual correspondence related to program management issues
  

Program Reporting & Senior Leadership Briefings

• Develop prepare and review acquisition reports and statutory documentation in support of milestone decisions and program oversight
  
• Support preparation of senior-level briefings graphics schedules and program status updates
  
• Maintain recurring program documentation such as MARs APBs DAES inputs SARs and supplemental acquisition reports
  
• Utilize DoD-mandated and specialized systems to support reporting documentation and execution
  

Risk Schedule & Performance Management

• Develop maintain and execute program risk management plans; facilitate risk identification analysis handling and monitoring
  
• Support risk management boards and working groups; document outcomes and action items
  
• Analyze contractor and subcontractor risk management processes
  
• Coordinate with program scheduling personnel and correlate EVM cost performance data with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) CDRLs
  

Financial & Funding Support

• Provide direct support for preparation and submission of funding documents including purchase requests MIPRs and obligation/spend plans
  
• Support cost and schedule reduction initiatives across acquisition and development efforts
  
• Evaluate funding realism and cost impacts in support of acquisition strategies and execution decisions
  

Advisory & Leadership Support

• Provide expert acquisition and program management guidance to division chiefs and program/project managers
  
• Advise PMs on best-practice program management principles to improve processes increase efficiency and achieve cost avoidance
  
• Support life-cycle logistics considerations and operational supportability planning
  

*Position Contingent Upon Position Award*

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Minimum Required Qualifications

Clearance: Must have an Active Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Bachelors Degree in a related field and 5 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed 3 of which must be in the DoD OR

• 8 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed 5 of which must be in the DoD
  

Technical Skills

• Proficient in records management ensuring compliant document handling and accurate tracking of Directorate and Division-level materials.
  
• Skilled in workflow and tasker/suspense tracking including assigning monitoring and validating action items across complex organizations.
  
• Experienced with staff package editing routing and processing ensuring clarity correctness and timely movement through approval chains.
  
• Strong capability in SharePoint and Office 365 including organizing repositories maintaining structured workflows and managing collaborative documents.
  
• Ability to coordinate Division/Directorate deliverables consolidating inputs from multiple branches and functional leads to produce accurate leadership-ready outputs.
  
• Adept at monitoring and managing task queues and preparing leadership updates on suspense statuses and workflow throughput.
  
• Skilled in supporting meeting coordination including preparing agendas tracking action items and aligning schedules with leadership requirements.
  

Interpersonal Skills

• Collaborates effectively with a diverse team of civilian military and contractor personnel maintaining positive and productive working relationships.
  
• Demonstrates critical thinking and prioritization determining appropriate task assignment levels and aligning workload with strategic goals.
  
• Provides reliable support to Division and Branch leadership anticipating needs communicating clearly and ensuring decision-makers have timely information.
  
• Approaches challenges with innovation and processimprovement mindset identifying opportunities to streamline workflow and enhance operational efficiency.
  
• Maintains a team-oriented servicedriven demeanor navigating competing priorities while keeping communication constructive and professional.
  
• Highly organized and dependable with strong attention to detail ensuring accuracy in records documents and leadership updates.
  
• Comfortable working in fastmoving multi-program environments adapting to shifting priorities and supporting strategic mission objectives.
  

Additional Information

Location: Hanscom

Travel: 10%

Hybrid