Sr Program Manager

McCallie Associates Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Alutiiq LLC is accepting applications for a Senior Program / Operations Manager to lead contractor support for one of the U.S. Space Forces most strategically important mission areas: missile warning tracking and defense. You will sit at Space Systems Commands Space Sensing directorate at Los Angeles AFB leading a multi-disciplinary team of aerospace electrical electronics and industrial engineers supporting the acquisition development and sustainment of next-generation missile warning satellite and ground systems including Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) and modernization of Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) capabilities.

This is the senior contractor leadership position on the mission area and will be the day-to-day face of the contractor team to the Government Mission Director the integrator across 30 engineers and analysts and the accountable manager for performance cost schedule and personnel decisions. The mission is operationally significant: the systems your team supports are how the United States detects tracks and characterizes ballistic missile and hypersonic threats globally in real time 24/7.

• Lead the contractor team supporting a Space Force missile warning mission area; integrate engineering operations cybersecurity and acquisition support across multiple satellite and ground programs
• Serve as the senior contractor point of contact for the Government Mission Director Division Chief Contracting Officers Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer
• Manage workforce assignment surge support leave coverage and personnel substitutions; maintain workforce stability and minimize turnover impact
• Participate in and lead Government program reviews technical interchange meetings integrated product team (IPT) sessions and working groups
• Provide senior input to Space Force planning and budgeting cycles including Program Objective Memorandum (POM) exercises annual POM updates execution and spend plan reviews and out-year funding profile development
• Optimize cross-program resource use direct functional experts across multiple missile warning programs to maximize cost schedule and performance efficiency
• Forecast manage and control task order costs including travel ODCs and labor utilization
• Oversee preparation and quality of monthly status reports trip reports and the data accession list; lead corrective action on any non-conforming deliverables
• Manage subcontractor relationships and work distribution; ensure no organizational conflicts of interest; enforce non-disclosure agreements
• Verify all team personnel maintain required clearances CAC access and information system compliance
• Lead phase-in transition and onboarding for the mission area; execute weekly transition reviews during the first three months of performance

This opportunity is for a POTENTIAL CONTRACT award and is contingent upon the contract being awarded. Consideration for a potential contract may require a signed letter of intent. If the contract is awarded another position posting will be available on the Company Careers portal.

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at start of employment
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelors degree in Engineering Physics Mathematics Computer Science Business Administration Program Management or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing or leading Department of Defense or Intelligence Community space missile or sensor system programs with at least 5 years in a contractor program management deputy PM IPT lead mission area manager or equivalent senior leadership role on a DoD professional services or SETA contract
• Direct programmatic engineering or operational experience with at least one of: missile warning satellite systems (DSP SBIRS Next-Gen OPIR); missile tracking and defense systems; overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) sensors; or strategic/tactical missile warning ground systems
• Demonstrated experience managing teams of 20 technical personnel under firm-fixed-price time-and-materials or cost-plus-fixed-fee contract structures
• Working knowledge of DoD acquisition processes (DoDI 5000.02 AFI 63-101/20-101) the USSF acquisition pathways and the PPBE/POM/APOM cycle
• Strong written and verbal communication including comfort briefing general officers Senior Executive Service civilians and senior contracting officials

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in a technical management or acquisition discipline
• Prior direct support to SSC/SN SMC or predecessor Space Force / Air Force space organizations
• Familiarity with Space Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) frameworks and SSC standards (SSC-G-1201 SSC-S-001)
• Experience supporting OASIS GSA Schedule or other IDIQ task order management

Expected salary range:$235000 to $290000 per year