Senior Program Manager

Job Title:

Senior Program Manager

Location:

Washington, DC Minimum

Clearance Required:

Top Secret/SCI security clearance required Travel: 10% ability to CONUS and OCONUS travel as needed

This position requires a Top Secret/SCI U.S. Government Security Clearance on day 1 of employment. U.S. Citizenship status is required, as this position necessitates an active U.S. Government Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. citizens are not eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance process for industry applicants.

Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations, and illegal drug use.

As a Senior Program Manager, you will be responsible for applying United States Air Force (USAF) subject matter expertise (SME) in air, space and ground systems engineering, program management (PM), and rapid acquisition processes to provide objective-based information and analysis to key decision-makers. Support will focus on cradle-to-grave programmatic aspects of the RC-135 aircraft fleet (RC/TC/WC-135) and associated systems including the Royal Air Force (RAF) United Kingdom-RIVET JOINT (UK-RJ) RC-135 program.

Provide advice, track, and formulate budget, programmatic and strategic insight into related operational mission areas/capabilities. SME Critical Mission Support (CMS) includes Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2), Electromagnetic Battle Management-Joint (EMBM-J), Air Command & Control (AirC2), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) acquisition programs, and liaison on supported/responsible interest areas while coordinating across the Headquarters Air Force (HAF) staff to ensure alignment of Joint, Coalition, Combatant Commands (CCMD) s, Services and BIG SAFARI Program Management Office (PMO) goals/objectives for RC-135 viability.

Position will work closely with relevant Program Element Monitors (PEMs) to ensure programmatic interests/objectives are represented and attained while also supporting, mentoring and developing PEM capabilities.

• Top Secret/SCI security clearance required
• Master's Degree is required.
• 20+ years of ISR experience.
• 5 years of supervisory or management with HQ USAF/ACC experience.
• At least 15 years of experience working in leadership/advisory position within the DOD, preferably USAF.
• At least 10 years of experience working in developing ISR requirements.
• At least 10 years of experience with Performance Based Acquisition.
• At least 8 years of experience in higher headquarters (HHQ) assignments (e.g., HAF, USSTRATCOM, ACC, etc.)

• Combine analytical planning, strategic analyses, negotiating acumen and organizational management to liaise between CCMDs, Services, Coalition partners, Intelligence Community (IC) Agencies, Major Commands (MAJCOM), Numbered Air Forces (NAF), BIG SAFARI's RC-135 PMO, and Defense Commercial/Industry partners to enhance RC-135 fleet, programs, processes, initiatives, experiments, etc.
• Coordinate with USAF PMs to plan, review, support and execute relevant acquisition initiatives, ISR programs, initiatives and capabilities experiments.
• Apply senior-level airpower employment SME with skills in business/acquisition processes to further RC-135 fleet capabilities.
• Independently develop/recommend potential implementing actions while constrained with no clear resolution nor acceptable, readily apparent alternatives/solutions with only broadly defined guidance.
• Represent HAF-assigned organization and other Service echelons required in meetings/ discussions with senior-level government/commercial participants to explore problem areas and formulate programmatic strategies.
• Foster collaborative development, production, and standardization of RC-135 fleet/enterprise airframe capabilities, ISR system, and programmatic processes.
• Independently organize and…