Program Manager III

Job Title

Program Management Associate

Contract position

OH - OH US (Primary)

Bachelor's Level Degree

Full-time

Responsibilities:

• Ensure program management personnel possess deep knowledge of DoDI 5000.02 and 5000.75 acquisition policies and procedures.
• Apply program management expertise to FMS and USAF systems in procurement, post-award, and lifecycle logistics management.
• Utilize qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity of acquisition programs.
• Assist program managers in assessing cost and schedule compliance and provide alternative solutions to emerging problems.
• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally through acquisition documentation, plans, and briefings.
• Research, analyze, and assess weapon systems acquisition across development, production, and deployment phases.
• Develop plans and strategies to meet performance, cost, and schedule goals.
• Create and support development of acquisition reports such as Defense Acquisition Executive Summaries (DAES) and Monthly Activity Reports (MARs).
• Support program management and senior‑level reviews, including IMP and IMS reviews.
• Create and present acquisition task updates and program status briefings to senior management.
• Apply understanding of DoD and AF project analysis to assess and present project activities, concepts, and studies.
• Evaluate existing or proposed projects, policies, or laws and suggest improvements to the Government point of contact (POC).
• Support the PM and acquisition team in organizing program management tasks and analysis.
• Prepare and assess program management concepts, studies, and analysis with detailed presentations.
• Support acquisition strategy planning and develop documentation for pre‑ and post‑award phases.
• Participate in milestone planning, schedule tracking, briefings, coordination, and decision documentation.
• Coordinate and interface with other USG organizations (HQ, MAJCOMs, wings, test agencies, AF centers) as needed.
• Resolve programmatic issues through interaction with Air Staff, MAJCOM, and DoD; document inquiries and prepare executive‑quality products.
• Build and maintain program databases; analyze key metrics; support risk management planning and briefings.
• Develop, track, and report program schedules and metrics; apply Earned Value Management (EVM) to evaluate program health.
• Demonstrate understanding of DoD acquisition processes, analytical methods, and compliance improvement techniques.
• Conduct work measurement, program efficiency, cost, or workload studies using automated management systems.
• Apply knowledge of contracting policies to develop solutions for both pre‑ and post‑award acquisition challenges.
• Sign NDAs for access to proprietary information in support of source selections and proposal reviews.
• Apply acquisition initiatives such as NDI, COTS, FAA‑certified items, performance‑based business environments, EVMS, and Agile/Evolutionary Acquisition.
• Plan, manage, and support development, production, and deployment of systems and subsystems.
• Use acquisition procedures and analytical techniques to support program managers and mission partners.
• Understand and apply AF acquisition regulations across technical and functional disciplines (engineering, logistics, quality, etc.).
• Support training system requirements from design through sustainment, including SIMCERT, site planning, and field integration.
• Provide analysis support in technical domains such as foreign disclosure, test and deployment, production, and configuration management.
• Support ISD and TSA management processes, proposal/courseware reviews, and program management meetings.
• Attend and support program meetings, record minutes, track milestones, develop briefings, and coordinate decisions and risk strategies.
• Prepare briefings for government review; support program funding documents and implementation planning.
• Assist in resolving program management issues and reviewing documentation for improvements.
• Support development of Should Cost/Will Cost estimates and POM budget programming into the FYDP.
• Prepare documentation for MDD and Milestones A, B, and C, including ASP…