Program Manager ISR​/SOF

Overview

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Credence has an immediate need for a Program Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance / Special Operations Forces (ISR/SOF) Directorate at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH.

The Air Force Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) has the collective Air Force Materiel Command mission responsibility for equipping our war-fighters to win the fight.

• Apply knowledge and experience in acquisition program management philosophy, policies and procedures to systems, subsystems, equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.
• Manage and organize resources and personnel needed to efficiently and effectively meet the objectives of each task, and explore new approaches as applicable within the performance of these tasks.
• Assign personnel to provide services as described below in execution of the SOF & PR Division acquisition management support requirements.
• Assist with developing integrated risk management plans and strategies.
• Assist with analyzing and preparing draft recommendations relating to weapon system contractor production changes for Government consideration.
• Assist with writing, reviewing, and editing program documentation with the goal of ensuring weapon system changes are accurately identified and recorded.
• Assist with reviewing Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) and Contract Change Proposals (CCPs).
• Participate in fact-finding and support the Configuration Control Board (CCB) process.
• Assist with performing analysis of problems and issues confirmed by the Government as requiring additional support, including identification of potential impacts/risks to programs and mitigation/avoidance strategies.
• Provide support for strategic scheduling and planning documentation such as the Integrated Master Plan (IMP) and the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and develop a reporting framework for event-based activities during the work efforts.
• Develop, analyze, and maintain a master integrated program schedule from concept exploration to fielding a system, evaluate contractor schedules against Government schedules, and conduct risk assessments on schedules as needed.
• Assist with planning for program milestones and reviews.
• Perform analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action.
• Provide a program assessment for integration of documentation to ensure consistency with program strategy and across all milestone documentation.
• Provide inputs, draft, coordinate with the appropriate division and other Government agencies, adjudicate comments, and produce final versions of coordinated milestone documents and assessments.
• Develop and collect technical data and inputs for staff summary packages to support coordination and signature of documents for milestone approval.
• Gather program information and conduct analyses as required by program managers and leadership.
• Assist in improving internal management processes by recommending alternatives to management.
• Participate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs).
• Assist in translating user requirements documents into weapon system contract RFP documentation.
• Assist with developing and documenting recommended program management inputs for PWSs, Contract Data Requirement Lists (CDRLs), and other acquisition documentation for assigned programs.
• Assist with leading/support activities including planning meetings/offsites, facilitating meetings, developing documents, and attending specialized meetings as required; responsibilities include preparing agendas, slides, and recording action items.
• Provide advisory assistance and draft documentation support for efforts including briefings, letters, and planning/coordination support for meetings.
• Assist with writing, coordinating, staffing, and maintaining program documentation related to requirements, cost, schedule, performance, risk, impacts, and status of the program.
• Attend and support reviews, audits and working group meetings (PMRs, PDRs, CDRs, TIMs, TPWGs, TRRs) with duties as necessary such as…