Program Manager B

Overview

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Credence has an immediate need for a Program Manager who will be primarily responsible for supporting the B‑52 Stratofortress Division (AFLCMC WBD) at Wright Patterson AFB, OH.

The B‑52 Stratofortress division protects our nation by modernizing and sustaining the B‑52 fleet and ensuring continued AF power projection. With a 60‑year history as the backbone of the nation’s nuclear deterrence operations, the current fleet of 76 B‑52H aircraft is capable of deploying the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory and supports multiple combatant command operations. This division provides world‑class expertise and technical services, ensuring the operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness of war‑winning capabilities.

It also maintains the airworthiness of the B‑52 Stratofortress throughout its projected service life, which extends to 2050.

• Manage and organize resources and personnel to meet task objectives and explore new approaches as needed. The Contractor shall independently contribute to project/program initiatives supporting the Government in delivering war fighting capabilities for the B‑1, B‑2, and/or B‑52 programs, hereafter referred to as “Bomber” programs, at WPAFB and TAFB. This includes investigating, analyzing, and developing solutions for project/program efforts and applying expertise to acquisition management across multiple domains such as logistics, cost estimation, and production.
• Apply an understanding of current DoD and Air Force acquisition instructions and support the acquisition program management of life cycle requirements. This includes providing expertise across various acquisition initiatives for Bomber programs, coordinating efforts across geographically separated teams, and assisting the IPT Lead and Government CO in executing contracting efforts to meet critical program milestones.
• Assist with the development and coordination of documentation, including but not limited to MOAs/MOUs, SOOs, PWSs, SOWs, RFPs, UONs, ICDs, CDDs, CPDs, Service/Air Force Core Function Master Plan (CFMPs), AOAs, sustainment metrics, technical reviews, and life cycle cost, modeling and simulation. Additionally, the Contractor shall support the consolidation of inputs from functional resources into common documents and assist in planning for the accomplishment of various program milestones.
• Support the review of weapon system contractor proposals and provide a non‑voting, advisory role for source selections on acquisition‑related requirements. Additionally, the Contractor shall assist in supporting acquisition‑related milestone reviews, such as Materiel Development Decisions and Milestones A/B/C, as well as program reviews like SRRs, PDRs, CDRs, and others as applicable.
• Provide support for risk management, project management, process improvement, and logistics activities. This includes participation in meetings such as TIMs, Life Cycle Integration Team (LCIT) activities, IPT activities, and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups.
• Assist in collecting and managing programmatic inputs for the acquisition and upgrades of applicable Bomber Division aircraft configurations. This includes providing program knowledge for developing responses to internal and external program inquiries and effectively communicating recommendations to higher management.
• Assist in producing or reviewing products such as BCAs, trade‑off studies, and written acquisition strategies. The Contractor shall support…