Senior Program Manager, Top Secret

DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Program Manager providing support to the Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management Division (C3BM).

Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) has been tasked with delivering an integrated Department of the Air Force (DAF) Battle Network providing resilient decision advantage and enabling the USAF, USSF, Joint, and Coalition Force to win against the pacing challenge. C3BM supports execution in many different focus areas. C3BM’s main efforts are Architecture and Systems Engineering (ASE), Operational Response Team (ORT), and multiple mission integration teams such as Air, Maritime and multiple acquisitions consisting of both the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) and Space.

The DAF BATTLE NETWORK is the integrated system-of-systems fusing sensors, effectors, and sustainment grids to build situational awareness, make operational decisions, and direct the force to create needed lethal and nonlethal effects in support of the Joint Force Commander’s scheme of maneuver. The DAF PEO C3BM has the responsibility of technically and programmatically integrating the DAF’s larger system-of-systems architecture needed to deliver an integrated Command and Control (C2) core function for the DAF, Joint, and Coalition forces, by teaming with all other DAF PEOs, as needed.

This is a full time position located in Hanscom AFB Bedford, MA.

Essential Job Functions:

Develop overall roadmap for incremental delivery of the DAF BATTLE NETWORK. Coordinate with program offices to develop the increment schedule of capability delivery and track program office progress. Serve as primary interface to program offices as well as Headquarters Air Force and Spaces Force for program planning, budgeting, and execution.

Duties include, but not limited to: 

Applies subject matter expertise to various project/program initiatives

Identifies programmatic issues and develops recommendations to facilitate issue resolution

Advises on all resource management issues pertaining to the evaluation of effective resource performance across the portfolio

Serves as a branch integrator ensuring all programs briefings and charts meet proper format

Advises on responses to senior leadership

Advises the Government program manager on best practice’s

Outlines policy disconnects, interpretation and management of all acquisition efforts

Assist the Program Manager in management of day-to-day program activities, to include: integrated master scheduling, contract actions (including proposal technical evaluations and materials/ labor hours estimating), action item resolution, execution of requirements and plans, management of technical/ program related issues, development of comprehensive rick assessment and mitigation plans, and test support to include operational assessment of advanced technologies

Creates and assists in developing acquisition program documentation required by DOD 5000 series supporting program efforts and acquisition milestones/ reviews applying knowledge of streamlined acquisition policies/ procedures and program management skills

Assist with the definition, development, documentation and management of user requirements; building on existing requirements management processes to identify, review, and approve inherent and new capability needs to support a larger user community and enterprise objective to include assisting in conducting Industry Days, user/requirement working groups, developing implementation strategies, ect.

Prepares RFP documentation consisting of Statement of Objectives, Statement of Work, Program Specifications, Contract Data Requirements Lists, etc. per DOD 5000 series

Supports the development of strategies and associated budgets to efficiently and effectively execute programs, planning, facilitation, coordination of agendas, action items, and technical/program issues related to management, technical and test reviews to include requirements and design reviews, audits, and requirements meetings, etc.

Assists in the development and execution of strategies and budget to efficiently execute programs cost, schedule and technical performance and associated risks

Prepare/update briefings and reports as required

Assist in the development and execution of strategies and budgets to efficiently execute programs

Monitor effectiveness of achieving program/enterprise goals and objectives; to include monitoring cost, schedule and technical performance and associated risks

Required Skills:

Must be a US citizen

Must have and be able to maintain a Top Secret level clearance with SCI eligibility

Bachelor’s Degree in a related field and 10+ years of experience with direct experience in the DoD

Budget experience putting together POM and program budgets for capability modernization and new technology

Capability Roadmap development. Ability to build and maintain roadmaps across multiple systems.

Portfolio Management. Aligning multiple program schedules within a portfolio and tracking execution across the portfolio.

Additional desirable skills include:

Experience with large scale, complex system acquisition

DoD PPBE expertise

Program Management

Location: Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.

Travel: 10%

The proposed salary range for this position is:

Salary Range: $87,934-$140,000

At DCS, we pride ourselves on providing flexibility that allows employees to balance meaningful work with their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for learning and development.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits is designed to support and protect employees and their families. Our robust benefit offerings include medical, dental, 401k, ESOP, PTO, education reimbursement, work/life balance, parental and other leave programs.

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