Program Manager (Expert - Lifecycle Acquisition) - iQuasar
Springfield, VA
About the Job
Overall Assignment Description:
Provide Acquisition Program Management to a Government lead and team that:
Provides acquisition strategy program management services to senior management.
Works across customer directorates to help the Government coordinate development of new
and/or modified/enhanced capabilities for operational use.
Provides technical guidance to the Government Point of Contact (GPOC) on programmatic
matters related to lifecycle engineering.
Provides program management guidance in service frameworks and models, agile engineering
processes, and industry best practices to achieve GEOINT mission.
Duties may include:
Provide technical, financial, schedule and risk management guidance to the project, program or
Program Management Office (PMO).
Provide support to the drafting of interagency agreements and other documents required for the
execution of AF9's and MIPR's.
Provide business executive support in linking Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and
Budget Planning with Budget Execution and Control.
Provide programmatic risk assessments, mitigation strategies and risk burn down plans to
achieve the desired program results.
Support coordination of cost estimates and technical work scope with the PMO and appropriate
project or program teams.
Interface with IC organizational areas, end users/customers including foreign and domestic
agencies to identify and mitigate risks, develop and manage budgets, create and maintain
schedules that ensure technical results and program performance.
Provide program management support to IC Management in strategic business planning,
business development activities, product concept development and Information Technology
engineering.
Ensure programmatic alignment and adherence to the customer Vision, Planning and Programs
Support the development, coordination and governance management of Request for Change
(RFC's) and Engineering Change Proposal (ECPs) requirements documents.
Ensure the technical maintenance and configuration management of program and project plans,
Concept of Operations (CONOPS), architecture diagrams, and other key program documents.
Support the preparation of briefing packages for the Acquisition Governance Process and other
related governance boards.
Support the coordination of program management between the Engineering Divisions
Support IC Steering Groups, Advisory Groups and Governance Boards.
Support Enterprise Release Planning.
Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA's) and / or Assessments
Support cross functional/cross geographical team meetings.
Maintain PMO artifacts using approved software, tools and processes.
Provide acquisition program management expertise in lean six-sigma strategies and execution;
working knowledge of agile methods, practices and execution; or working knowledge of Scaled
Agile Framework (SAFe) methods and applications.
Monitor validation and verification of engineering results and deliverable to ensure the highest
quality and traceability to requirements.
Skills and Experience:
Required:
MUST HAVE ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE.
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business or a related field such as Economics,
Accounting, or Finance.
15 years of demonstrated specialized experience as a Program Manager in terms of cost,
schedule, performance, and risk management.
Project Management Professional (PMP), DAWIA Level III certification in Program Management
or equivalent specialized experience with Project Management tools and techniques.
Must have at least 20 years of total experience.
Desired:
Demonstrated specialized experience in Cost/ Price analysis, cost estimating or financial
management.
Demonstrated specialized experience in Department of Defense (DoD) and or IC acquisition
processes.
Demonstrated specialized experience with the development and/or review of cost estimates and
the associated technical work scope necessary to achieve stated objectives.
Demonstrated knowledge of the geospatial intelligence mission and its contributions to the
Intelligence Community.
Demonstrated specialized experience in managing Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Incentive Fee,
Cost Plus Award Fee, Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite
Quantity type contracts.
Demonstrated specialized experience in lean six-sigma, Agile or SAFe methods with
demonstrated results.
Demonstrated specialized experience tailoring and using both Agile and Waterfall development
methodologies to support acquisition planning, execution, integration and transition to operations.
Demonstrated specialized experience with the identification of technical issues and proactive
communication of possible impacts.
Demonstrated specialized experience in performing validation and verification of various
engineering results and deliverables to ensure the highest quality results against customer
requirements.
Demonstrated knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Intelligence Community (IC)
Configuration Management (CM) processes.
Demonstrated specialized experience with developing and validating system roadmaps, project
plans and mission capabilities.
Demonstrated specialized experience with Analysis of Alternatives (AoA's).
Provide Acquisition Program Management to a Government lead and team that:
Provides acquisition strategy program management services to senior management.
Works across customer directorates to help the Government coordinate development of new
and/or modified/enhanced capabilities for operational use.
Provides technical guidance to the Government Point of Contact (GPOC) on programmatic
matters related to lifecycle engineering.
Provides program management guidance in service frameworks and models, agile engineering
processes, and industry best practices to achieve GEOINT mission.
Duties may include:
Provide technical, financial, schedule and risk management guidance to the project, program or
Program Management Office (PMO).
Provide support to the drafting of interagency agreements and other documents required for the
execution of AF9's and MIPR's.
Provide business executive support in linking Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and
Budget Planning with Budget Execution and Control.
Provide programmatic risk assessments, mitigation strategies and risk burn down plans to
achieve the desired program results.
Support coordination of cost estimates and technical work scope with the PMO and appropriate
project or program teams.
Interface with IC organizational areas, end users/customers including foreign and domestic
agencies to identify and mitigate risks, develop and manage budgets, create and maintain
schedules that ensure technical results and program performance.
Provide program management support to IC Management in strategic business planning,
business development activities, product concept development and Information Technology
engineering.
Ensure programmatic alignment and adherence to the customer Vision, Planning and Programs
Support the development, coordination and governance management of Request for Change
(RFC's) and Engineering Change Proposal (ECPs) requirements documents.
Ensure the technical maintenance and configuration management of program and project plans,
Concept of Operations (CONOPS), architecture diagrams, and other key program documents.
Support the preparation of briefing packages for the Acquisition Governance Process and other
related governance boards.
Support the coordination of program management between the Engineering Divisions
Support IC Steering Groups, Advisory Groups and Governance Boards.
Support Enterprise Release Planning.
Support Analysis of Alternatives (AoA's) and / or Assessments
Support cross functional/cross geographical team meetings.
Maintain PMO artifacts using approved software, tools and processes.
Provide acquisition program management expertise in lean six-sigma strategies and execution;
working knowledge of agile methods, practices and execution; or working knowledge of Scaled
Agile Framework (SAFe) methods and applications.
Monitor validation and verification of engineering results and deliverable to ensure the highest
quality and traceability to requirements.
Skills and Experience:
Required:
MUST HAVE ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE.
Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems, Business or a related field such as Economics,
Accounting, or Finance.
15 years of demonstrated specialized experience as a Program Manager in terms of cost,
schedule, performance, and risk management.
Project Management Professional (PMP), DAWIA Level III certification in Program Management
or equivalent specialized experience with Project Management tools and techniques.
Must have at least 20 years of total experience.
Desired:
Demonstrated specialized experience in Cost/ Price analysis, cost estimating or financial
management.
Demonstrated specialized experience in Department of Defense (DoD) and or IC acquisition
processes.
Demonstrated specialized experience with the development and/or review of cost estimates and
the associated technical work scope necessary to achieve stated objectives.
Demonstrated knowledge of the geospatial intelligence mission and its contributions to the
Intelligence Community.
Demonstrated specialized experience in managing Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Cost Plus Incentive Fee,
Cost Plus Award Fee, Firm Fixed Price, Time and Materials or Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite
Quantity type contracts.
Demonstrated specialized experience in lean six-sigma, Agile or SAFe methods with
demonstrated results.
Demonstrated specialized experience tailoring and using both Agile and Waterfall development
methodologies to support acquisition planning, execution, integration and transition to operations.
Demonstrated specialized experience with the identification of technical issues and proactive
communication of possible impacts.
Demonstrated specialized experience in performing validation and verification of various
engineering results and deliverables to ensure the highest quality results against customer
requirements.
Demonstrated knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) and/or Intelligence Community (IC)
Configuration Management (CM) processes.
Demonstrated specialized experience with developing and validating system roadmaps, project
plans and mission capabilities.
Demonstrated specialized experience with Analysis of Alternatives (AoA's).
Source : iQuasar