Acquisition Program Manager

The United States Space Force (USSF) Headquarters (HQ) Communications, Information Technology, and Cyber Operations (CTIO) at the Pentagon is searching for an Acquisition Program Manager (NH-1101-04, GS 14/15 equivalent).

Description:
As a Senior Acquisition Program Manager for the United States Space Force, you will be a recognized technical and functional authority, translating senior leadership's strategic goals into executable programs and policies that directly enable the warfighter. This role moves beyond managing cost, schedule, and performance, empowering you to direct highly complex projects with long-term impact, lead and integrate the efforts of multiple teams, and mentor the next generation of acquisition talent. You will be the trusted expert leadership seeks for solutions, responsible for formulating organizational strategies, resolving mission-critical problems with senior management, and briefing strategic vision, all while optimizing resources and fostering a cooperative, high-performing environment. We seek a decisive and accountable leader who thrives on calculated risk and disciplined critical thinking, ready to deliver Digital Combat Power and help achieve Space Superiority.

The ideal candidate is a recognized technical and functional authority with demonstrated, progressive experience leading and managing acquisition programs of significant complexity, cost, and schedule risk. This individual must possess a proven ability to convert strategic goals into executable programs and policies, integrate the efforts of multiple teams, and provide strategic direction to resolve mission-critical problems in collaboration with senior management and customers. A Bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred) in a relevant business, technical, or management discipline is required, and prior experience in DoD/Space Force/DAF acquisition-coded positions is highly desirable. Key to this role are exceptional leadership and mentoring skills, disciplined critical thinking, and clear oral and written communication, enabling the candidate to formulate strategies, optimize resources, and foster a collaborative environment where they are sought out for solutions.

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Expert knowledge of processes and procedures related to program management and strategic planning activities needed to lead projects and/or studies within established financial and time constraints.
2. Advanced knowledge of project management, performance tools, and cost estimating methods sufficient to design systems and processes that improve performance and resilience of information systems.
3. Skilled in developing interpersonal relationships, leading initiatives, planning, organizing, prioritizing work to meet changing deadlines, advising senior leadership or IT Specialists through oral and written communication to advance solutions or projects.
4. Ability to apply methods and practices for system of system design, development, integration, and improving systems to solve complex problems, provide solutions that maximize capability for customers, and maintain relationships with industry and other activities to provide awareness of state of the art technology.
5. Ability to encourage new ideas and innovations, manage human, financial, and information resources strategically, and build coalitions to achieve common goals.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to pre-employment drug testing as a condition of employment, and participation in random drug testing.
• Required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• The employee must meet the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) requirements applicable to the duties of the position.
• This position has been designated as a Non-Critical Acquisition Position and is covered by the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
• PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 45 days per year.
• Incentive is not authorized.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first

Qualifications

The 1101 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

Resume:You must submit a resume that may NOT exceed two pages, and the font size should not be smaller than 10 pts. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume exceeds two pages or is illegible/unreadable. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume must provide:

1. Personal information - your full name, email and mailing addresses, phone number
2. Education information - the name of the school and the dates you attended
3. Work experience - paid and unpaid work with the following information:
   • Job title
   • Detailed duties and accomplishments
   • Employer's name and address
   • Supervisor's name and phone number
   • Starting and ending dates (If actual dates are not known, provide your best-estimated timeframes.)
   • Hours per week
   • Salary, if applicable
4. Other qualifications - skills, certifications/licenses, honors, awards, special accomplishments, and job-related training courses

College Transcripts (if applicable): Please see the Education section of this announcement for detailed information about transcripts.

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