The United States Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) in Boulder, Colorado is searching for an Acquisition Program Manager for SYD 84 (NH-1101-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
The Acquisition Program Manager for the BGIF & TAP Lab is a key member of the leadership team, responsible for organizing, directing, and overseeing the execution of mission activities across a workforce of 100+ personnel. The BGIF/TAP Lab staff includes a diverse mix of Government Civilians, Military members, Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) personnel, System Engineering and Integration (SE&I), System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA), and support services contractors.

This position encompasses two distinct role emphases aligned to the missions of the BGIF and the TAP Lab. While core leadership, acquisition, and workforce management responsibilities are common across both, the focus areas and required expertise differ:

BGIF-Focused Role (Infrastructure & Contractual Oversight): This role emphasizes contractual and operational oversight of infrastructure and facilities activities. The Acquisition Program Manager leads and manages personnel responsible for day-to-day facility operations, infrastructure sustainment, and contractor performance, ensuring mission continuity and compliance. This role carries significant responsibility for serving as a Contractor Officer's Representative (COR), providing oversight of $100M+ in support services contracts that enable BGIF operations in support of RDT&E execution.
TAP Lab-Focused Role (RDT&E & Technical Program Management):

This role emphasizes research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) efforts with a strong technical orientation. The Acquisition Program Manager oversees multidisciplinary technical teams, manages advanced development programs, and supports AI/ML and emerging technology initiatives. This role requires hands-on familiarity with technical program execution, coordination across government and contractor teams, and leadership of both personnel and complex development efforts.

Candidates will be considered for one or both roles based on background, experience, and mission needs. Regardless of assignment, the Acquisition Program Manager is expected to provide leadership, ensure effective acquisition and contract execution, and enable the successful delivery of BGIF and TAP Lab mission objectives.


Ideal Candidate:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to operate effectively within integrated product teams composed of highly diverse and technically sophisticated subject matter experts. A background in acquisition and business management is desirable, particularly experience supporting or executing multi-million-dollar projects in a high-performing, innovative environment. Candidates should possess either a strong business operations background or a solid technical foundation appropriate to mission needs. This position offers an opportunity to apply project management principles and training while gaining hands-on experience managing cost, schedule, and performance across mission-critical technology RDT&E efforts.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S Citizen.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret / SCI security clearance.
• Safeguards classified or sensitive budget-related information and/or files.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
• Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
• PCS / Incentive funding is authorized.
• This position is designated as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): 20 days a year.
• Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
• This position is designated a NON-CRITICAL APDP position.

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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