DISS Program Manager, SSC/OB Job in Peterson AFB, CO

Summary

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  U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

The United States Space Force (USSF) at Peterson SFB, Colorado Springs, CO is searching for a DISS Program Manager, SSC/OB (NH-1101-03, GS 12/13 equivalent).

Description:
The successful candidate will manage the Detachment Infrastructure Support Services (DISS) contract, valued at ~5M per year. Use their time management and project management skills to plan, schedule, and execute the program management activities and meet deadlines and expectations. Excellent problem-solving abilities enable them to tackle challenges swiftly. Effective communication ensures seamless collaboration with teams and stakeholders. The candidate will gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports suitable for top management use and decision making. Analyze, plan and adjust work operations to meet program requirements and objectives with available resources.

Ideal Candidate:
Experience as a program manager including task management, strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, program oversite as well as an ability to interact with external and internal customers is a plus. Have their Acquisition Program Management Level 2 certification

Key Skills and Abilities:
1. Knowledge of the applicable principles, concepts, policies, and laws; functions, programs, and systems applicable to the duties of logistics contracts and program management and material support; sources, responsibilities, and means for providing assistance and advice to resolve logistics contracts and program management problems; and all aspects of logistics contracts and program management support.
2. Knowledge of government and private industry policies and practices related to business management, industrial management, financial systems, technical concepts, and production practices. Ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate a variety of program information, such as commercial business practices, market conditions, offer acceptability, contractor acceptability, contractor responsibility and/or performance to determine acquisition strategy and sources.
3. Knowledge of the missions, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of the Department of Defense and entities that govern, interface with, and/or influence management control of proposed and ongoing service contracts.
4. Knowledge of methods of supervision to hold others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions of a unit and mentor, motivate, and appraise subordinate staff. Determine objectives, make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions, set priorities, cause change, and accomplish organizationalgoals.
5. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, with technical accuracy and to use computers and a variety of software programs and databases, gather and analyze a variety of program information, make sound judgments concerning program progress, and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management and contractors.
6. Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with individuals and groups within the office as well as outside the immediate work unit and to be persuasive in representing the best interests of the government when dealing with personnel with highly divergent points of view.
7. Ability to plan, organize, analyze problems, translate complex information, make appropriate judgments, evaluate options, conduct research, summarize results, make appropriate recommendations, and manage critical aspects of service contract requirements as related to the assigned functional area and meet deadlines. Ability to compose and edit contract required correspondence, review and analyze directives, develop and brief service contract program related presentations.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed "Unscheduled Telework"
• PCS/Relocation is not authorized.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance.
• Employee must be able to obtain and maintain approval to access the portfolio of Special access Programs required to perform daily duties.
• May be required to handle and safeguard sensitive and/or classified information in accordance with regulations to reduce potential compromise.
• May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
• May be required to travel by military or commercial aircraft in the performance of TDY assignments.
• Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 20 days per year.
• Resumes are to be limited to no more than 5 pages.
• This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
• "This is a cybersecurity position; the employee will attain appropriate DoD approved cybersecurity baseline certificate(s).
• 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.

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