Journeyman Program Manager

Expertise and Functions

Program & Acquisition Management

• Provide program-level acquisition support to the Program Manager (PM) and Integrated Product Team (IPT) Leads to ensure disciplined execution, acquisition battle rhythm, and delivery of warfighter capability

• Advise program leadership on overall program health and options to maintain cost, schedule, and performance objectives

• Interpret, coordinate, and execute acquisition project assignments; identify and resolve issues with significant impact to acquisition and sustainment efforts

• Compare program direction and plans for alignment and consistency across stakeholders

• Monitor and assess program integration plans and interface control between systems

Acquisition Strategy & Policy Compliance

• Plan, evaluate, and implement acquisition strategies across traditional acquisition, Middle Tier of Acquisition (MTA), and Urgent Capability pathways.

• Provide non-technical acquisition expertise and guidance in accordance with DoD and Air Force acquisition policies, directives, and instructions

• Identify and resolve policy disconnects; provide policy interpretation and recommendations to program leadership

• Track acquisition reform initiatives and recommend updates to programs impacted by policy changes

Contracting, RFP & Source Selection Support

• Provide program management inputs to RFPs, including system requirements, SOWs, SRDs, CDRLs, and evaluation criteria

• Develop source selection strategies and provide administrative and evaluation support.
• Review and track prime contractor deliverables, schedules, and contractual performance
• Draft contractual correspondence related to program management issues

Program Reporting & Senior Leadership Briefings

• Develop, prepare, and review acquisition reports and statutory documentation in support of milestone decisions and program oversight
• Support preparation of senior-level briefings, graphics, schedules, and program status updates
• Maintain recurring program documentation such as MARs, APBs, DAES inputs, SARs, and supplemental acquisition reports
• Utilize DoD-mandated and specialized systems to support reporting, documentation, and execution

Risk, Schedule & Performance Management

• Develop, maintain, and execute program risk management plans; facilitate risk identification, analysis, handling, and monitoring
• Support risk management boards and working groups; document outcomes and action items
• Analyze contractor and subcontractor risk management processes
• Coordinate with program scheduling personnel and correlate EVM cost performance data with Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) CDRLs

Financial & Funding Support

• Provide direct support for preparation and submission of funding documents, including purchase requests, MIPRs, and obligation/spend plans
• Support cost and schedule reduction initiatives across acquisition and development efforts
• Evaluate funding realism and cost impacts in support of acquisition strategies and execution decisions

Advisory & Leadership Support

• Provide expert acquisition and program management guidance to division chiefs and program/project managers
• Advise PMs on best-practice program management principles to improve processes, increase efficiency, and achieve cost avoidance
• Support life-cycle logistics considerations and operational supportability planning
• Other duties as assigned