Program Manager (Assistant Program Manager Acquisition)

Summary

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service. About the Position: This position is located at Fort Belvoir, VA.

Duties

• •Assistant Program Manager responsible for managing new systems through advanced development, production and fielding.
• •Assistant Program Manager responsible for managing new systems through fielded systems undergoing extensive modification, retrofit, or rebuild.
• •Assistant Program Manager responsible for managing new systems through specified categories of critical problem issues associated with one or more fielded systems
• •Develops plans for accomplishment of assigned projects.
• •Develops and establishes the controls necessary to manage internal operations, matrix support and the support of other command and agencies.
• •Establishes priorities, maintains and controls all project milestones and takes necessary action to ensure that all milestones are met or that workarounds are in place to counteract schedule problems.
• •Reviews and evaluates data relating to short and long term technical management, financial objectives and requirements to keep abreast of program progress and anticipated problems.
• •Manages and executive ability and thorough knowledge of the wide range of technical and business specialties used to plan and direct a systems acquisition program.
• •Coordinates system development plans, system product improvement plans and establishes design development objectives with users to ensure system aspects and capabilities are in consonance with user requirements.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: Applicant must have at least one year of specialized experience at the NH-02 (GS-11 equivalent) in the Federal service which includes: Led Army system acquisition programs through development, production, fielding, and major modifications by analyzing technical and financial data to assess program performance and address program issues. Applicants must meet basic eligibility requirements such as minimum qualifications, and other regulatory requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.