Senior Integration Program Manager

Applied Research Solutions is seeking a Senior Integration Program Manager to work with the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Special Operations Forces (ISR & SOF) Directorate located at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, MD.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assist with developing the program's budget, Program Objective Memorandum (POM) submission, requirements development, and Congressional responses
• Assist the Joint Program Office to execute an annual Air Force and USSOCOM budget
• Apply knowledge and experience in acquisition program management philosophy policies and procedures to systems, subsystems, equipment procurement activities, post award program management tasks and throughout their life cycles
• Assign personnel to provide services as described below in execution of the CV-22 Division acquisition management support requirements
• Assist with program analysis, planning, organizing, and presenting program activities, including program management concepts, analyses, studies and procedures, Program Management Reviews, studies, briefings, and Program Executive Officer Reviews
• Assist with configuration control and the review and data analysis using the PMRT Mar App (Program Management Resource Tool - Monthly Activity Report Application)
• Assist with developing integrated risk management plans and strategies, as well as draft recommendations relating to weapon system contractor production changes
• Assist with writing, reviewing and editing program documentation with the goal of ensuring weapon system changes are accurately identified and recorded
• Assist with reviewing engineering change proposals and contract change proposals, participate in fact-finding, and support the configuration control board process
• Support reviews and data analysis including Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting in the Monthly Acquisition Report (MAR), Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) and Selected Acquisition Report (SAR)
• Assist with configuration control of electronic checklists through the Management Internal Control Toolset (MICT)
• Provide support for strategic scheduling and planning documentation such as the integrated master plan and the integrated master schedule
• Perform analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action
• Provide a program assessment for integration of documentation to ensure consistency with program strategy and consistency across all milestone documentation
• Participate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to product/process improvement working groups
• Assist in translating user requirements documents into Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation
• Assist with developing and documenting recommended program management inputs for Performance Work Statement (PWS), and other acquisition documentation
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen
• Security Clearance Required: Secret
• Possess one of the following education and experience combinations:
• Master's degree with 10+ years (12 years preferred) of relevant experience, including 5 years supporting the DoD
• Bachelor's Degree with 12+ years (15 years preferred) of relevant experience, including 5 years supporting the DoD
• 18+ years (20 years preferred) of relevant experience in lieu of a degree, including 8 years supporting the DoD
• Experience applying DoD 5000.02 and acquisition program management principles, policies, procedures, and statutory/regulatory requirements
• Experience with DoD Program Objective Memorandum (POM) development processes and Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process
• Experience supporting Joint weapon systems acquisition programs (highly desired)
• Possess proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Skype), Adobe Acrobat, applications such as Internet Explorer
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Acquisition Professional Development Program Level II Certification (preferred)
• Experience as Program Element Monitor/Resource Officer (preferred)
• Experience developing Future Years Defense Program budgets (preferred)

All positions at Applied Research Solutions are subject to background investigations. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history and identity check.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability, and requires affirmative action by covered prime contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities.

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation prohibits discrimination against qualified protected veterans, and requires affirmative action by covered contractors and subcontractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)