Acquisition Managment Specialist; Senior Security Clearance

Position: Acquisition Managment Specialist (Senior) with Security Clearance
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (
* Essential functions) The Contractor shall:
* Provide program management support to define, document, and track capabilities and requirements for the Engine CIP program and directly support the Government CIP program manager to implement the annual requirements generation process.
* Be responsible for coordination and communication of the annual battle rhythm that guides a CIP requirement through the process of conception to approval.
* Define the scope of engine issues (e.g., new business, modification, retrofit) and prioritize these issues for investigation and development of resolution options.
* Support acquisition strategy development for new engine, modification, or retrofit requirements and applications, and incorporate acquisition streamlining processes.
* Prepare plans and documentation required to participate in the Material Development Decision (MDD), the pre-/post-Acquisition Strategy Panel (ASP), source selection activity and the Milestone A, B and C decision processes (DoDI 5000.2).
* Prepare, review and edit compliant acquisition documentation in the various phases of engine life cycle management. The Contractor shall review documentation for programmatic considerations and issues and recommend solutions/improvements.
* Develop and prepare briefings in required format to provide program status for review and approval by Government program manager.
* Arrange and support various program actions, including Engine CIP IPT actions, to include meeting attendance and preparation of meeting minutes.
* Assist in development of funding requirements and programming of funds leading to program implementation as well as for Engine CIP requirements.
* Assist in development and review of should cost/will cost estimates and programming of funds for Program Office Memorandum (POM) submission into the Five Year Defense Plan (FYDP).
* Support planning and execution of all engine retrofit activities, including the planning for retrofit requirements and the program- approved requirements to be budgeted in the POM.
* Monitor financial obligations and expenditures as well as cost / schedule / performance to confirm funded program activities are obligated and executed on cost and on schedule.
* Plan, organize, complete, and present assessments of cost, budget and schedule implications.
* Conduct research of cost, budget, schedule, and related technical, performance, and program data to enhance analysis and estimating capabilities (research includes inputs to program financial management, budget and financial analysis, obligation and expenditure forecasting, unliquidated obligations, funds management, funds status, funds control techniques, and reconciling budgetary or financial data).
* Conduct cost effectiveness, reliability, and technical risk assessments and scheduling trade-off studies, and document the results in technical reports.
* Develop schedules and metrics to track program status using Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
* Monitor, track, and report milestone and implementation status.
* Coordinate program schedules of all engine investment planning to Propulsion Division Engineering Chiefs and Type-Model-Series (TMS) / CIP program managers.
* Identify and assist with resolution of program management issues.
* Track, manage and provide status for the numbers of Engineering Project Descriptions (EPDs) that are funded and in-process by each TMS, manage cost variables and work to best solidify a strategy to maximize annual utilization of the funding across all CIP TMS's, using all methods possible in a timely manner. As an effort to fully understand the outstanding EPDs previously contracted, the Contractor shall provide a full view of all funded tasks over the past five years, with their current status to include potential outcomes with regard to solution and cost impacts.

* Prepare cost estimates for all phases of acquisition and sustainment programs in support of cost as an independent variable, reduction in total ownership costs, life cycle cost analysis, EVM system, and cost and economic analysis.
* Develop and coordinate each of the TMS task inputs into the annual Engine CIP Working Group (ECWG).
* Coordinate with the TMS teams, MAJCOM management, and division engineers to cost and rank the proposed annual schedule.
* Assess the final CIP product and recommend an implementation strategy. This effort leads to the AFLCMC/LP Director's approval of the finalized targeted tasks for Government action.
* Interface and coordinate with senior AFLCMC/LP leadership headquarters, MAJCOMs, operational wings/squadrons, test agencies and Air Force centers to accomplish assigned tasks.
* Apply and facilitate engine performance improvement events and actions, using Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century (AFSO 21) guidance, policy, and principles.
* Support the planning and execution of required accelerated mission testing for the TMS engine suite as required to…