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ACQUISITION PROGRAM MANAGER
Air Force Civilian Career Training · Posted 36 days ago
Hybrid MacDill AFB, FL $106K – $138K Apply by Jun 9, 2026 General Business And Industry ENTJESTJ Operations
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Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of an identified high potential, mid-level manager/executive; it is not a continuing position, and assignment duration is limited to 36 months.
What You'll Do
- →DUTY 1: In a career broadening capacity, develops, implements, and controls contractual, financial, and technical aspects of a project/program through designated phases of the acquisition cycle for which no closely related precedents exist.
- →Plans the management and acquisition strategy for assigned projects/programs within cost, schedule, and performance baselines as directed by the Program Director.
- →Assigned programs/projects are characterized by unusual factors and pressures that create a management situation resulting in a substantial element of uncertainty and risk as to the foreseeable outcome of acquisition efforts that are within the state-of-the-art.
- →Vital aspects of the program require the development of new approaches to problems and the pursuit of alternative courses of action.
- →Generates specific plans, goals, and objectives consistent with policies and requirements.
- →Provides input into source selection and contractor monitoring of acquisition phases from development through production and deployment.
- →Advises Program Director of significant actions or problems and recommends solutions.
- →Complies with all security directives and policies.
- →Analyzes interrelated issues of effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity; develops recommendations to solve problems; and applies program management principles to guide program accomplishment through the various phases of the acquisition cycle.
- →Program complexities frequently require reprogramming and adjustment of schedules, funding, and the activities of program participants.
- →DUTY 2: As a career broadener, plans, organizes, directs, and coordinates activities of functional specialists including contracting, engineering, manufacturing, program control, configuration/data management, test, and logistics.
- →Continually studies, reviews, and evaluates program progress.
- →Formalizes system requirements into appropriate specifications.
- →Establishes management controls such as milestones, expenditure rates, management indicators, and management reviews to reflect program status and provide early detection of emerging problems.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 32856fa7-4d72-485a-aeca-eeb63c0b7739
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