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Program Manager
Defense Contract Management Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Salary
$108,306 - $145,858
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-13 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $88,520 - $115,079
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-12. Expert-level knowledge in field.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a Program Manager at the Defense Contract Management Agency, where you'll lead a team in overseeing defense acquisition programs, managing workloads, and providing technical advice to ensure projects run smoothly and meet goals.
It's ideal for experienced professionals with a background in government or military contracting who enjoy strategic planning, team leadership, and working with complex supply chains.
The role involves analyzing data, interacting with high-level officials, and helping shape policies for defense-related initiatives.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience at NH-03, GS-13, or equivalent level in federal, military, or private sector
- Experience obtaining, analyzing, and disseminating commodity-specific information, including program performance data and supply chain risks
- Ability to ensure strategic plans, mission visions, and values are integrated into team strategies, goals, and work plans
- Providing integrated technical guidance and assistance to major and non-major acquisition programs
- Directing team operations, managing workloads, overseeing hiring, performance, and personnel development
- Serving as a portfolio manager for acquisition programs, including supplier analysis and information systems management
- Analyzing policy, developing strategies for objectives, ensuring regulatory compliance, and interacting with senior government leaders
Full Job Description
See below for important information regarding this job. Additional vacancies may be filled from this announcement. Position will be filled at any of the locations listed below.
Site specific salary information as follows: Addison, Texas: $137,830-$185,619 (includes 27.26% locality) Orlando, Florida: $126,783-$170,741 (includes 17.06% locality) To qualify for a Program Manager, your resume and supporting documentation must support: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped you with the competencies to successfully perform the duties of the position and is directly in, or related to, this position.
To qualify for the NH-04 level, specialized experience must be at the NH-03 or GS-13 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service, military or private sector.
Creditable specialized experience includes: Obtaining, analyzing, and disseminating commodity specific information, to include past, current and future program performance data, integrated supply chain information risk and predictability, and other business or technical issues.
Ensuring that strategic plans, mission visions and values are defined and communicated and integrated into a team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, work products and services.
Providing integrated technical guidance and assistance to a wide range of major and non-major acquisition programs. Major Duties:
- Directs team operations, manages workload, and oversees all personnel actions including hiring, performance, and development.
- Serves as a portfolio manager and key programmatic integrator, offering technical guidance and managing information systems for acquisition programs and supplier analysis.
- Analyzes and contributes to policy, developing strategies to achieve objectives and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Interacts with senior government leaders to resolve issues, provides status reports, and reviews analytical reports.
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