Program Manager (Acquisition)

Full Job Description

About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f.

Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located with the U.S.

Cyber Command, Program Executive Office at Fort Meade, Maryland. CYBER EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITIONS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO THE TWO-PAGE RESUME LIMIT.

YOUR FULL RESUME WILL NEED TO BE UPLOADED TO YOUR USAJOBS PROFILE USING THE DOCUMENT TYPE "OTHER DOCUMENTS".

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

Current Army Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee Current Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Civilian Employees of the Organization Applying to Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Positions Current DoD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) Employee (non-Army) Current Permanent DoD Civilian Employee (non-Army) Applying to Cyber Excepted Service Positions Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement".

If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package.

This position is in the Supervision/Management Work Category at the Expert Work Level within the CES Occupational Structure.

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.

To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position.

Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled.

Specialized experience would be demonstrated by managing the lifecycle of acquisition programs-from planning and execution to evaluation; identifying potential risks associated with program execution and developing mitigation strategies accordingly; providing clear, comprehensive advice and guidance, present detailed reports and findings, and render suitable recommendations to promote improvements of efficiency and effectiveness and; leading teams in reviewing, assessing, and refining acquisition strategies, specifications, and plans.

Major Duties:

• The incumbent serves as the chartered Program Manager with delegated acquisition authority
• Provides direction on assigned programs to ensure compliance with statute and regulation and provides verification of compliance at the DoD and USCYBERCOMMAND levels.
• Serves as the primary Decision Authority for assigned delegated authority, overseeing programs’ cost, schedule, performance, interoperability and affordability.
• Researches and interprets acquisition and life cycle management policies and directives and makes conclusions which are provided as direction to program managers.
• Prepares acquisition documentation, reviews, briefings, narratives, reclamas, justifications, and defense statements.
• Leads subordinate teams in executing approved and appropriately tailored Acquisition Strategies.
• Provides continuing oversight of contractor service delivery and deliverables.
• Collaborates with the Head of Contracting Activity (HCA) and Contracting Officer (CO) in support of development of procurement strategies, aligned to achieve the program’s acquisition strategies/ acquisition plans.