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Program Manager (Program Officer Acquisition)
U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center
Department of the Army
Location
Salary
$143,913 - $197,200
per year
Type
Full-Time
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March 3, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading and overseeing complex acquisition projects for aerial intelligence sensors in the U.S.
Army, including managing finances, logistics, and regulatory documents to ensure projects stay on track.
It requires coordinating with teams and stakeholders to make key decisions and prepare updates for senior leaders.
A good fit would be someone with strong project management experience in defense or government settings, who is detail-oriented and comfortable handling high-stakes technical programs.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience equivalent to NH-03 level, including guiding stakeholders on acquisition decisions
- Knowledge of agency acquisition processes to oversee complex programs
- Ability to prepare briefings and reports for senior leaders on project issues and progress
- Experience coordinating financial management, acquisition, implementation, distribution, and logistical support for hardware, software, supplies, and services
- Skill in planning, conducting, and directing complex reviews with recommendations for higher headquarters
- Proficiency in reviewing and developing regulatory documentation for leadership approval
- Capability to project major milestones and events for strategic project implementation
Full Job Description
This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.
About the Position: This position is assigned to a Product Office within Project Director Sensor-Aerial Intelligence, located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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.
Specialized experience: To qualify, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade/level (NH-03).
1) Provides guidance to external organizational stakeholders on decisions that impact acquisition projects; 2) Demonstrates knowledge of the agency's acquisition process to provide oversight for complex acquisition programs; and 3) Prepares briefings and reports for senior leaders to identify issues and progress in issue resolution.
Major Duties:
- Coordinate procedures relating to financial management, acquisition, implementation, distribution, and logistical support for the hardware, software, supplies, and services required by the project.
- Plan, conduct, and direct highly complex reviews and initiate reports which are provided to higher headquarters and other commands with recommendations on the best courses of action for the project.
- Review and/or develop regulatory documentation specific to the assigned project and recommend appropriate actions for leadership approval.
- Project major project milestones and events necessary to complete the strategic implementation of the acquisition project.
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