Program Manager, Principal
Location: Bedford
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
DCS has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Program Manager.
This is a full-time position located at Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA.
Essential Job Functions: Duties include, but not limited to:
Support cost and schedule reduction activities for acquisition and
development efforts. Provide program level acquisition support to
the Program Manager and Integrated Product Team Leads by helping
guide successful program execution to maintain the acquisition
battle rhythm and deliver warfighter capability. Provide support
and solutions to program leadership to facilitate successful
contract execution for the program and analyzes overall program
health and advises program leadership on options to maintain cost,
schedule and performance objectives. Support and develop various
briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to
senior management. Provide expert Program Management inputs to
Request for Proposal (RFPs) including systems specs, Electronic
Warfare Systems (SRDs), Statement of Work (SOWs), and Contract Data
Requirements List (CDRLs), and other RFP products. Review
acquisition documents and provides comments with programmatic
perspective to ensure consistency and accuracy. Documents may
include, but are not limited to, ADMs, LCSP, Acquisition
Strategies, APBs, Risk Management Plans, PMRs and milestone
decision briefings. Support, prepare, review and develop
acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory acquisition
report and milestone review documentations identified in DoDI
5000.02. Support implementation and execution of acquisition and
development effort processes in concert with Government and weapon
system prime contractors. Provide non-technical acquisition program
management to include guidance and expertise necessary to apply
principles, criteria, and procedures of DoD Directive 5000.1, DoDI
5000.02, NSSAP 03-02, and other DoD, AF, AFMC, and AFLCMC
Instructions, Directives, Regulations, and guidance documents as
applicable. Outline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and
management of all acquisition efforts. Advise the PM on best
practice PM principles to achieve substantial process improvements,
efficiencies, and potential cost avoidance. Assist with planning,
evaluating and implementing program acquisition strategies. This
includes DoD and AF policy and/or guidance; technical approach
and/or requirements; risk assessment; and realism in achieving a
product suitable for the warfighter within cost, schedule, and
performance constraints. Also includes broad range of program
acquisition strategies, market research, evaluating deliverables
requirements and best practice management; this includes support to
Urgent Capability Acquisitions and Middle Tier of Acquisition as
defined in DoDI 5000.80, Operation of the Middle Tier of
Acquisition and DoDI 5000.81, Urgent Capability Acquisition.
Support and coordinate with program level scheduling personnel.
Develop, maintain, and update program risk management plans IAW the
Risk Management Guide for DoD Acquisition, AFPAM 63-128, and the
Air Force RI3 Guidebook; facilitate program risk identification,
risk analysis, risk handling and risk monitoring; assist with
execution of program risk management boards, risk management
working groups (or equivalent), and document meeting minutes;
includes analyzing prime and sub-contractor risk management
processes. Assist with development, maintenance, and update of
acquisition reports such as the Monthly Activity Reports (MAR),
Source Approval Request (SAR), Defense Acquisition Executive
Summary (DAES), Acquisition Program Baseline (APB), and
supplemental reports as required by DoD policy for ACAT I, ACAT II,
and ACAT III programs and IAW DoDI 5000.02, AFI 63-101_20-101, and
AFPAM 63-128. This requires use of standardized and specialized
software applications such as M/S Office, Integrated Budget
Documentation and Execution System (IDECS), Electronic Document
Access (EDA), Comprehensive Cost and Requirement’s System (CCaR),
and any other DoD/Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) mandated
system(s). Provide direct support in preparing and submitting
funding documents (e.g. Purchase Request, MIPR, Purchase Orders,
etc.). Requires familiarity with Financial systems such as
Comprehensive Cost and Requirement’s System (CCaR). Assist with
preparation of briefings, graphics and reports in direct support of
the acquisition program management functions. Provide services
critical to Life Cycle Logistics and operational supportability.
Interpret, organize, execute, and coordinate acquisition project
assignments and make recommendations to Government Program Manager
regarding problems with unique or controversial items that may have
a major effect on the overall performance and execution of
acquisition & sustainment projects. Compare program direction and
program plans for consistency. Review and track prime contractor
deliverables status and schedules. Review program integration plans
and provide comments. Monitor interface control between IT systems.
Assist with drafting contractual letters on program management
issues. Assist with development of source selection strategies,
evaluation criteria, Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation, and
other source selection administrative support. Keep abreast of DoD
acquisition reform policies and Air Force Instructions, and
recommend revisions to new and existing programs impacted by the
changes, such as Review, Discuss and Concur (RDC) and Evolutionary
Acquisition, including Spiral Development and Incremental
Development. Assist with mission execution to include but not
limited to operational planning, operational analysis, capability
development, event integration, event execution, analysis and
reporting. Ensure Mission Planning Environment systems are planned,
managed and developed to support requirement and capability
demonstrations testing at developer evaluations, user evaluations,
FQT, Developmental Test and Operational Test and MPE fielding
requirements meets Operational Flight Program (OFP) schedule
requirements. Provide direct support to the MPEs in the PMO.
Support preparation and review of program documents (i.e. BCRDs,
APBs, ADM, MAR, RDT&E Documents (RDOC), 1537, Obligation/Spend
Plans for CAF MPEs. Ensure that these MPEs effectively support the
applicable aircraft OFP need and meet the cost, schedule and
quality requirements and expectations for the MAJCOM operational
users. Prepare and review ECPs/RFPs for MPEC DOs. Evaluate
proposals, complete technical evaluations and provide written
recommendations to Government PM. Support development of the key
criteria for Incentive clauses for the MPEC-II Dos. Correlate EVM
Cost Performance Report analysis with the monthly IMS CDRLs for
programs. Support risk assessments for these strategies based on
evaluation of the MPE’s needs, schedule (OFP driven or otherwise),
technical risks as well as programmatic, funding and cost realism.
Provide guidance and advice to division branch chiefs and
individual program/project managers regarding DoD Directives to
include 5000.1/2, AFIs to include 62-601, 63-101, 63-124, 63-1201,
AFPD 62-6, AFI 91-117/118/119, 99-103, and AFMAN 63-119. Experience
working with Mission Planning Independent Validation, Verification
& Evaluation, FQT and Development Evaluations in software
development. Outline policy disconnects, policy interpretation, and
management of all acquisition efforts. Required Skills: Due to the
sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is
required. Bachelor's Degree in a related field plus 15 years of
directly related experience, 5 of which must be in the DoD. Active
Secret Security Clearance. Travel may be required at the customer's
discretion. Pay Range and Benefits : There are a variety of factors
that can influence salary at DCS Corp, including but not limited
to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor
categories and wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific
skills and competencies, education, and certifications. The
proposed salary range for this position is: Salary Range: $120,506
- $145,000 At DCS, we pride ourselves on providing flexibility that
allows employees to balance meaningful work with their personal
lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and
opportunities for learning and development. Our broad and
competitive mix of benefits is designed to support and protect
employees and their families. Our robust benefit offerings include
medical, dental, 401k, ESOP, PTO, education reimbursement,
work/life balance, parental and other leave programs. Learn more
about our benefits here: DCS Corp Benefits .
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