FMS Acquisition Program Officer/ Assistant Program Manager

Credence Management Solutions, LLC (Credence) is seeking a FMS Acquisition Program Officer/ Assistant Program Manager (Dismounted) in support the Army Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PM PNT) System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) Program. The PM PNT provides administrative, business management, programmatic contracting, information technology (IT), program management, engineering, logistics, test and evaluation (T&E), training, operations, security, technology protection, foreign military sales, and acquisition and strategic planning services to the Army director PNT systems.

This position is hybrid requiring 2-3 days on site in Aberdeen, MD.

The SETA services provided to PM PNT shall support the planning, development, management, sustainment, and execution of the U.S. Army’s PNT portfolio. PM PNT provides coordinated PNT system of systems architecture and associated PNT products for the Army’s mounted and dismounted platforms. PM PNT is the Army’s lifecycle manager for the Mounted Assured PNT System (MAPS), Dismounted Assured PNT System (DAPS), Assured Protection and ALTNAV Technology Development; and the Resiliency and Software Assurance Measures (RSAM)., as well as any future PNT efforts in both the Contiguous United States (CONUS) and outside the contiguous United States (OCONUS). 

• Develop, review, and provide recommendations for classified and unclassified PM PNT products including program objectives, integrated master schedules, budget requests, requirements analysis, strategies, schedules, program documentation, program briefings, business case analysis, acquisition planning, policy implementation and achievement of milestone objectives.
• Prepare for and attend PM PNT program meetings including: IPTs; reviews leading to and including Milestone Decisions; PNT product Contractor reviews; POM reviews; PNT product platform and client meetings; Program Management Reviews (PMRs); Quarterly Program Reviews (QPRs); Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) reviews, and budget reviews. 
• Review, recommend, and update program documentation supporting the acquisition process and long-term PM PNT program planning.
• Develop, review, and maintain program level documentation supporting the acquisition process IAW documents required by law, regulation, directive and/or policy such as the U.S. Code Title 10, DFAS Manual 37-100, DoDD 5000.01, Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.02 and Army Regulation (AR) 70-1. Program level documentation may include Acquisition Strategy Reports, Acquisition Program Baselines (APB), and Acquisition Decision Memorandums (ADM), for Milestone Decision Reviews (MDRs).  
• Assist in the preparation of and provide recommendations to the formulation of short- and long-range program financial planning.
• Identify, prepare, review, and track recommended changes to PM PNT policies and procedures in the area of acquisition in order to address new or changing requirements implemented by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (ASAALT).
• Provide updates, inputs, corrections, and schedule estimates at integrated product team (IPT) meetings and working groups in the preparation, development, analysis, review, and tracking of the following: Integrated Master Schedules (IMS); preparation and review of PM PNT reports, and briefings provided to senior level management; PM PNT program reviews and PM PNT product reviews including events leading to the review, and events after the review.
• Plan, coordinate, organize, implement, and prepare Report, Record of Meeting / Minutes for PM PNT events, as required.
• Serve as the integrator/liaison lead between the Army PM PNT program office, the Army and other service PNT stakeholders.
• Develop plans, briefings, information papers, reports, and correspondence, including schedules, and monitors essential Foreign Military Sales (FMS) case milestones and tasks to meet contractual/project requirements for assigned program(s).

• An active DoD Secret security clearance is required for consideration.
• Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in a specialized field with ten years’ experience or a master’s degree with eight years’ experience in systems acquisition, budgeting, and scheduling.
• Conduct research and perform program evaluations affecting the development of long-range program plans and evaluate the suitability of readiness of FMS Cases for offer and/or implementation.
• Develop FMS Strategies
• Coordinate responses to FMS inquiries
• Develop schedules for support to FMS, other services, and other Army customers
• Coordinate with other services and Army customers to provide information
• Conduct task tracking, take meeting minutes, and follow up actions to move forward with support other services and Army partners.
• Be the LNO between PM DPNT and FMS entities, other services, and Army material developers.
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite of products.
• This position may require up to 25% travel in and out of the contiguous US.

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