Title:
Acquisition Program Manager
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 85 countries and operations in over 28 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results.
Trinzic is the future independent company to be created through the planned spin-off of KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business, expected in January 2027. Our people work at the frontier of what is possible, delivering solutions in challenging environments and advancing some of the world's highest-priority national security and space missions.
Backed by decades of mission success, deep expertise, and trusted partnerships, Trinzic will launch as a global organization with more than 18,000 employees supporting customers around the world. Join us at a defining moment and help shape the future of a company built to tackle complex challenges and make a meaningful impact.
Candidates who join KBR's Mission Technology Solutions business before the spin-off will transition to Trinzic when the separation is complete and will not need to reapply for employment.
Program Summary:
KBR is looking for a motivated, energetic, and established leader with recent experience leading large USAF logistics, maintenance leadership, or sustainment engineering leadership to join our team as a Program Manager.
This position is on Tinker AFB, OK and will require interfacing with government and contractor personnel. 100% in office.
Job Description:
Support the Missile Sustainment Division for the Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) System Program Office (SPO) in managing program activities such as life cycle logistics program planning, proposal pricing, financial management, cost analysis, management techniques, documentation requirements, or network analysis. Candidate must exhibit capability in areas of production of planning documents, preparing and utilizing databases for cost analysis and financial management. Must apply expertise in DOD, Agency, and/or industry standards and engineering requirements, make recommendations to customer for changes to standards and requirements. May be the primary customer contact for assigned area of responsibility.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Must have the ability to plan, organize, and reprioritize work to meet challenging deadlines
Lead or support Integrated Product Team (IPT), acquisition reviews, and other program level engagements
Develop, track, and manage prioritized requirements to include active reporting on schedules, costs, and risks for senior leadership
Review Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), Acquisition Strategies, and other program documentation for accuracy and completeness
Develop plans including budgets and schedules to meet contractual/program requirements for several major portions of a program
Analyze program activities such as acquisition program planning, proposal pricing, financial management, cost analysis, management techniques, documentation requirements, or network analysis
Develop acquisition strategies/plans and other statutory/regulatory documentation (writing, editing, cross-walking, and compliance checking), briefings and white papers supporting acquisition decisions at each of the milestones
Participate in the preparation of budgets and schedules for all contract work and perform and/or assist in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis
Organize and documents findings of studies and prepares recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures or organizational changes
Confer with personnel concerned to assure smooth functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures
May conduct operational effectiveness reviews to ensure functional or project systems are applied as designed, and functioning satisfactorily
May develop or update functional or operating manuals outlining established methods of performing work in accordance with organizational policy.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Business, Business Management, Finance, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline
Minimum of four (4) years' experience in technical planning and implementation, budget development and administration of projects
Active security clearance or the ability to obtain a secret security clearance.
Proficient with MS Office Suite applications; specifically, MS Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge and experience with the Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000 series and Air Force Instruction (AFI) 63-101/20-101
Knowledge and experience necessary to manage weapon system specific funding and scheduling using Integrated Budget Documentation and Execution System (IDECS) and Comprehensive Cost and Requirement System (CCaRS).
Knowledge and experience with developing life cycle logistics strategies to include initiating, reviewing, developing, and implementing activities to accomplish service life extensions and execution of test and evaluation. Knowledge areas include depot and field maintenance and supportability concepts, Performance Work Statements (PWSs), Statements of Work (SOW), Data Items Descriptions (DIDs), test procedures and plans, obsolescence and Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), risk management, and end item delivery and installation
Knowledge and experience with acquisition reporting, including updating information in the Monthly Acquisition Report (MAR) accessed via the Project Management Resource Tools (PMRT) system, program management reviews, monthly program and risk reporting, and ad hoc taskings for reporting program status
Certified APDP Level II in Program Management, or industry equivalent, within the past five years
Extensive knowledge and experience in managing and executing Acquisition Category (ACAT) III acquisition programs or Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs
Knowledge of Tinker AFB and its mission
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