COLSA Corporation

Acquisition Manager, Senior

COLSA Corporation • $110K — $130K *
Oklahoma City, OK 73160In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
11 - 15 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • MA/MS degree with 12 years in the field, including 5 years in DoD -OR- BA/BS degree with 15 years in the field, including 5 years in DoD -OR- HSD/GED with 20 years in the field and 8 years in DoD
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
  • Strong analytical skills in program/project analysis
  • Experience with military acquisition processes and technical document preparation
  • Knowledge of capability-based planning and development tools
  • Expertise in metrics tracking and reporting

Responsibilities

  • Support key acquisition review processes like System Requirements Reviews and Critical Design Reviews
  • Maintain databases and analyze program metrics
  • Track technical metrics and report on project statuses
  • Assist in planning and evaluating program strategy and process improvements
  • Translate user requirements into Request for Proposal documentation
  • Facilitate capability planning and integration activities
  • Promote and develop Modeling Simulation & Analysis tools for acquisition lifecycles
  • Coordinate with USG organizations on programmatic issues and task resolution
  • Develop technical data for milestone approvals and documentation
  • Analyze schedules for Integrated Master Schedule and program status tracking

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with high-level acquisition programs in the Department of Defense
  • Involvement in vital projects that impact national security
  • Engagement with diverse teams across various military branches
  • Access to professional development and training resources
  • Potential for career growth within a secure and impactful organization
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Job Description

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
  • Support key acquisition events and reviews as needed, such as System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Technical Coordination Meetings (TCM), Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), and others as applicable.
  • Assist with establishing and maintaining databases and assist in the development and analysis of key program metrics.
  • Assist with tracking technical metrics and reporting status.
  • Apply an understanding of DoD and AF program/project analysis to assist with planning, organizing, completing and presenting assessments of program/project activity management concepts, analyses, studies and procedures to the USG; Assist with performing analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action; Evaluate implications of existing or proposed projects, programs, processes, and policies/laws and recommend improvements to the USG.
  • Support the development, review, and approval processes for requirements document development and the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) process and staffing; Assist in translating user requirements documents such as the Capability Development Document (CDD), Capability Production Document (CPD), and Concept of Operations (CONOPS) into Request for Proposal (RFP) documentation for the directorate.
  • Support USG implementation of policies, processes, and tools for capability planning and development; Assist capabilities managers in arranging and supporting High Powered Teams (HPTs) for capabilities development; Assist in developing and implementing capability based planning processes for AFMC; Assist in facilitating AFMC support to Capability Review and Risk Assessment (CRRA) and integrate AFMC/Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) capability based planning activities and by providing input for Integrated Summits (I-SUMMITs).
  • Promote the use of Modeling Simulation & Analysis (MS&A) throughout the acquisition lifecycle process and foster the development and maintenance of common use MS&A tools useful to the divisions/groups/industry.
  • Assist in integration of intelligence information and infrastructure to ensure cross-enterprise capabilities planning and system acquisition.
  • Provide support for all aspects of program cost, schedule, and performance; Assist with Data Item Descriptions (DIDs), Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), data calls, and reviews; Support and assist in planning, organizing, and managing of general and critical aspects of the development, production, and/or deployment of the systems, subsystems, and equipment as well as the acquisition program management of the full life cycle requirements.
  • Develop and collect technical data and inputs for staff summary packages to support coordination and signature of all associated documents for milestone approval.
  • Assist in producing or supporting the development of draft documentation and presentation materials as requested or necessitated by programmatic limits based on cost, schedule, and performance.
  • Assist with developing, analyzing, reporting, and maintaining schedules and metrics that are needed to track program status; Assist with providing schedule analysis of overarching program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) with knowledge of OEM-specific scheduling tools, or other tools mandated by the USG and integration techniques.
  • Interface and coordinate with lateral USG organizations, including but not limited to headquarters, major commands, aircraft wings/squadrons, test agencies, and USAF Centers or other external agencies to accomplish assigned tasks; Assist with the resolution of programmatic issues including, but not be limited to, interfacing/querying Air Staff, Air Force Major Command, and DoD personnel.

Required Experience

One of the following combinations of education/experience:
    • MA/MS degree, and twelve (12) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) years of which must be in the DoD -OR-
    • BA/BS degree, and fifteen (15) years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, five (5) of which must be in the DoD -OR-
    • HSD/GED, twenty (20) years of directly related experience, eight (8) of which must be in the DoD
  • U.S. Citizenship required. Ability to obtain/maintain a Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Prior Depot Maintenance Experience
  • Experience in the 1067 process

About COLSA Corporation

COLSA Corporation is a technology services and solutions provider primarily serving the U.S. government and defense industry. The company offers a range of services including engineering, program management, cyber security, and information technology. COLSA Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Size
2,000 employees
Industry
Aerospace & Defense
* Ladders Estimates

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