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Acquisition Program Management Specialist

Department of the Air Force
Space Systems Command
United States Space Force / Systems Delta 81

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Accepting applications
Posted today · Apply by 07/13/26
Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2026
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Salary
$102,415 - $158,322 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 3
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Appointment type
Permanent
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union
No
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Secret
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
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Background check type
Financial disclosure required
Yes
Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number
SF-FY23-6S-NH-1101-3-SPLASH
Control number
875498400

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The United States Space Force (USSF) at the Pentagon is searching for a TMM Program Manager to support SYD 81 (NH-0343-03, GS-12/13 Equivalent).

Description:
This position is an Acquisition Program Manager working in the Space Force Personnel Data Management office responsible for developing two Space Force Wide programs - a new Human Resources IT program and Continuous Fitness Assessment Wearables (CFAW) program to utilize fitness devices for PT testing. This office develops and maintains the acquisition baselines and program strategies for enterprise business capabilities in support of the Space Force and mission partners. This includes driving cost, schedule, and performance for HR IT and CFAW. This position leads cross-functional IPTs, which ensures acquisition integration across SYD 81, defines and enforces all program management processes in support of HR IT, CFA, and SYD 81, provides statutory compliance guidance (e.g., Clinger-Cohen Act), and manages contract execution and direction for A&AS/SETA personnel in SYD 81. This office is also responsible for creating, coordinating, and synchronizing acquisition strategies, spend plans, and other official programmatic documentation through SYD 81 staff functions for current and future HR IT and CFAW operations and activities. Will lead a mixed team of approximately 5 to 10 Government civilian, military, and support contractors.

Ideal Candidate:
Ideal candidate would possess at least 5 years of experience in defense acquisition and program management. Possessing a background in leading enterprise capability acquisitions, navigating Defense Business Systems (DBS), and executing agile software methodologies is highly desired. Knowledge of the Business Capability Acquisition Cycle (BCAC - DoDI 5000.75), Software Acquisition Pathway (DoDI 5000.87), Contracting Officer Representative (COR) duties, and APDP Practitioner Certification in Program Management is also highly desired. Must be able to lead a team of Government civilian, military, and support contractors. Must be an effective communicator, able to receive, interpret, and communicate programmatic information from senior leadership to the rest of the organization.

Knowledge, Skill & Abilities:
1. Knowledge of the applicable principles, concepts, policies, and laws; functions, programs, and systems applicable to the duties of logistics contracts and program management and material support; sources, responsibilities, and means for providing assistance and advice to resolve logistics contracts and program management problems; and all aspects of logistics contracts and program management support.
2. Knowledge of government and private industry policies and practices related to business management, industrial management, financial systems, technical concepts, and production practices. Ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate a variety of program information, such as commercial business practices, market conditions, offer acceptability, contractor acceptability, contractor responsibility and/or performance to determine acquisition strategy and sources.
3. Knowledge of the missions, roles, functions, organizational structures, and operation of the Department of Defense and entities that govern, interface with, and/or influence management control of proposed and ongoing service contracts.
4. Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate the activities of a multi-disciplinary program team; analyze project requirements to set priorities, make sound technical and business decisions, and integrate work operations to achieve organizational acquisition goals.
5. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, clearly, concisely, with technical accuracy and to use computers and a variety of software programs and databases, gather and analyze a variety of program information, make sound judgments concerning program progress, and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management and contractors.
6. Ability to establish and maintain good relationships with individuals and groups within the office as well as outside the immediate work unit and to be persuasive in representing the best interests of the government when dealing with personnel with highly divergent points of view.
7. Ability to plan, organize, analyze problems, translate complex information, make appropriate judgments, evaluate options, conduct research, summarize results, make appropriate recommendations, and manage critical aspects of service contract requirements as related to the assigned functional area and meet deadlines. Ability to compose and edit contract required correspondence, review and analyze directives, develop and brief service contract program related presentations.

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Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • Employee must within 30-days of assuming this position and annually thereafter, file an OGE-450, “confidential Financial Disclosure Report.”  Employee is required to attend annual ethics and procurement integrity training.
  • May be required to work overtime on an unscheduled or emergency basis.
  • Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and OPM prescribed “Unscheduled Telework”.
  • This position will close after 5 business days or 75 applications, whichever comes first.
  • Employee may be required to perform travel by military or commercial passenger aircraft in the performance of temporary duty assignments.
  • This is a Centrally Managed position, PCS / relocation/ recruitment funding may be authorized.
  • Subject to Temporary Duty Assignment (TDY): Approximately 21 days per year.
  • This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP).

Qualifications

The 1101 series does not have an individual occupational requirement that must be met. You can view the experience level requirements here. Please scroll down to the 3rd section titled Administrative and Management Positions.

Additional information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.

Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies as related to the series and grade of the position being filled. Final qualifications determinations will be assessed based on OPM's General Schedule Qualifications Standards found here:

Interviews: You will be contacted by e-mail and/or telephone if your application is identified as qualifying for a position being filled. An interview may be conducted. If interviewed, you will be asked to address the same knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies used to initially qualify your application for the position.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) will be used to form a pool of qualified applicants who will be considered for direct hire vacancies as they become available.

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Agency contact information

US Space Force Enterprise Talent Management
Email
HQ.USSF.TalentAcquisition@spaceforce.mil
Address
USSF - Space Systems Command
1670 Space Force Pentagon
Washington, DC 20330
US

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