Program Manager B-52 Div (WBD) - 1.3.20

About this role

Overview
At Credence, we support our clients’ mission-critical needs, powered by technology. We provide cutting-edge solutions, including AI/ML, enterprise modernization, and advanced intelligence capabilities, to the largest defense and health federal organizations. Through partnership and trust, we increase mission success for war-fighters and secure our nation for a better future.
We are privately held, are repeatedly recognized as a top place to work, and have been on the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies list for the last 13 years. We practice servant leadership and believe that by focusing on the success of our clients, team members, and partners, we all achieve greater success.
Credence has an immediate need for a Program Manager B-52 Div (WBD) at the senior level who will be primarily responsible for supporting the B-52 Stratofortress Division (AFLCMC WBD) at Wright Patterson AFB, OH.
The B-52 Stratofortress division protects our nation by modernizing and sustaining the B-52 fleet and ensuring continued AF power projection. With a 60-year history as the backbone of the nation’s nuclear deterrence operations, the current fleet of 76 B-52H aircraft is capable of deploying the widest array of weapons in the U.S. inventory and supports multiple combatant command operations.  This division provides world-class expertise and technical services, ensuring the operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness of war-winning capabilities. It also maintains the airworthiness of the B-52 Stratofortress throughout its projected service life, which extends to 2050.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the duties listed below

Assist the B-2 Chief of Interoperability by supporting the B-2 SPO at all meetings and conferences relating to B-2 Modification Field Team support at Whiteman Air Force Base (WAFB), MO.
Participate in all meetings pertaining to aircraft installs to include aircraft availability optimization meetings, integrated test team working group, modernization reviews, wing scheduling meeting, integrated functional capability and health of the fleet discussions.
Act as the interface between the prime contractor and the Government on all issues pertaining to aircraft modernization installs.
Assist the interoperability team in monitoring and coordinating logistics for aircraft modernization installs at WAFB with the prime contractor and B-2 System Program Office (SPO) production/ modification integrated product team, logistics and modification leads to include kit inspections, Time Compliance Technical Order (TCTO) verifications, installation progress reports, status updates, and cannibalization requests.
Assist in scheduling and coordinating depot field team repair and other modification actions at WAFB.
Assist the interoperability team in coordinating maintenance actions with the following entities:  509th Bomb Wing (Maintenance Group and/or Operations Group), Air Force Global Strike (A3/A4/A5), B-2 SPO and prime weapon system contractor technical service office.
Assist the interoperability team in preparing and coordinating requests for depot assistance (Air Force Technical Order (AFTO)-107) and MOAs.
The Contractor shall apply knowledge and experience in acquisition program management policies and procedures to USAF systems, subsystems, and equipment procurement activities, post award project/program management tasks, and acquisition programs throughout their life cycles.
Apply a full range of acquisition program management policies/procedures to perform a wide range of acquisition management activities in support of the existing and future F/B Directorate aircraft programs and platforms.
Support the review of proposals as assigned by the customer.
Assist in the coordination of documentation between functional resources to include: financial management, program management, contracting, CM, engineering, and logistics management.
Assist in consolidating functional inputs into common documents.
Assist in planning for the accomplishment of various program milestones.
Provide assistance in risk management, project management, process improvement support, and logistics support.
Participate in process improvement activities as members of, or advisors to, Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) and Product/Process Improvement Working Groups (PIWGs).
Assist in the collection of programmatic inputs from acquisition programs throughout their life cycles to include: research, develop, produce, test, acquire, field, sustain and modernize existing and advanced war-winning capabilities, on-time and on-cost of the F/B Directorate portfolio for the US.
Assist in performing a non-voting, advisory role for program source selections on all acquisition related requirements, as required.
Assist in determining program progress and effectively communicating recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management.
Apply program knowledge for developing and coordinating responses to taskers in response to internal and external program inquiries.
Assist in supporting UON execution teams by providing special knowledge to assist in recommending accelerated test concepts, minimum levels of integration required to satisfy operational need, and trade-offs among risk, schedule, performance, and cost.
Assist in producing or reviewing products for program offices use that include business case analyses, trade-off studies, estimates for program office acquisition and logistics requirements, written requirements documents for planned acquisitions, and acquisition strategies and plans.
Assist in supporting the program office during Materiel Solution Analysis (MSA), Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR), Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD), Production and Deployment, and Operations and Support (O&S) phases, to include all milestone activities.  When requested, the Contractor shall assist in supporting the program office in the specific areas as follows:
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