Acquisition Scheduling SME
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Overview:

Abacus Technology is seeking an Acquisition Scheduling SME to support the planning, development, implementation and management of a comprehensive, affordable and effective systems support strategy at Robins AFB. This is a full-time position.

Responsibilities:

• Perform as an acquisition scheduling expert and provide technical guidance and advice to the Government PM and PEO.
• Consult with the Government to define issues/tasks and recommend solutions.
• Work with the technical team to derive scheduling tasks and requirements, brief the schedule to the Government PM/PEO, and follow up to close any action items.
• Advise and assist the Government in the development of weapon system program execution strategies to achieve capability outcomes as documented in the program acquisition strategy document and acquisition program baseline.
• Develop, analyze, and maintain an IMP/IMS.
• Apply scheduling and project control best practices to assist the Government in the use and development of metrics, data collection, and tracking tools, and schedule input to assess the health of the IPTs throughout the assigned program.
• Utilize EVM principles in order to evaluate and report program health and status.
• Arrange and support various program actions such as meeting attendance; meeting minutes; milestone planning, tracking, and scheduling; briefing preparation; staff coordination; risk management plan and strategy development and integration; and decision documentation preparation.
• Provide schedule training to PMO and designees upon Government request.

Qualifications:

10+ years experience in acquisitions and program scheduling. Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Engineering or Technical discipline, or related field or equivalent. Expert-level proficiency in scheduling tools including, but not limited to, Microsoft Project. Must be completely autonomous and well versed in Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ) and AFLCMC scheduling processes. Experience with IMP/IMS. In-depth experience in scheduling and project control best practices. Experience with EVM and related principles. Must have working knowledge of and be able to use software schedule applications, including but not limited to Open Plan Professional (OPP) and/or Microsoft Project. Proficient in Deltek Open Plan Professional and Acumen Fuse. Must be a US citizen and hold a current Secret clearance.

Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled