Sr Program Manager

Position Overview And Primary Duties And Responsibilities (essential Functions)

McCallie Associates, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alutiiq, LLC, is accepting applications for a Senior Program / Operations Manager to lead contractor support for one of the U.S. Space Force's most strategically important mission areas: missile warning, tracking, and defense. You will sit at Space Systems Command's Space Sensing directorate at Los Angeles AFB, leading a multi-disciplinary team of aerospace, electrical, electronics, and industrial engineers supporting the acquisition, development, and sustainment of next-generation missile warning satellite and ground systems — including Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next-Gen OPIR) and modernization of Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) capabilities.

This is the senior contractor leadership position on the mission area and will be the day-to-day face of the contractor team to the Government Mission Director, the integrator across 30+ engineers and analysts, and the accountable manager for performance, cost, schedule, and personnel decisions. The mission is operationally significant: the systems your team supports are how the United States detects, tracks, and characterizes ballistic missile and hypersonic threats globally, in real time, 24/7.

• Lead the contractor team supporting a Space Force missile warning mission area; integrate engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and acquisition support across multiple satellite and ground programs
• Serve as the senior contractor point of contact for the Government Mission Director, Division Chief, Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), and Contracting Officer
• Manage workforce assignment, surge support, leave coverage, and personnel substitutions; maintain workforce stability and minimize turnover impact
• Participate in and lead Government program reviews, technical interchange meetings, integrated product team (IPT) sessions, and working groups
• Provide senior input to Space Force planning and budgeting cycles, including Program Objective Memorandum (POM) exercises, annual POM updates, execution and spend plan reviews, and out-year funding profile development
• Optimize cross-program resource use — direct functional experts across multiple missile warning programs to maximize cost, schedule, and performance efficiency
• Forecast, manage, and control task order costs including travel, ODCs, and labor utilization
• Oversee preparation and quality of monthly status reports, trip reports, and the data accession list; lead corrective action on any non-conforming deliverables
• Manage subcontractor relationships and work distribution; ensure no organizational conflicts of interest; enforce non-disclosure agreements
• Verify all team personnel maintain required clearances, CAC access, and information system compliance
• Lead phase-in transition and onboarding for the mission area; execute weekly transition reviews during the first three months of performance

This opportunity is for a POTENTIAL CONTRACT award and is contingent upon the contract being awarded. Consideration for a potential contract may require a signed letter of intent. If the contract is awarded, another position posting will be available on the Company Careers portal.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility at start of employment
• U.S. Citizenship
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Business Administration, Program Management, or a closely related discipline from an accredited institution
• Minimum 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing or leading Department of Defense or Intelligence Community space, missile, or sensor system programs, with at least 5 years in a contractor program management, deputy PM, IPT lead, mission area manager, or equivalent senior leadership role on a DoD professional services or SETA contract
• Direct programmatic, engineering, or operational experience with at least one of: missile warning satellite systems (DSP, SBIRS, Next-Gen OPIR); missile tracking and defense systems; overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) sensors; or strategic/tactical missile warning ground systems
• Demonstrated experience managing teams of 20+ technical personnel under firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials, or cost-plus-fixed-fee contract structures
• Working knowledge of DoD acquisition processes (DoDI 5000.02, AFI 63-101/20-101), the USSF acquisition pathways, and the PPBE/POM/APOM cycle
• Strong written and verbal communication, including comfort briefing general officers, Senior Executive Service civilians, and senior contracting officials

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a technical, management, or acquisition discipline
• Prior direct support to SSC/SN, SMC, or predecessor Space Force / Air Force space organizations
• Familiarity with Space Systems Engineering Plan (SEP) frameworks and SSC standards (SSC-G-1201, SSC-S-001)
• Experience supporting OASIS+, GSA Schedule, or other IDIQ task order management

Expected salary range: $235,000 to $290,000 per year