Program Manager in Crane, Indiana at Alluvionic

Lead the Charge in Defense Excellence. Join Alluvionic as the Program Manager at NSWC Crane.
Job Summary
Alluvionic is seeking an experienced program manager and acquisition professional to serve as Program Manager for our acquisition support contract at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), Code 02.
This role will own contract performance end to end — leading a distributed team of acquisition specialists across requiring technical activities, headquarters acquisition management, and COR support, spanning the full procurement lifecycle from requirements definition through award, execution, and closeout. Additionally, the PM will be the senior contractor voice to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) and Contracting Officer (KO), accountable for the contract's cost, schedule, quality, and reputation.

• Must be a US Citizen
• Clearance Required: Active Secret Clearance
• Location: Crane, IN (On-site/Hybrid)
• Position: Contingent upon award of contract

Responsibilities
Contract Ownership & Acquisition Leadership

• Lead and develop the full acquisition support team deployed across requiring technical activities (RTAs), headquarters acquisition management, and COR support functions.
• Ensure the technical accuracy and legal sufficiency of acquisition requirements packages before submission to the contracting organization — and work with the contract team and government on the solution if errors arise.
• Oversee preparation and review of acquisition documentation including Acquisition Plans, SAMPs, J&As, SOW/PWS, IGEs, QASPs, Market Research, CDRLs, and D&Fs.
• Understand procurement strategy recommendations and the process of evaluating contract vehicle options (SeaPort NxGen, OTAs, SAP, IDIQ, BOA) against requirement, funding, and schedule constraints.

Government Relationship

• Serve as the senior contractor point of contact to the COR and KO — owning all program matters, escalations, and negotiation of scope, resources, and priorities.
• Anticipate government reporting and data-call needs, delivering ahead of request rather than on demand.
• Represent contract status, risk, and performance to government leadership through briefings, quad charts, and milestone reviews.

Program & Financial Execution

• Own contract-level planning, staffing, schedule, and cost performance — accountable for delivery against every PWS requirement.
• Track contract actions through the Plan of Accomplishments and Milestones (POA&M), evaluating schedule risk and providing mitigation recommendations.
• Monitor funds execution against funded and ceiling amounts; provide early warning on lapsing funds, de-obligation needs, and closeout readiness.
• Establish and maintain program performance metrics; drive process improvements and risk analysis across the acquisition workflow.
• Own the CPARS cycle — ensure performance evidence is documented, defensible, and consistently strong.

Talent & Continuity

• Build and sustain a talent pipeline that grows acquisition specialists from journeyman to master level — ensuring personnel deployed to forward RTA positions can operate independently from day one.
• Own recruiting, retention, and succession for the contract — continuity of qualified people is the program's single largest risk.
• Maintain team currency across acquisition regulation changes, systems updates, and evolving Warfare Center direction.

Required Qualifications

• Acquisition experience: 8+ years of hands-on Department of Defense or Department of Navy acquisition experience.
• Program scale: 5+ years managing government programs or contracts valued at $5M or greater, with full accountability for cost, schedule, and performance.
• Certification: DAWIA Level I (Practitioner) in Contracting or Program Management or equivalent required; Level III (Advanced) strongly preferred. Equivalent credentials considered — FAC-C/FAC-P/PM, prior DoD acquisition workforce service, or demonstrated equivalent hands-on acquisition experience.
• Regulatory: Demonstrated experience applying FAR, DFARS, DoD 5000, and DoN 5000 series to acquisition packages.
• Contract fundamentals: Working fluency in CLIN structures, contract types, funding appropriations and expiration, obligations vs. expenditures, CPARS, ceiling management, and contract closeout.
• Systems: Hands-on experience with Navy-ERP and government acquisition management/tracking systems. Familiarity with PIEE (EDA/WAWF), SeaPort NxGen, and acquisition planning tools such as AMS/PMT.
• Documentation: Direct experience preparing or reviewing acquisition requirements documentation (J&A, IGE, SOW/PWS, D&F, QASP, market research).
• Government relationship: Demonstrated track record as the senior contractor interface to a COR and KO, including managing escalations and difficult conversations.
• Leadership: Experience leading distributed teams across multiple government sites.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in a business, technical, or acquisition-related discipline. Master's preferred.
• Clearance: Active Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• NSWC, Warfare Center, or NAVSEA experience.
• DAWIA Level III in Contracting.
• Experience standing up or improving acquisition processes — process improvement, automation, or reporting modernization.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• Experience building acquisition talent pipelines in a distributed, multi-site team environment.
• Experience managing subcontractor or teaming-partner performance.
• Prior experience transitioning a contract from an incumbent with no loss of mission continuity.

Core Competencies

• Sound judgment on when a requirement is defined well enough to be contractible — and the standing to tell the government when it is not.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities and short-fuse data calls without quality loss.
• Ability to work effectively in a distributed team environment across multiple government sites.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods, and lead and participate in meetings and working groups.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.