Job Description

Program Manager, Boeing C-17 Support and Charleston AFB Mission Delivery

Charleston, South Carolina – Joint Base Charleston

Must be a U.S. Citizen; Active Secret Clearance preferred.

@Orchard LLC is seeking an experienced Program Manager with relationships within the Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) community to drive growth within the area of hardened 5G communications infrastructure for mission-critical initiatives. Additional responsibilities involve supporting the close, existing relationship with Boeing’s Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) facility and hangar at Charleston, including the identification of opportunities for enhanced managed services contracts within MRO and Smart Manufacturing.

Core Responsibilities

• Mission Advocacy: Serve as the primary client representative at Charleston AFB, translating the value of our EMP-hardened, survivable technology to military leaders and partners responsible for heavy lift, refueling, and MRO operations.
• Strategic Relationship Building: Leverage and expand your network within the Charleston AFB Operations and Communications communities to identify new opportunities and build strategic partnerships that advance the command's objectives.
• Program Capture & Execution: Lead the full lifecycle of program delivery, from identifying and securing contract opportunities to managing the acquisition process and ensuring the successful implementation of client solutions at the MRO facility in Charleston.
• Onsite Leadership: Act as the client's face in all interactions with program leadership, providing expert guidance and fostering deep trust and customer intimacy. This may include travel to other USAF facilities.
• Opportunity Development: Proactively identify mission-critical gaps where the client's resilient infrastructure can provide a decisive advantage, particularly for programs' new maintenance applications.

Required Qualifications

• Proven AMC Experience: A demonstrated track record as a Program Manager winning, delivering, and managing complex engagements specifically supporting Air Force AMC and MRO Operations.
• Deep AMC Relationships: Strong, existing relationships with key stakeholders within the AMC communities, including both government personnel and industry partners.
• Mission Understanding: Deep customer intimacy and a thorough understanding of AMC's core missions, challenges, and operational priorities.
• Acquisition Expertise: Demonstrated experience navigating the defense acquisition process, including program capture, contract management, and solution delivery.
• Opportunity Identification: Demonstrated ability to analyze operations and identify new opportunities to better support the customer, including MRO and Smart Manufacturing, or Managed Services.
• U.S. Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible to hold a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Military Background: Prior experience serving as a mid-to-senior grade NCO (E-7 to E-8) officer (O-4 to O-5) within AFGSC is highly desirable.
• Active Clearance: An active Secret security clearance is strongly preferred.

Established in 2010, @Orchard has an exceptional reputation, providing talent acquisition solutions to time-sensitive, talent scarcity issues to deliver better talent management ROI. Our specialty lies in the critical area of program talent acquisition and resource management, not in one narrow skillset, but across many areas of technical and functional delivery. To learn more about our other exciting opportunities, visit our Jobs Page at .

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