Acquisition Specialist

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ARServices is seeking an Acquisition Specialist in the Albuquerque, NM area.

The successful candidate will serve as an Acquisition Specialist for a Division, providing timely and accurate information of multiple Program Managers’ project milestone planning projections and monitoring, and provide support for the planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPBE) processes.

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Evaluate the acquisition planning and execution of acquisition programs.
• Provide cost estimating, life-cycle costing, and cost-benefit analyses in support of acquisition programs and other analyses including support to POM and PPBE activities.
• Plan, coordinate, integrate, implement, and evaluate the use of acquisition options.
• Provide necessary input to ISS/ASR and create and manage Purchase Request Packages
• Participate in Integrated Product Teams and serve as programmatic point of contact.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders in the defense community.
• Provide support to and coordination of acquisition and planning, programming, budgeting, and execution documents to include development of budget exhibits (R Forms) and Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) materials, for a research and development acquisition program.
• Assist in setting portfolio, project, and product level strategy and priorities.
• Ensure portfolios are responsive and mapped to program goals and requirements
• Track cost, schedule, and performance of projects to ensure they continue to meet the objectives of the program
• Advise the program team on risk assessment and risk management, business and contracting strategies, and technology transfers.
• Assist with developing and tracking budgets and spend plans for a wide-ranging portfolio across multiple fiscal years.
• Assist with tracking project expenditures, supporting the development of funding award documentation and development/maintenance of program review materials.
• Provide assistance with acquisition /contracting strategy for projects and programs.
• Assist with planning, coordinating and executing stakeholder meetings and tracking project deliverables.
• Assist with contributing input for budget execution reviews as well as mid-year and end-of-year comments.
• Assist with managing and developing the PPBE (planning, programming, budgeting, and execution) process as well as developing budget/program briefs.
• Assist and coordinate with Government Program Managers about the competitive award process and liaison with Government Financial Analysts and Contracting Officers to make awards in a timely manner while adhering to Federal Acquisition Regulations, DoD Acquisition Directives, and DTRA specific Acquisition Directives. 

• Secret clearance with ability to obtain TS.
• BS, or MS, in a Business/Accounting/Financial Management related field, and/or 5 years’ experience managing projects and financials (preferably DTRA RD experience) and/or degree in a STEM field (e.g. biology, chemistry, physics) with experience managing RDT&E projects from a Program/Project Management perspective.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with a BS, or 3 years with a MS.
• Detail-oriented, self-starter with excellent communication and time management skills.
• High-level proficiency with MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word; ability to quickly learn to use new IT systems and software.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience managing budget execution, spend plan, and burn rate processes.
• Knowledge of Government accounting policy and/or regulation including but not limited to DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), and OMB Circular A-123.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and experience developing and presenting complex information to senior Government officials using Microsoft Office Suite applications.

• 5-10 years’ resource management experience working with multiple DOD appropriations.
• Prior Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and/or military experience.
• Technology tool experience in: DAI system, Consolidated Acquisition Tool (CAT), DoD Acquisition System, Spend Plan Management and Reporting Tool (SMART), Electronic Document Access (EDA), Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), and Joint Integrated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Analytic Platform (JICAP).

ARServices is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.