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Job Description
Acquisition Specialist
Fort Belvoir, VA
Discover a career of innovation and impact with our client. With decades of excellence in tackling complex challenges in defense, security, and national intelligence, they're leading the way forward. Join their dynamic team of experts, where Agility, Reliability, and Success are not just values but a way of life. As a graduated 8(a) company and Small Disadvantaged Business headquartered in Falls Church, VA, with a national presence, our client offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future while advancing your career. Join their team and be part of something extraordinary.
Our client is seeking an Acquisition Specialist in the Fort Belvoir, VA 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 in the broad area of Nuclear Technologies.
- 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 NT 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.
Requirements
Security Clearance Requirement :
Active / current Secret clearance is required.
Required Qualifications :
Desired Qualifications :
Our client is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
