Senior Acquisition Project Manager

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ARServices is seeking a Senior Acquisition Project Manager to work in the Ft. Belvoir, VA area.

A Senior Acquisition Project Manager will join our team supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Research & Development Directorate (DTRA RD). Overall duties involve advising and assisting government program managers on DoD acquisition project management support.  The ideal candidate for this position can evaluate and advise on warfighter needs within department of defense authorities, plans, and capabilities to help develop detailed defense acquisition project plans and financial strategies.  We initiate and respond to all acquisition related tasks, planning and tracking milestone dates and decisions, and we ensure proper sequencing of events and budgets throughout the acquisition management lifecycle for each project within assigned programs.  The successful applicant will serve as a primary action officer to coordinate the acquisition of technology focused Counter-Weapons of Mass Destruction (C-WMD) capabilities.

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

• Support and protect a classified program executing government guidance.
• Coordinate with and advise government financial managers, contracting officers, performing contractor financial points of contact and end users.
• Provide and advise on acquisition planning, programming, budgeting, and execution (PPB&E) support for defense technology research and development projects in accordance with DOD Directive 5000.01.
• Develop acquisition strategies and procurement documents to include conducting market research, drafting statements of work, developing Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCE), and preparation of other procurement documents for successful funding and execution of DoD Research Development Testing & Evaluation (RDT&E) projects.
• Coordinate and support contracting officers from development of request for proposals up through contract award and administration functions to support acquisition plans.
• Support the design of the program, develop, and manage execution year program spend plan recommending acquisition vehicles within Economy Act or federal contracting mechanisms to award technology development that closes warfighter CWMD gaps.
• Draft correspondence, program briefings, etc. for government approval.
• Prepare and maintain program management execution reports including research on unobligated commitments and unliquidated obligations.
• Support the overall management of R&D projects related to cost, schedule, and performance to include thorough documentation preparation, monthly performance review and reporting reconciliation.

Requirements

Security Clearance Requirement:

Active/current TS/SCI clearance is required.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree preferably in finance, accounting, Business Administration, or mathematics.
• 7+ years overall experience managing budget execution, working within the DoD preferably in Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E). Overall experience should include 5+ years of experience forecasting future financial requirements and preparing a spend plan, and 3+ years of experience in DoD acquisition, project management or contracting.
• Experience tracking reporting from performers against planned milestones and execution against planned performance.
• Experience synthesizing information and delivering written and verbal executive summaries for senior leaders.
• Experience developing and presenting complex information to senior Government officials using Microsoft Office applications including data visualizations to produce pivot tables, bar graphs, pie charts, etc.
• Ability to manage stakeholder expectations within an integrated project team and recommend course of action based on an analysis of alternatives to government program manager.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA Degree.
• Prior DTRA and/or military experience.
• Technology tool experience in: Defense Agencies Initiatives (DAI), Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF), and Joint Integrated CBRN Analytic Platform (JICAP).
• Professional experience culminating in a minimum of 5 years as a project manager.
• Work experience with the SOCOM community, experience with Special Operations, Counter-Proliferation (CP), CWMD technologies, familiarity with detection and defeat of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons.
• Analytical research assessing defense threats and market research for state of art technology development.
• Professional certifications (e.g. Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), and PMP certification from Program Management Institute.
• Acquisition Program Planning and Project Management Training (e.g., met certification standards for DAWIA Level II Acquisition Project Management and/or Defense Acquisition University project management course work).

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