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Job Title: Acquisition Professional 1
Location: Fort Meade, MD
Required Clearance: TS/SCI w/ Full-Scope Poly
Salary: Open

Job Description

What You'll Get to Do:

An exciting opportunity for the right person to join our team as an Acquisition Professional in the Annapolis Junction area. As an Acquisition Professional you will be providing acquisition support on functions of program management. The right candidate will assist the program managers in developing program documentation, creating program schedules, tracking program status, evaluating operational and technical alternatives, performing risk assessment and managing integrated product teams. You will provide expertise on the myriad of factors that influence cost, schedule, performance, and risk. You will advise in the interpretation and tailoring of DoD/NSA acquisition regulations/memorandums, and ensure affordable, supportable and effective systems are delivered to the customer.

You will use your five years (5) of Acquisition Professional experience to provide assistance in analyzing and developing improved policies, plans, methods, procedures, and systems of acquisition management programs.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

Current TS/ with active POLY
Five (5) years of demonstrated combined experience in DOD acquisition management, program management, and/or contract management is required
Bachelor’s Degree with a business focus is required
In lieu of a degree, Project Management Institute PMP certification, or Contract Manager CPCM certification, or DAWIA Level II in any focus area, and an additional three (3) years of directly related experience for a total of Eight (8) years may be substituted

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

Experience tracking financial execution performance information (commitments, obligations, and outlays).
Practical understanding of the financial status reports for program offices, budget center managers, contracting officer’s representatives, and expenditure center managers as tasked and recommend funding adjustments as appropriate.
Ability to support GPM’s in the identification and collection of Minimum Acquisition Requirements.
Experience with coordinating and scheduling pre-acquisition meetings, to include IPTs.
Must be able to assist program managers in developing program documentation, creating program schedules, and tracking program status.
Ability to support to GPMs to assure execution within the cost, schedule, and performance baselines.
Experience in analyzing and developing improved policies, plans, methods, procedures, and systems of acquisition management programs.