Location
Fort Belvoir, VA | United States
Job description
ARServices is seeking an Acquisition Specialist to join our team supporting the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Research & Development Directorate (DTRA RD). In this position you will provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to support the Operation Department’s Integration Division. Overall duties involve providing project management and acquisition support to the Division’s acquisition team that manages advanced research and development (R&D) programs focused on RDT&E procurements. RD-OPI operates from the DTRA HQ on Ft. Belvoir, VA.
Principal Duties
- Support DTRA program managers in development of Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process documentation.
- Support DTRA program managers in the day-to-day conduct and execution of projects through information gathering/reporting, progress tracking, and investigation of related project topics.
- Provide program development and prioritization advice and assistance to the government.
- Conduct market research to support DTRA acquisition strategy checklists and programmatic decision making.
- Prepare purchase request acquisition documentation.
- Maintain and track progress of purchase request packages in the DTRA automated purchase request system. If any issues arise, address them promptly.
- Manage program/project spend plan in coordination with finance and the PM.
- Track programmatic progress and funds expenditures using division designated tools.
- Provide real time analysis of project cost/schedule/performance.
- Develop project documentation and briefings.
- Interact with DTRA’s acquisition, finance and other personnel and communicate and interact with multiple government agencies and performers as necessary.
- Support the PM in interactions with DoD organizations though briefs, market/technology research and other equivalent programmatic information.
- Consolidate, maintain and present macro level information on all contracts to leadership. Those contracts will include ones held by the office or those that are leveraged from other offices. Accuracy is paramount because financial/programmatic decisions are based upon this information.
- File contract and budget documentation, invoices, reports, etc. and maintain OPI’s contract filing system that meets DTRA’s requirements.
Requirements
- Current/active TS (SCI eligible)
- Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of relevant experience.
- Outstanding writing and interpersonal skills.
- Experience in, or a demonstrated ability to learn, DoD program management and PPBE processes
- Fluent in Microsoft Office products to include Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint. Superior skills in Excel.
- Ability to read contracts, the mods and sections for accuracy, issues, and extraction of meta data to assist management in oversight on over 20 contracts
- Ability to read contract monthly reports and ascertain their accuracy and report issues to management and COR for discussion and/or action
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in, or a demonstrated ability to learn, DoD program management and PPBS processes
- Experience in support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency or a similar military staff
- Experience in RDT&E management to include technology readiness levels and 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3 funding.
- DoD acquisition or financial experience.
- DoD program management, PPBE, and DoD/federal acquisition
- Certified Project Management Professional
- Completion of applicable Defense Acquisition University PM Level II courses
- Completion of DTRA PM specific courses
- Knowledge of/familiarity with PIEE, WAWF and EDA systems (Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment Wide Area WorkFlow, Electronic Data Access)
- Experience with Contracting Officer Representative (COR) duties and functions
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