Acquisition Deputy

Ssp • Washington Navy Yard, DC

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About The Position

This is a public notice flyer announcing anticipated vacancies; applications are not accepted through the flyer, and there may or may not be vacancies filled. Interested applicants must follow the flyer’s “How to Apply” directions to be considered. Applicants who respond to the flyer will not receive Notice of Result letters.

The Acquisition Deputy serves as Deputy Principal Assistant Program Manager for Acquisition for the Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) Program Management Office, providing principal-deputy support to the Principal Assistant Program Manager for Acquisition. The role integrates and coordinates acquisition, contract-management and Contracting Officer’s Representative, budget, engineering, and program-management activities to identify and resolve cost, schedule, technical, contractual, and financial-execution issues.

The position supports development, maintenance, and execution of CPS acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, acquisition-review documentation, and related programmatic products. It also supports the planning, coordination, and oversight of contracting activities and prepares, integrates, justifies, executes, and assesses budget and financial-management products. The role analyzes financial execution and program milestones, recommends actions to address financial risks, coordinates efforts across functional areas, resolves cross-functional issues, and provides leadership with timely, accurate, decision-quality information.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen and determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct-deposit pay program.
• New Department of the Navy employees must successfully pass E-Verify employment verification.
• Must obtain and maintain the required interim and/or final security clearance before entering on duty.
• Must meet Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification requirements for the assigned functional area and tier, and complete required Continuous Learning points within established timeframes.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test, including marijuana, is required; the position is subject to random testing.
• Must be able to travel, potentially to CONUS and OCONUS locations, including remote or isolated sites, and travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.
• At least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the NH-03 (GS-13) grade level or pay band in federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
• Specialized experience must include using Navy and Department of War acquisition-management principles, including DoD 5000-series requirements; analyzing cost, schedule, technical, contract, and financial data; or coordinating acquisition, contracting, and budget-execution activities to support acquisition-program planning, execution, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide principal-deputy support to the Principal Assistant Program Manager for Acquisition for the CPS Program Management Office.
• Integrate and coordinate acquisition, contract-management/Contracting Officer’s Representative, budgets, engineering, and program-management activities to identify and resolve cost, schedule, technical, contractual, and financial-execution issues.
• Support development, maintenance, and execution of CPS acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, acquisition-review documentation, and related programmatic products.
• Support planning, coordination, and oversight of CPS contracting activities, including procurement requests, proposal planning, source-selection documentation, contract modifications, contractor performance, funding, and schedules.
• Prepare, integrate, justify, execute, and assess CPS budget and financial-management products.
• Analyze commitments, obligations, expenditures, execution plans, and program milestones, and recommend actions to address identified financial risks.
• Coordinate acquisition, contract-management, and budget-execution efforts across CPS functional areas; integrate requirements, synchronize activities, resolve cross-functional issues, and provide leadership with decision-quality information.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available to employees and their families, subject to eligibility based on position type.
• Recruitment, relocation, or student loan repayment incentives may be authorized for eligible selectees.
• A relocation incentive may be authorized.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed