Acquistion Engineer

KBR, Inc.•Chantilly, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

KBR's National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. This role involves providing advisory support for multiple aspects of Government programs acquisition efforts.

Requirements

Must possess and be able to maintain an active TS/SCI with Poly clearance
BS/BA 18+ years, or MS/MA 15+ years, or PhD and 12+ years
More than 15 years of experience focusing on acquisition support (structure of contracts, execution of task orders and fixed price contracts, the government competitive acquisition process)
Experience with DoD/IC acquisitions, including source selections on Major System Acquisition
Familiarity with GEOINT systems
Experience with Systems Engineering processes across the development life cycle
Familiarity with IC and DoD Acquisition regulations and policies
Ability to mentor junior contractors and Government team members

Nice To Haves

Familiarity using Confluence and JIRA Atlassian commercial tools
Experience or training with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) agile methodologies
PMI PMP or DAWIA Level 3+ certification. Project Management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) and/or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program Management Level III+

Responsibilities

Writing the Statement of Work for upcoming acquisitions
Defining proposal acceptance criteria, monitoring developer’s cost, schedule, and performance during execution, reviewing CDRLs, and providing innovative acquisition recommendations to solve challenging issues with the optimal courses of action.
Overseeing contract execution and Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
Advising Contracting Officer (CO) and Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) on developer performance through cost, schedule, and performance analysis and evaluation
Identifying risks and providing unique courses of action to solve complex technical problems
Reviewing contractor submissions for technical accuracy and providing government personnel detailed critical analysis
Assisting with contract compliance assessments
Track and report progress at multiple levels of Contractor and Government leadership