Journeyman Acquisition Specialist
About The Position
This position is contingent upon contract award. Evans is seeking a Journeyman Acquisition Specialist to join one of their growing contracts supporting the U.S. Navy. The role involves supporting the development, coordination, and tracking of SBIR acquisition and program documentation. This specialist will augment staff by maintaining accurate program records, assisting in evaluation activities, and supporting procurement package preparation under the guidance of Senior Acquisition Specialists and Government PMs. The role is hybrid with on-site requirements up to 3 days/week at the Naval Air Station in Washington, DC. or Pax River, MD. Evans Consulting is a growing management consulting firm, primarily in the federal contracting space, with over 25 years of experience, delivering human-centered change. The company values delighting clients, exhibiting leadership, fostering commitment, and ensuring corporate health, and offers a collaborative, innovative, flexible, and wellness-focused culture.
Requirements
- Active DoD Secret clearance (or ability to obtain).
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Supply Chain, or related field plus 3 years of experience.
- 6 years additional work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
- An Associate’s Degree plus 7 years’ additional relevant work experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
- 3–10 years of experience in DoD acquisition or contracting.
- Strong analytical, writing, and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced defense environment.
- Experience supporting federal acquisition, contracting, or program administration activities.
- Familiarity with SBIR/STTR processes or demonstrated ability to rapidly learn DoD acquisition tools and workflows.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to track actions, documentation, and deadlines across multiple stakeholders.
- U.S. citizenship or a permanent residency card in the U.S. is required.
Responsibilities
- Support development, coordination, and tracking of SBIR acquisition and program documentation.
- Maintain accurate program records.
- Assist in evaluation activities.
- Support procurement package preparation under the guidance of Senior Acquisition Specialists and Government PMs.
- Assist in preparing procurement documentation for SBIR Phase I and II awards, including drafting SOWs, Acquisition Plans (APs), Acquisition Strategy Reports (ASRs), Procurement Initiation Documents (PIDs), funding documents, contract awards, agreements, and Acquisition Program Baseline Agreements (APBA).
- Assemble PR package components, coordinate signatures, and update trackers.
- Support evaluation events by preparing materials, scheduling reviewers, maintaining evaluation calendars, and documenting meeting notes.
- Update and maintain SBIR program data within PMDB, STAIRS, SharePoint/FlankSpeed environments, and local Government repositories.
- Track debrief requests and coordinate scheduling, documentation, and response routing.
- Support SBIR program reviews, PMRs, and internal planning meetings by preparing agendas, slide decks, and meeting summaries.
- Maintain program documentation libraries, SOPs, templates, and process guides.
- Provide administrative and analytical support for data calls, metrics reporting, and cross-SYSCOM information requests.
- Assist in maintaining compliance with Navy records management, CUI handling policies, and security protocols.
- Assess program procedures, practices, philosophies, and documentation for compliance with specifications, contracts, and mission requirements.
- Attend, participate, support, analyze, provide input, develop, prepare and report on briefs, point papers, reports, correspondence, meetings, conferences, and review boards.
- Support Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
Benefits
- Award-winning culture of ongoing learning and professional growth, with a focus on collaboration, innovation, flexibility, and wellness.
- Supporting Work-Life Integration
- Professional Development & Educational Assistance w/ Extensive Growth Resources
- Annual Discretionary Bonus, Spot Bonus, and Peer Recognition Programs
- Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Medical/Dental/Vision Benefits
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
- Generous PTO & Paid Holidays
- 401(k) Retirement Plan, Evans’ Contribution and 100% Vesting
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
