Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst/Project Manager

Apogee Engineering, LLC•Springfield, VA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is seeking a Lifecycle Acquisition Project Manager supporting the Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Program Executive Office at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The role is located at an off-site contract facility and provides hands-on support throughout the full acquisition lifecycle for designated programs. The position focuses on independently developing acquisition documents, participating in program and acquisition meetings, and coordinating with technical and functional teams to support timely, well-founded procurement actions. The position is contingent upon contract award. The role advises the Government on planning, managing, and executing programs and projects; assesses performance and execution risks; and provides recommendations. It supports program management, acquisition, financial planning and execution, requirements development, operational issue resolution, audit readiness, and coordination across the PEO and its partners. The position also monitors designated operational systems and maintains the PEO roadmap in accordance with NGA policies.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
TS-SCI clearance and a Counter-Intelligence Polygraph completed within the last five years or within 90 days of hire.
Bachelor’s degree (BS/BA).
At least 6 years of experience with NGA, DoD, or other Intelligence Community acquisition processes and procedures, particularly creating RFP documentation such as SOWs, SOOs, PWSs, and IGCEs, and performing technical proposal evaluations.
At least 6 years of experience in IT program/project management.

Nice To Haves

Program/Project Management Professional certification, DAWIA certification in PM or E&TM, or Scaled Agile Framework Agilist (SA) certification.
Master’s degree or higher.
At least 6 years of experience applying systems engineering processes, requirements analysis, interface definition, and detailed implementation planning for large, complex systems or enterprises and enterprise-wide interoperability.
At least 6 years of experience with NGA systems architecture components and processes.
At least 6 years of experience and practical application with NGA, IC, or DoD budgeting and financial tools and processes.

Responsibilities

Advise the Government on planning, managing, and executing programs and projects; evaluate performance and execution risks and provide recommendations.
Support designated efforts throughout their lifecycle, from concept through deactivation and disposal.
Create program documents, plans, and related artifacts, and review existing requirements and documents for accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
Facilitate meetings and perform secretariat duties, including preparing detailed minutes and notes for TEMs, reviews, and milestone events.
Support program management, business management, and budget execution reviews and provide feedback to the Government.
Support program finance activities, including assessing, coordinating, scheduling, and executing management briefings.
Analyze and coordinate program- and division-level financial management plans and reports, including POM inputs, fiscal-year spend plans, variance analyses, and corrective action plans.
Assist Government representatives in preparing the annual NGA/PM spend plan and POM articulating short-, mid-, and long-term goals and deliverables.
Assess the realism of contractor cost estimates submitted in response to Government Requests for Change or impact assessment requests.
Support coordinated acquisition, budget, and operational planning with Source and NGA/PM to enable Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
Develop independent program office cost estimates for future requirements; generate program-level cost models and documentation; and improve estimating methods using normalized cost and technical data.
Assist with documentation for new acquisitions and follow-on contracts.
Collaborate and integrate work within the PEO and with partner organizations and customers, including other program offices, the sensor office, infrastructure team, SAM office, financial management offices, contracting officers, and Source.
Conduct briefings, Technical Exchange Meetings, and events.
Assist with preparation and coordination of delivery orders, task orders, requirements documents, briefings, and performance statements, as applicable.
Participate in major program milestones and identify programmatic issues and possible solutions.
Evaluate programmatic impacts of architectural direction and guidance and recommend paths forward.
Provide program-management awareness and tracking of NGA/PM SPIDs and security processes.
Assist with drafting and presenting PEO and project presentations to external organizations and customers.
Monitor designated Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy operational systems; support resolution of operational issues; and track test events and related software deliveries.
Recommend alternative courses of action and strategies for effectively delivering Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
Maintain the PEO roadmap in accordance with NGA policies.
Support the NGA/PM tasker process.
Analyze dormant commitments and Unliquidated Obligations; research discrepancies, recommend de-obligations, and maintain accurate Key Supporting Documents for audit readiness and compliance with audit mandates.