Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst/Project Manager

Apogee Engineering•Fort Belvoir, VA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Apogee is seeking a Lifecycle Acquisition Project Manager to support the Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Program Executive Office at the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. The position is located at an off-site contract facility and provides hands-on support throughout the full acquisition lifecycle for designated programs. The role involves independently developing acquisition documents, participating in program and acquisition meetings, and coordinating with technical and functional teams to support timely, well-supported procurement actions. The position is contingent upon contract award. The employee will advise the Government on program planning, management, and execution; assess performance and risks; and recommend actions. The role supports program management, financial and budget activities, acquisition documentation, cost estimation, stakeholder coordination, operational issue tracking, and audit readiness. The position is on-site in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, with 10% travel.

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 mid-level 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 evaluations of proposals.
At least 6 years of mid-level experience in IT program or 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; review existing requirements and materials 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 generating the annual spend plan and POM describing 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.
Coordinate acquisition, budget, and operational planning to support Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
Generate independent program office cost estimates and program-level cost models and documentation; improve estimating methods through collection, normalization, and analysis of cost and technical data.
Assist in producing documentation for new acquisitions and follow-on contracts.
Collaborate and integrate across 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 other events.
Assist with preparing and coordinating delivery orders, task orders, requirements documents, briefings, and performance statements, as applicable.
Participate in major program milestones and identify programmatic issues and potential 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.
Provide program-management advice and recommendations on alternative courses of action and strategies for 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.