Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist

Culmen International • Fort Belvoir, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Culmen International is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist to support USSOCOM at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in a Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) environment. The role provides strategic acquisition and program management support to major ACAT Level III programs and projects, partnering with Government Assistant Program Managers (APMs) and senior leaders to guide high-visibility programs from planning through execution. The specialist supports acquisition milestones, program objectives, and command priorities through program documentation, schedules, briefings, milestone deliverables, performance monitoring, risk identification, and recommendations for decision-making.

The position also supports procurement and acquisition planning, requirements development, logistics data submission, market research, and identification of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology. The specialist advises on solicitation methods under applicable acquisition laws and regulations, and prepares justifications, approvals, and related requisition documents using Government-furnished templates.

Culmen International supports clients in more than 150 countries and is committed to enhancing international safety and security, strengthening homeland defense, advancing humanitarian missions, and optimizing government operations. The company states its commitment to equal employment opportunity and fair treatment and access to opportunities for employees and applicants.

Requirements

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field such as Science, Technology, or Mathematics; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in one of these fields may be accepted with the stated higher experience levels.
• With a master’s degree: 10 years of general experience and 6 years of relevant experience in a program office or USSOCOM Special Program.
• As a tradeoff with a bachelor’s degree: 12 years of general experience and 8 years of relevant experience in a DoD program office or SOCOM program.
• Five years of experience supporting Department of Defense acquisition programs.
• Three years of experience supporting Special Operations Forces operations or acquisitions.

Nice To Haves

• Equivalency of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III training in Program Management or Contracting.
• Experience staffing documentation packages at the Major Command (MACOM) level.
• Familiarity with USSOCOM Directives 70-1 and 71-4 and their associated references.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic acquisition and program management support to USSOCOM programs.
• Collaborate with Government APMs and senior leadership on complex acquisition initiatives.
• Develop and maintain program documentation, schedules, briefings, and milestone deliverables.
• Monitor program performance, identify risks, and recommend solutions to support mission success.
• Develop program support documentation, including Simple Acquisition Management Plans (SAMPs), Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), and Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), and support acquisition strategies and plans and approval processes.
• Assist Government personnel in facilitating procurement and acquisition planning sessions with user department representatives, explaining processes and timeframes and establishing roles and responsibilities.
• Advise Government personnel on preparing new requirements documentation and assist with preparing equipment and system Statements of Objectives (SOOs) and Statements of Work (SOWs) for validated unit requirements.
• Track the status of procurement actions.
• Prepare and submit logistics data to the receiving supply support activity.
• Conduct open-source market research to identify potential vendors based on Government-established requirements and assess developments in communications, Other Government Agencies, and academia for potential applications to unit requirements.
• Maintain awareness of commercial off-the-shelf equipment and technological advances, and recommend ways to enhance future research, development, or procurements through technology modification and application.
• Provide alternatives and recommendations for solicitation methods in accordance with applicable laws, the FAR, DFARS, SOF Acquisition Regulation 70-1, and organizational policies provided as GFI.
• Prepare Justifications and Approvals for Other Than Full and Open Competition, threshold-dependent sole-source justifications, and associated requisition documentation using Government-furnished templates.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% of premiums paid by the company for eligible employees and eligible dependents, including same- or opposite-sex domestic partners.
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and a 4% company match.
• Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage.
• AFLAC available.
• Training and continuing education opportunities.
• 12 paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior