Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist

Culmen International LLC • Fort Belvoir, VA

2d • $136,000 - $170,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Culmen is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist to support USSOCOM at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in a Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) environment. The role provides acquisition and program management support for major ACAT Level III programs and projects, partnering with Government Assistant Program Managers (APMs) and senior leadership to guide programs from planning through execution and help achieve acquisition milestones, program objectives, and command priorities.

The specialist develops acquisition and program documentation, assists Government personnel with procurement planning and requirements documentation, tracks procurement actions, conducts market research, and provides recommendations on solicitation approaches and technology options. The position also supports logistics data submissions and prepares justifications and requisition documentation in accordance with applicable acquisition laws, regulations, and organizational policies.

The position requires an active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility. Candidates must have a qualifying graduate degree and relevant experience, or may qualify through the stated bachelor's-degree experience tradeoff. The projected annual compensation range is $136,000–$170,000.

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, plus 10 years of general experience and 6 years of relevant experience in a program office or USSOCOM Special Program; alternatively, a bachelor’s degree in one of the listed or related fields plus 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 (DoD) acquisition programs.
• Three years of experience supporting Special Operations Forces (SOF) 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

• Develop program support documentation, including Simple Acquisition Management Plans (SAMPs), Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), and Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), and obtain approvals specified by APMs, the Program Executive Officer (PEO), and the Acquisition Executive.
• Assist Government personnel in facilitating procurement and acquisition planning sessions with user-department representatives, including clarifying procurement processes, timeframes, 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) to satisfy 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 and assess applications of communications-industry, other-government-agency, and academic advancements against unit requirements.
• Maintain awareness of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment and technological advances, and recommend ways to enhance future research, development, or procurement through modification and application of evolving technology.
• Provide alternatives and recommendations for solicitation methods in accordance with applicable laws, FAR, DFARS, SOF Acquisition Regulation 70-1, and organizational policies provided as GFI.
• Prepare Justifications and Approvals (J&As) for Other Than Full and Open Competition, threshold-dependent sole-source justifications, and associated requisition documentation using templates provided as GFI.
• Provide strategic acquisition and program management support to USSOCOM programs and collaborate with Government APMs and senior leadership on acquisition initiatives.
• Monitor program performance, identify risks, recommend solutions, and provide insights to support command-level decision-making.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of premiums paid by the company for eligible employees and eligible dependents, including domestic partners.
• 401(k), immediately vested, with 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