Senior Contract Acquisition Support Specialist

Amentum•Arlington, VA

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Senior Contract Acquisition Support Specialist to lead and manage an acquisition contract management support team for the U.S. Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for Munitions PMX-311 Terminal Defense Systems (TDS) Program Office. PMX-311 includes the Close-In Weapon System (CIWS), Directed Energy, Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS), Gun Weapon Systems (GWS), and the international cooperative Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) program with Germany. The position provides day-to-day direction, support, and team management in cooperation with Government Acquisition Team Leaders, supporting planning and execution of contractual actions for the RAM and CIWS programs. The role manages acquisition documentation and procurement request development, coordinates acquisition milestones and contract issues with program office acquisition staff and the Contracting Officer, plans acquisition team meetings, and works with program financial staff to support timely funding execution through the procurement process. The position requires a bachelor’s degree, 15 years of Navy acquisition support services experience, demonstrated experience with NAVAIR Acquisition Management System (AMS) tools, and an active SECRET U.S. Government clearance. Travel is less than 10%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
15 years of Navy acquisition support services experience.
Demonstrated experience with the NAVAIR AMS Suite of tools and creation of Procurement Initiation Document (PID) packages for approval workflow processing.
Proficiency with technical applications and excellent written and oral communication skills.
Proficiency with MS Teams, SharePoint, and Microsoft applications.
Good communication and organizational skills, with the ability to perform detail-oriented work with senior government staff.
Active SECRET U.S. Government clearance; U.S. citizenship is required to maintain the clearance.
Ability to travel less than 10%.

Nice To Haves

Contract management support experience with NAVSEA/PEO services programs.
Experience supporting international customers requiring international travel.
Team management or supervision experience.

Responsibilities

Manage development, review, and processing of Department of War (DoW) and Department of the Navy (DON) acquisition documentation supporting senior PMX-311 program technical and acquisition staff, including Acquisition Plans, Acquisition Strategies, and Acquisition Program Baselines.
Manage the Acquisition Support Team’s day-to-day development of Procurement Requests using the NAVAIR Acquisition Management System (AMS) Suite of tools, including Statements of Work (SOWs), contract Sections B through L, security documents, and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs).
Work with program office acquisition staff and the Contracting Officer to establish and track acquisition milestones in the AMS system and resolve contract development and execution issues.
Plan and execute acquisition team meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
Work with program financial staff to ensure timely execution of funds through the procurement process.
Provide day-to-day direction and team management in cooperation with Government Acquisition Team Leaders for contractual actions supporting the RAM and CIWS programs.