Senior Contract Acquisition Support Specialist

Amentum•Arlington, VA

1d•$135,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Senior Contract Acquisition Support Specialist to provide leadership and manage the acquisition contract management support team for our US Navy customer, Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for Munitions PMX-311 Terminal Defense Systems (TDS) (previously PEO IWS 11) Program Office. PAE Munitions PMX-311 is comprised of 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. We are looking for a qualified individual to provide day-to-day direction, support and team management in cooperation with the Government’s Acquisition Team Leaders in the planning and execution of contractual actions for the RAM and CIWS programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and 15 years of acquisition support services experience with Navy/DoW services programs
Demonstrated experience with NAVAIR AMS Suite of tools and creation of Procurement Initiation Document (PID) packages for approval workflow approval processing
Proficient in the use of technical applications including excellent written and oral communication skills
Proficient in MS Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft application
Good written, communication, organizational skills and the ability to perform detail-oriented work with senior government staff
Must be able to obtain a SECRET US Government Clearance. Note: US Citizenship is required to obtain a SECRET Clearance.
Ability to travel <10%

Nice To Haves

Contract Management support experience with NAVSEA/PEO services programs
Experience supporting international customers requiring international travel
Team management/supervision experience
Current active Secret DoW clearance

Responsibilities

Manage the development, review, and processing of required DoW and DON acquisition documentation to support senior level PMX-311 program technical and acquisition staff including Acquisition Plans, Acquisition Strategies and Acquisition Program Baselines
Manage Acquisition Support Team’s day-to-day development of Procurement Requests utilizing the NAVAIR Acquisition Management System (AMS) Suite of tools including development of Statements of Work (SOWs), contract Sections B through L, Security documents and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs)
Work with the Program Office acquisition staff and Contracting Officer to establish/ track acquisition milestones in the AMS system and to resolve contract development/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