Senior Contract Acquisition Support Specialist

Amentum•Arlington, VA

10d•$135,000 - $175,000

About The Position

Amentum is seeking a Senior Contract Acquisition Support Specialist to lead and manage the acquisition contract management support team for the U.S. Navy customer, Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for Munitions PMX-311 Terminal Defense Systems (TDS) Program Office. The program includes CIWS, Directed Energy, C-UAS, GWS, and the international cooperative RAM program with Germany. The specialist provides day-to-day direction, support, and team management in cooperation with Government Acquisition Team Leaders, planning and executing contractual actions for the RAM and CIWS programs. The position manages acquisition documentation and procurement request development, coordinates acquisition milestones and contract issues with program office and contracting personnel, conducts acquisition team meetings, and works with program financial staff to support timely execution of funds. The role requires a bachelor’s degree, 15 years of Navy acquisition support services experience, experience with NAVAIR AMS tools and PID packages, and an active Secret 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 creating Procurement Initiation Document (PID) packages for approval workflow processing.
Proficiency with technical applications and Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Microsoft applications.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational skills, and 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

Lead and manage the acquisition contract management support team, providing day-to-day direction in cooperation with Government Acquisition Team Leaders.
Manage development, review, and processing of DoW and DON acquisition documentation, including Acquisition Plans, Acquisition Strategies, and Acquisition Program Baselines.
Manage the team’s day-to-day development of Procurement Requests using the NAVAIR Acquisition Management System (AMS) Suite, including SOWs, contract Sections B through L, security documents, and CDRLs.
Work with program office acquisition staff and the Contracting Officer to establish and track acquisition milestones in AMS 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.