Acquisition Planner

The Tatitlek Corporation; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tatitlek Corporation in Colorado Springs is seeking a mid-level Project Administrator focused on Acquisition Planning to support human-centered design projects for military and defense clients.

You will collect feedback, develop and edit project documents, and coordinate communications across technical, military, executive, and public audiences. A clear background check and U.S. citizenship are required; SECRET clearance with TS/SCI eligibility is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• At least three years of relevant experience supporting a military unit or defense contractor.
• Experience with OTA, CSO, BAA, SBIR, and/or STTR environments.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Collect, reflect on, and act upon feedback from stakeholder interactions, design validation sessions, and playbacks.
• Coordinate, develop, write, and edit project administrative documentation and planning artifacts.
• Maintain tracking artifacts documenting status, completion, and importance of projects.
• Support daily team activities and project communications with technical, military, executive, and public audiences.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project administration

Secret clearance

US Citizenship

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Overview

Air Force CyberWorx is an innovation lab focused on optimizing products, processes, and policies using Human-Centered Design best practices focused on cyber capability-melding academic and industry expertise to solve operational problems.

We are seeking a mid-level Project Administrator focused on Acquisition Planning to assist with various aspects ofhuman-centereddesign projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• This role will involve collecting and acting on feedback, developing project documents, supporting daily team activities, and contributing to project communications.
• The ideal candidate will have a foundational understanding ofhuman-centereddesign principles and a willingness to learn and grow in a dynamic environment.
• Collect, reflect on, and act upon feedback from stakeholder interactions, design validation sessions, and playbacks.
• Coordinate, develop, write, and edit project administrative documentation, technical project descriptions, planning artifacts, project status materials, and coordination packages for technical, military, executive, and public audiences.
• Maintain tracking artifacts that document status, completion, and project importance.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• Professional Experience: At least three years of relevant experience supporting a military unit or defense contractor operating in an innovation environment.
• Core Expertise: Previous experience supporting OTA, CSO, BAA, SBIR, and/or STTR environments.
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal oversight, prioritizing tasks as needed.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must currently possess a SECRET (minimum) level DoD clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING FACTORS

Must have a satisfactory background screening, negative drug test, positive references and proof of identity and legal authorization to work in the United States and for TFS are required.

As an equal opportunity employer, The Tatitlek Corporation recognizes that our strength lies in our people. Discrimination and all unlawful harassment, including sexual harassment, in employment is not tolerated. We encourage success based on our individual merits and abilities without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or employment. We support and obey laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business.

Salary

$150K+ DOQ/annually