Principal Acquisition Associate

CyberWerx; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CyberWerx is seeking a Principal Acquisition Associate to support critical program management functions at the Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA. This full-time role involves 10+ years of relevant experience, emphasizing skills in business operations and acquisition management. The ideal candidate will hold a BA/BS degree, preferably augmented with an MA/MS and PMP certification. The position offers a salary range of $170,000 - $190,000 and requires holding a Secret clearance. A professional office environment is assured, with traditional office equipment in use.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience required, experience with TMT preferred.
• Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience is a plus.
• Must hold a Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support routine Delta/Division Action Group (DAG) tasks.
• Develop Government reports and briefs on policy implementation.
• Draft program overviews and executive summaries.
• Receive, document, generate, and track tasks.
• Research, draft, and edit articles on organizational operations.

Skills

Business operations

Acquisition management

Research analysis

Project management

Tasker management

Education

BA/BS Degree

MA/MS Preferred

PMP Certification Preferred

Job description

Job Title: Principal Acquisition Associate

Functional Title: Program Manager

Contract position

Location: Los Angeles - Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA

Education: Bachelor's Level Degree

Job Type: Full-time

Job Description

• The Senior-level Program Manager shall support routine Delta/Division Action Group (DAG) tasks including but not limited to business operations; planning, programming, budget, and execution (PPBE); acquisition reporting; strategic communication, lifecycle acquisition management; tasker management, research analysis and reporting; support Foreign Military Sales case development, provide support for infrastructure, human resources, and personnel management for the assigned team. Specific Duties:
• Extracting program-specific information, assessments, analysis, and reviews, enabling program and technical acquisition artifacts to be integrated at the enterprise level. Use the combined program integrated master schedule to facilitate the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of the program portfolio. Provide detailed analysis, quantitative supporting documentation, and thorough justification for all research, reviews, and assessments performed, and include corrective action plans and recommendations to the Government. Develop Government reports and briefs on how to implement policies, conduct independent program assessments, and conduct risk assessments for the portfolio.
• Support the development of the Program Objective Memorandum, Staffer Day preparations, Spring Program Reviews, Investment Budget Review, Program Management Reviews, Mid-year Execution Reviews, Baseline Execution Reviews, Vice-Commander’s Forum, Financial Management Reviews, Acquisition Mission Support, Business Management Reviews, and other budget execution activities and provide detailed, quantifiable documentation and thorough justification for assessment findings, corrective action plans, and recommendations.
• Draft program overviews and executive summaries, encapsulate major program issues, gather program contract information, track program milestones and status, generate overviews of program health and ability to execute, assess program cost, schedule, and technical risks by segment and identify mitigation plans, consolidate, and status program manager identified cost, schedule, and technical efficiency initiatives, demonstrate understanding of the program’s current critical path, integrate and correlate program performance data with the program baseline, accurately interpret acquisition program baseline thresholds and compliance, verify program costs against the approved President’s Budget, track program baseline changes, accurately capture high-level program logistics, test and evaluation, and requirements readiness characteristics, and establish a program office point of contact list to accurately develop, maintain, and update acquisition reports to include, but not limited to, the Weekly Activity Report,
• Monthly Acquisition Reports, Selected Acquisition Report, Defense Acquisition Executive Summary, Acquisition Program Baseline, supplemental reports for Acquisition Categories I, II, III, Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) programs at the Directorate, and other related acquisition reporting documents.
• Receive, document, generate, distribute, track, and close tasks at the Directorate level to the maximum extent possible. Open, read, understand, and properly distribute tasks to the responsible for 3 letters, accordingly, supplying supporting references as available, or closing tasks when possible prior to distribution. Coordinate with 3-letter and Front Office personnel and track the status of all tasks, action items, suspense, and responses at a minimum from receipt through closure with the originator.
• Research, draft, and edit articles, speeches, and testimony on the Directorate, organization missions, operations, and initiatives.
• Coordinate correspondence between external audit agencies and the program offices.

Job Requirements

Minimum Education & Certification(s): BA/BS Degree Required, MA/MS Preferred, PMP Certification Preferred

Minimum Yrs. Experience and/or Expertise: 10+ Years’ Experience Required, Experience with TMT Preferred, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) experience

Clearance: Secret

Location: El Segundo, CA (Onsite; Hybrid/Remote not available)

Salary Range: $170,000 - $190,000

Please see the standard Work, Physical and Mental Requirements for all CyberWerx roles. Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

Physical Demands: This is largely a sedentary role, mostly sitting; however, some filing may be required. This would require the ability to move files, or boxes with file data, open filing cabinets, and bend or stand as necessary, the ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

Mental Demands: Reading; communicate effectively (verbal and written); maintain emotional control and professionalism. We hire military.