Program Management Analyst - Acquisitions

Lever, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGen Federal Systems is seeking a Program Management Analyst to support acquisition analysis, drafting statutory/regulatory documents, and developing contracting office requirements. The role includes supporting program office objectives, market analysis, and keeping action-item trackers, briefs, and minutes.

Strong communication of analyses is required. Responsibilities include creating procurement documentation per FAR and DHS directives, reviewing DHS/contractor docs, and contributing to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's in business, economics, mathematics, or related fields.
• Eight years of federal acquisition and program management experience.
• Experience with classified acquisition desired.
• Experience with DHS/DoD Acquisition Process and Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) strongly desired; AMO/CBP acquisitions a plus.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in presenting analytical results both verbally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Developing process to improve acquisition/procurement documents
• Supporting all pre-award planning activities
• Recommending contracting strategies and plans
• Advise senior staff
• Develop improved processes and metrics to measure improvements (quality and timeliness)
• Developing and help institute acquisition requirements and best practices
• Devising acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, and develop and review acquisition documents (SOWs, IGCEs, and J&As/Findings)

Skills

Analytical reasoning

Oral & written communication

Program management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in business/economics/mathematics

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Nextgen is seeking a Program Management Analyst in acquisition analysis who will support drafting statutory and regulatory acquisition documents, developing contracting office requirements, and supporting program office strategic objectives, including single acquisition management plans, purchase requests, and program life cycle acquisition strategy inputs. Assist with research and data collection efforts for acquisition and programmatic documents, as required. Support program office providing assistance with contract audits, materials research, and market analysis. Provide additional direct support performing monitoring and tracking of contract execution, providing input to weekly reports, supporting program office action item tracker, creating briefs and other supporting program documentation, as required, and recording meeting minutes. Assist with the creation of procurement requests/documentation in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the DHS 102-1-series acquisition directives and instructions. Reviews DHS and contractor documentation, participates in applicable working groups, and attends program and technical reviews. Support the full range of program and project execution activities, including the preparation of acquisition milestone program documentation to support milestone decisions. Assist acquisition Program Manager in the requirements generation process and preparing contracting documentation for current mission requirements. Routinely collect, evaluate and update requirement changes and identify changes of quarterly status in the Quarterly Management Review using graphs and updates constructed utilizing the Microsoft Office Suite.

Resonsibilities

• Developing process to improve acquisition/procurement documents
• Supporting all pre-award planning activities
• Recommending contracting strategies and plans
• Advise senior staff
• Develop improved processes and metrics to measure improvements (especially in terms of quality and timeliness)
• Developing and help institute acquisition requirements and best practices
• Devising acquisition strategies, acquisition plans, and develop and review acquisition documents (Statements of Work, Independent Government Cost Estimates, and Justifications & Approvals or Determinations & Findings)

Qualifications

• Bachelors or master’s in business, economics, mathematics, or other related disciplines
• Eight years of experience required in Federal acquisition and program management
• Experience with classified acquisition desired
• Experience with DHS/DoD Acquisition Process and Systems Engineering Lifecycle (SELC) strongly desired; Experience in AMO and CBP acquisitions a plus.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in presenting analytical results both verbally and in writing required.

About NextGen:

NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our Customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client’s organizational performance. We have established and foster a corporate culture where we:

• Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure.
• Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees’ contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good.
• Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability.
• Strive to achieve results as an organization.
• Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors.
• Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success.
• Create an environment where people can engage at all levels.
• Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.