Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist

Culmen; Fort Belvoir, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

401k with 4% match

Life insurance and disability

AFLAC Available

Training & Continuing Education

12 Paid Holidays

Job summary

Culmen International is seeking a Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist to provide SETA support to USSOCOM. This on-site role at Fort Belvoir, VA, involves working with APMs on ACAT III programs and overseeing acquisition actions.

The role requires DoD acquisition experience, Top Secret clearance eligibility, and advanced degrees. Expect engagement across planning, procurement, and documentation processes in a high-stakes environment.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or related field.
• Ten (10) years of general experience and six (6) years of relevant experience in a program office or USSOCOM Special Program.
• As a tradeoff, Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or related field, and twelve (12) years of general experience and eight (8) years of relevant DoD experience.
• Five (5) years of experience supporting DoD acquisition programs.
• Three (3) years of experience supporting SOF operations or acquisitions.

Responsibilities

• Develop program support documentation (SAMPs, APBs, AoAs) to support the acquisition strategy and obtain approvals.
• Assist Government personnel in procurement planning sessions and establish roles/responsibilities.
• Prepare new requirements documentation, equipment and system SOOs and SOWs to satisfy unit requirements.
• Track status of procurement actions.
• Prepare and submit logistics data to the receiving supply activity.
• Conduct market research using open source methods to identify potential vendors for government needs.
• Maintain COTS awareness to enhance future procurements.
• Provide alternatives for solicitation methods in accordance with FAR, DFARS, SOF 70-1 and policies.
• Prepare J&A for sole source and other requisition docs.

Skills

Top Secret clearance

Program management

Acquisition knowledge

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

About the Role

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Culmen is seeking to hire a SeniorAcquisition Program Management Specialistto provide Systems Engineering and Technical Advisory (SETA) support to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).

The Senior Acquisition Program Management Specialist will work closely with government Assistant Program Managers (APMs) to support specific programs and large Acquisition Category (ACAT) Level III projects, which include regimented, acquisition-specific actions requiring command-level oversight. Work must be performed on-site at Fort Belvoir, VA.

What You’ll Do in Your New Role

• Develop program support documentation (e.g., Simple Acquisition Management Plans (SAMPs), Acquisition Program Baselines (APBs), Analyses of Alternatives (AoAs), etc.) in order to support the acquisition strategy/plan, acquiring appropriate approvals specified by the APMs, Program Executive Officer (PEO) and the Acquisition Executive.
• Assist Government personnel in facilitating procurement and acquisition planning sessions with user departments' representatives to ensure understanding of the procurement process and associated timeframes, and establishing respective roles and responsibilities.
• Advise Government personnel in the preparation of new requirements documentation. In addition, he/she shall assist Government personnel in preparing new equipment and system SOOs and SOWs to satisfy validated unit requirements.
• Track the status of procurement actions.
• Prepare and submit logistics data to the receiving supply support activity.
• Perform market research to identify potential vendors using open source research methods based upon Government-established requirements and reliance upon its knowledge of advancements in the communications industry, Other Government Agencies (OGAs), and academia to determine new applications to unit requirements.
• Maintain commercial off the shelf (COTS) equipment awareness and insights on technological advances in order to recommend methods to enhance future research and development or procurements, through modification and application of evolving technology.
• Provide alternatives and recommendations for the appropriate method of solicitation in accordance with applicable laws, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), SOF Acquisition Regulation 70-1 and organizational policies, provided as GFI.
• Prepare Justifications and Approvals (J&A) for Other Than Full and Open Competition documents, threshold dependent sole source justifications, and any other associated requisition documentation based on templates provided as GFI.

Required Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field (e.g., Science, Technology, Mathematics, etc.)
• Ten (10) years of general experience and six (6) years of relevant experience in a program office or USSOCOM Special Program.
• As a tradeoff, Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Systems Management, Business Management, Computer Science, Information Management, or a related field (e.g., Science, Technology, Mathematics, etc.), as well as twelve (12) years of general experience and eight (8) years of relevant experience in a DoD program office or SOCOM program.
• Five (5) years of experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs.
• Three (3) years of experience supporting Special Operations Forces (SOF) operations or acquisitions.

Desired Qualifications

• Equivalency of Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Level III training in Program Management or Contracting.
• Experience staffing documentation packages at the Major Command (MACOM) level.Familiarity with USSOCOM Directives 70-1 and 71-4, as well as all of the associated references listed within.

About the Company

Culmen International is committed to enhancing international safety and security, strengthening homeland defense, advancing humanitarian missions, and optimizinggovernment operations. With experience in over 150 countries, Culmen supports ourclients to accomplish critical missions in challenging environments.

• Exceptional Medical/Dental/Vision coverage with 100% of the premiums paid by the company for all eligible employees and their eligible dependents (including same or opposite-sex domestic partners)
• 401k – Vested immediately and 4% match
• Life insurance and disability paid by the company
• AFLAC Available
• Opportunities for Training and Continuing Education
• 12 Paid Holidays

To learn more about Culmen International, please visit www.culmen.com.

At Culmen International, we are committed to creating and sustaining a workplace that upholds the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). We believe in the importance of fair treatment and equal access to opportunities for all employees and applicants. Our commitment to these principles is unwavering across all our operations worldwide.

The determination of compensation at Culmen International, LLC is based on various factors such as location, the individual's unique combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, clearance level, experience, internal equity, contract-specific affordability, and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $136,000 - $170,000 annually. This estimate represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Culmen's total compensation package for employees.