Strategic Federal Acquisition Advisor

MCGARITY CONSULTING GROUP; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 126,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

McGarity Consulting Group seeks a Senior Acquisition SME to serve as the principal advisor to OCPO, strengthening acquisition planning, stakeholder engagement and coordination between OCPO and HUD Program Offices. You will facilitate stakeholder discussions, advise Contracting Officers, and help acquisitions move on time.

This is a support role where Government personnel maintain all contracting authority; your work products are recommendations, analyses, and preliminary drafts for Government

Qualifications

• The PWS requires education, training, certifications and/or Federal acquisition experience commensurate with highly complex acquisitions (PWS 1.8 and 4.5).
• Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, contracting, law, or a related field.
• 10+ years of Federal acquisition experience, including advising Contracting Officers or acquisition leadership on complex procurements.
• FAC-C Professional, or FAC-C Level III or DAWIA Contracting Level III.
• Working knowledge of the FAR, HUDAR, and the full acquisition lifecycle.
• Experience facilitating meetings with senior program stakeholders and translating acquisition requirements for non-acquisition audiences.
• Strong written communication, including agendas, meeting summaries, status updates, and briefings.
• Ability to protect procurement-sensitive information and stay within contractor support boundaries.
• Ability to obtain HUD system access, including any background investigation required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate acquisition coordination meetings with Program stakeholders.
• Serve as liaison between OCPO and Program Offices for acquisition planning and coordination.
• Prepare agendas, facilitate discussions, document actions, track open issues to resolution.
• Identify acquisition priorities, clarify requirements, communicate procurement milestones.
• Recommend improvements to stakeholder engagement and coordination.
• Provide senior-level acquisition advice to Contracting Officers.
• Research questions and recommend approaches per FAR, HUDAR, HUD policies.
• Weigh acquisition strategies, identify risks, develop recommended actions.
• Provide input on planning, requirements development, and procurement execution.
• Identify challenges and propose practical solutions to improve efficiency.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Acquisition planning

Meeting facilitation

Federal contracting

Written communication

Acquisition leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, contracting, law, or related field

Job description

McGarity Consulting Group seeks a Senior Acquisition SME to serve as the principal advisor to OCPO, strengthening acquisition planning, stakeholder engagement and coordination between OCPO and HUD Program Offices. You will facilitate stakeholder discussions, advise Contracting Officers, and help acquisitions move on time.

This is a support role where Government personnel maintain all contracting authority; your work products are recommendations, analyses, and preliminary drafts for Government