Senior Lifecycle Acquisition Manager (#2043)

Compass - Springfield, VA

- Senior

Springfield, VA

Educational Services

About the position

The Senior Lifecycle Acquisition Manager will provide detailed, day-to-day support for planning and executing contracts, specifically in the context of IT contracts development and execution for the US Government. This role involves supporting the IPT co-chairs in developing and implementing a contract acquisition strategy, as well as coordinating and managing governance actions related to acquisition documentation. The position requires a strong understanding of acquisition processes and the ability to communicate effectively with government leads regarding program issues and impacts.

Responsibilities

• Provides detailed, day-to-day support for planning and executing contracts.
• Supports the IPT co-chairs in development and implementing a contract acquisition strategy.
• Provides support for development and coordination of all relevant acquisition documentation including Acquisition Plans, SOWs, PWs, RFIs, white papers, and source selection plans.
• Documents and tracks action items, statuses, and approvals related to governance actions.
• Develops and updates schedules for acquisition processes.
• Manages briefing and decision documentation content.
• Generates and coordinates meeting minutes.
• Identifies acquisition and program issues and communicates impacts to government leads.

Requirements

• Minimum 12 years overall experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of acquisition experience working IT contracts development and execution in the US Government.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience as, or directly supporting, a Contracting Officer Technical Representative.
• Understanding of the DoD or IC Acquisition processes.
• Understanding of the NGA Acquisition processes.
• Familiarity with the geospatial intelligence mission and its contributions to the IC.
• Familiarity with emerging geospatial technologies and standards.
• Familiarity with cloud computing and distributive processing.
• Familiarity with commercial content discovery and retrieval services.
• Familiarity with GEOINT-related data structures and metadata.
• Project management experience in cost, schedule, performance, and risk.

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled