Senior Acquisition Specialist (Contingent)
San Diego, CA
Full Time
CHS / San Diego
Experienced
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Centurum is seeking a Senior Acquisition Specialist to perform program analyst tasks required to support the Navy Catapult and Commercialization Readiness Program (CRP) at the NAVWAR Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Management Office. The individual will be responsible for the entry, validation, and configuration management of Navy Catapult and CRP program data on federal government information systems including, but not limited to, the DON Program Management Database (PMDB), S&T Alignment and Investment Reporting System (STAIRS), Flankspeed Teams and SharePoint tools, OneNote, and shared file resources. The individual will perform data validation and quality assurance activities to ensure the accuracy of data contained in these systems.
The acquisition specialist will also be required to:
• Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively.
• Support and draft program milestone related documentation to ensure compliance with all aspects of the DoD and SECNAV 5000 series directives.
• Support the development of program acquisition documentation such as Acquisition Plans (APs), Acquisition Strategy Reports (ASR), Procurement Initiation Document (PID), Statement of Work (SOW), funding documents, contract awards, agreements, and Acqui-sition Program Baseline Agreements (APBA).
• Assess program procedures, practices, philosophies, and documentation for compliance with specifications, contracts, and mission requirements.
• Attend, participate, support, analyze, provide input, develop, prepare and report on briefs, point papers, reports, correspondence, meetings, conferences, and review boards.
• Utilize business and technical methodologies to provide support of hardware, software, and service acquisition and life cycle management.
• Participate in meetings and support specified Program Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Provide specialized technical, manufacturing, and management risk analysis leading to risk assessments/recommendations to inform government officials of business and technology transition risks and mitigations for SBIR Small Business Concerns (SBC).
Education: MA/MS degree in a business or technical discipline. No substitution allowed.
REQUIRED SKILLS/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
• Over ten (10) years of experience performing work related to the description above. Must have science and technology process experience, preferably supporting the US Navy.
• At least 6 years of experience to be related to Defense acquisition, preferably Navy, in-cluding logistics, research and development, configuration management or systems anal-ysis/design.
• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: program management, systems engineering, system acquisition, financial management, test and evaluation or integrated logistics support.
• Demonstrated knowledge, and/or familiarity with the DoD and SECNAV 5000 acquisition series, Federal and DoD acquisition regulations and PPBE process.
• Demonstrated knowledge in one of more of the following areas: system acquisition, ac-quisition documentation, configuration management, risk analysis and Government fur-nished equipment (GFE) or Government furnished information (GFI).
• At least six (6) years of experience related to manufacturing plans, configuration man-agement, commercialization/transition, and audit preparations.
• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: business planning, busi-ness development, or operational security review.
• At least six (6) years’ experience in specialized and focused company management as-sessment recommendations.
• Demonstrated knowledge and relevant current experience (three (3) years within the last six (6) years) in the following areas: Assertions (when a firm may be granted them, under-stand the basis of the assertion and the impact), Intellectual Property, SBIR technical data rights, SBIR/STTR law/policy, Federal contract law/policy, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and export regulations with regard to technology and how they apply to SBIR.
Travel Required: 0%
Work Location: San Diego, CA
This position is required to have and maintain a Secret US DoD security clearance.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Prior Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) experience a plus. Quality Management System (QMS) experience that is compatible with ISO 9001:2015.
REMARKS
Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Must be able to interface effectively with all levels of technical and management personnel.
Compensation: $46 - $52 an hour.
Compensation for positions at Centurum vary depending on a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, location, responsibilities, skill set, and level of experience.
EOE M/F/Disability/Veteran
***When responding to this posting please reference job # CH25-01 Senior Acquisition Specialist (Contingent)***
Centurum is seeking a Senior Acquisition Specialist to perform program analyst tasks required to support the Navy Catapult and Commercialization Readiness Program (CRP) at the NAVWAR Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Management Office. The individual will be responsible for the entry, validation, and configuration management of Navy Catapult and CRP program data on federal government information systems including, but not limited to, the DON Program Management Database (PMDB), S&T Alignment and Investment Reporting System (STAIRS), Flankspeed Teams and SharePoint tools, OneNote, and shared file resources. The individual will perform data validation and quality assurance activities to ensure the accuracy of data contained in these systems.
The acquisition specialist will also be required to:
• Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively.
• Support and draft program milestone related documentation to ensure compliance with all aspects of the DoD and SECNAV 5000 series directives.
• Support the development of program acquisition documentation such as Acquisition Plans (APs), Acquisition Strategy Reports (ASR), Procurement Initiation Document (PID), Statement of Work (SOW), funding documents, contract awards, agreements, and Acqui-sition Program Baseline Agreements (APBA).
• Assess program procedures, practices, philosophies, and documentation for compliance with specifications, contracts, and mission requirements.
• Attend, participate, support, analyze, provide input, develop, prepare and report on briefs, point papers, reports, correspondence, meetings, conferences, and review boards.
• Utilize business and technical methodologies to provide support of hardware, software, and service acquisition and life cycle management.
• Participate in meetings and support specified Program Integrated Product Teams (IPTs).
• Provide specialized technical, manufacturing, and management risk analysis leading to risk assessments/recommendations to inform government officials of business and technology transition risks and mitigations for SBIR Small Business Concerns (SBC).
Education: MA/MS degree in a business or technical discipline. No substitution allowed.
REQUIRED SKILLS/YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
• Over ten (10) years of experience performing work related to the description above. Must have science and technology process experience, preferably supporting the US Navy.
• At least 6 years of experience to be related to Defense acquisition, preferably Navy, in-cluding logistics, research and development, configuration management or systems anal-ysis/design.
• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: program management, systems engineering, system acquisition, financial management, test and evaluation or integrated logistics support.
• Demonstrated knowledge, and/or familiarity with the DoD and SECNAV 5000 acquisition series, Federal and DoD acquisition regulations and PPBE process.
• Demonstrated knowledge in one of more of the following areas: system acquisition, ac-quisition documentation, configuration management, risk analysis and Government fur-nished equipment (GFE) or Government furnished information (GFI).
• At least six (6) years of experience related to manufacturing plans, configuration man-agement, commercialization/transition, and audit preparations.
• Demonstrated knowledge in one or more of the following areas: business planning, busi-ness development, or operational security review.
• At least six (6) years’ experience in specialized and focused company management as-sessment recommendations.
• Demonstrated knowledge and relevant current experience (three (3) years within the last six (6) years) in the following areas: Assertions (when a firm may be granted them, under-stand the basis of the assertion and the impact), Intellectual Property, SBIR technical data rights, SBIR/STTR law/policy, Federal contract law/policy, International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and export regulations with regard to technology and how they apply to SBIR.
Travel Required: 0%
Work Location: San Diego, CA
This position is required to have and maintain a Secret US DoD security clearance.
PREFERRED SKILLS
Prior Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) experience a plus. Quality Management System (QMS) experience that is compatible with ISO 9001:2015.
REMARKS
Must be able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
Must be able to interface effectively with all levels of technical and management personnel.
Compensation: $46 - $52 an hour.
Compensation for positions at Centurum vary depending on a wide range of factors including, but not limited to, location, responsibilities, skill set, and level of experience.
EOE M/F/Disability/Veteran
***When responding to this posting please reference job # CH25-01 Senior Acquisition Specialist (Contingent)***
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