Senior Acquisition Specialist (Contingent)

Senior Acquisition Specialist

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 Acquisition 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 Experience :

Preferred Experience :

Travel Required : 0%

Work Location : San Diego, CA

This position is required to have and maintain a Secret US DoD security clearance.

Compensation : $46 - $56 an hour. Compensation for positions at Centurum varies 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

Benefits

Centurum is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing employment opportunities for all persons without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship or any other characteristic protected by U.S. law. Centurum makes reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities.