Senior Acquisition Specialist
Apogee has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Acquisition Specialist in Support of the United States Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC), Military Communications (MilComm), and Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT) Directorate. As an Acquisition Specialist in the Delta / Division Action Group (DAG), you will provide a broad range of acquisition capabilities to execute effective and responsive integrated program management of space-related research, development, production, operation, and maintenance, and lifecycle acquisition activities
- Contingent Upon Contract Award and will be located at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA
- Responsibilities include :
- Serve as a subject matter expert on routine business operations in support of the Directorate.
- Support the Business Manager by extracting and synthesizing program-specific data, assessments, and analyses.
- Integrate program and technical acquisition artifacts at the enterprise level.
- Use the integrated master schedule to monitor and manage cost, schedule, and technical performance across the Directorate's portfolio.
- Conduct detailed analyses with quantifiable documentation, justification, and corrective action recommendations for all research and assessments.
- Provide reports and briefings to the Government on policy implementation, independent program assessments, and portfolio risk evaluations.
- Draft program overviews, executive summaries, and concise encapsulations of major program issues.
- Gather contract information, track program milestones, and assess program execution health.
- Evaluate cost, schedule, and technical risks by segment, including identifying mitigation plans.
- Consolidate and update program manager efficiency initiatives and demonstrate understanding of program critical paths.
- Integrate and correlate program performance data with acquisition baselines and verify compliance with baseline thresholds.
- Track program baseline changes, validate costs against the President's Budget, and capture high-level logistics, T&E, and readiness data for requirements.
- Develop and maintain acquisition reporting-including WARs, MARs, SARs, DAES, APBs, and MTA reports-and ensure accuracy across Government reporting systems.
- Review acquisition documentation for policy compliance, strategic consistency, milestone realism, and alignment with cost / schedule / performance constraints.
- Recommend acquisition strategies, support market research, and manage the collection and dissemination of acquisition lessons learned to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
Qualifications :
Minimum Experience : Must be a US citizenClearance : Must have and be able to maintain a Secret clearance.Education : High School DiplomaYears of Experience : Minimum of 20 years of experience to include :Experience developing and maintaining acquisition reporting, including WARs, MARs, SARs, DAES, APBs, and MTA reportsExperience in monitoring and analyzing integrated master schedules for cost, schedule, and performanceExperience drafting and delivering program reviews, executive summaries, and briefingsPreferred Experience : Education and Experience : Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum of 15 years' experience, OR Master's degree and a minimum of 12 years of experienceLocation : Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA
On-site / Hybrid / Remote : On-Site
Travel : 10%
Pay Range USD $156,881.00 - USD $203,022.00 / Yr.