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ARServices is seeking a Technical Program Management Analyst to work in the Reston, VA area.

In this position the successful candidate will provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to the Urgent Solutions Division in the Counter-WMD Technologies Department delivering acquisition and financial program management support.  The successful candidate will work with classified programs, acting on government guidance and coordinating with government financial managers, as well as refining requirements with combatant command end users.  This work is performed within an integrated team environment.

The ideal candidate for this position has experience within DoD’s Middle Tier Acquisition pathway to support rapid prototyping and fielding. Further, the candidate will develop and implement flexible acquisition and financial strategies that ensure proper sequencing of events in DTRA’s acquisition system to support timely program obligation and expenditures.

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Develop acquisition strategies and procurement documents to include drafting statements of work, developing Independent Government Cost Estimates, and conducting market research among many other project management responsibilities.
• Develop, monitor and advise on plans for assigned programs and/or projects.
• Develop and manage execution year program spend plan recommending acquisition vehicles within Economy Act or federal contracting mechanisms to fund technology development that closes warfighter CWMD gaps.
• Author correspondence, white papers, program briefings for government approval.
• Prepare and maintain program management execution reports including research on unobligated funding and unliquidated obligations.
• Support the overall management of R&D projects related to cost, schedule, and performance to include thorough documentation preparation, monthly performance review and reporting reconciliation.

Security Clearance Requirement: 

• Active/current Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.

Required Qualifications: 

• BA/BS degree preferably in finance, accounting, or Business Administration.
• 10 years overall experience managing budget execution, working within the DoD, preferably in Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) and as such, familiarity with the Department of Defense Acquisition Life Cycle and various contracting/procurement methods the government uses to acquire goods and services.
• 5 years of experience forecasting future financial requirements and preparing a spend plan associated with DoD documents such as Program Objective Memorandum (POM) and Budget Estimate Submission (BES) across multiple DOD appropriations
• 3 years of experience in DoD acquisition, project management or contracting is required.
• Knowledge of Government accounting policy and/or regulations including but not limited to DoD Financial Management Regulation (FMR), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), OMB Circular A-123, and DoD Directive-5000.01 acquisition management.
• Experience managing projects and tracking reporting from performers against planned milestones and execution against planned performance
• Experience synthesizing information and delivering written and verbal executive summaries for senior leaders.
• Experience developing and presenting complex information to senior Government officials using Microsoft Office applications such as experience creating data visualizations to produce pivot tables, bar graphs, pie charts, etc.
• Familiarity with multi-year fiscal planning and management at a program level with multiple projects.
• Financial knowledge and experience in executing and tracking financial expenditures to include source documents such as monthly reports, invoices, spend plans, etc.

Desired Qualifications: 

• Prior DTRA and/or military experience.
• MBA
• Software/application experience in: Defense Agencies Initiatives (DAI), Wide Area Workflow (WAWF), and Joint Integrated CBRN Analytic Platform (JICAP)
• Professional experience culminating in a minimum of 5 years as a project manager or commensurate position of responsibility.
• Experience working with Counter-Proliferation (CP), CWMD technologies, familiarity with detection and defeat of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons.
• Analytical market research for state of art technology development
• Professional certifications (e.g. Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), PMP certification from Program Management Institute.
• Acquisition Program Planning and Project Management Training (e.g., met certification standards for DAWIA Level II Acquisition Project Management and/or Defense Acquisition University project management course work).

ARServices is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.