Senior Acquisition Program Support Analyst

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you’ll help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

ManTech is seeking a highly motivated and career-oriented Senior Acquisition Program Support Analyst for a prime contract. This position in support of our government customer in Washington, DC, and requires occasional on-site work. Applicants must be local to the DMV area.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

•    Assist the Government program/project manager in the development of new programs and associated documentation or the execution oversight of deployed programs or technical capability integration activities.
•    Assist the Government with preparing SES and higher headquarters-level briefs, white papers, and memos used as the basis to support executive program recommendations and decisions.  
•    Develop and support the management of program baselines, plans, task trackers and schedules that comply with the program's Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Assist the Government program/project manager in tracking project cost, schedule and technical performance.  
•    Work with Customs & Border Protection (CBP) clients to establish and monitor the program’s execution towards milestones, key events, and significant accomplishment criteria. 
•    Assist the Government with developing and coordinating Life Cycle Cost Estimates and perform data entry on the INVEST budget software.
•    Assist the Government program or project manager in establishing project priorities. 
•    Serve as the Government program or project manager’s technical advisor on the adequacy of the system developer’s execution of contractual requirements related to integrating, testing and fielding advanced technology packages to the operational environment.
•    Report information on the status of task order projects, along with any associated modifications and evaluate the contracted system developers’ execution against the established Performance Measurement Baseline metrics.
•    Assist the Government program/project manager in coordinating and establishing the agenda and entrance/exit criteria for project meetings including Integrated Baseline Reviews, Program Management Reviews, In-Progress Reviews and other key technical interchange meetings. 
•    Perform risk management activities to support risk, issue, and opportunity (RIO) identification, assessment, and prioritization. Monitor and assist in ongoing assessment of the status of critical path activities and contractual deliverables to proactively identify and mitigate potential project risks related to cost, schedule, and technical performance.
•    Support problem resolution processes through problem identification and development of problem solution options mutually acceptable to all concerned stakeholders. Support problem solution implementation activities as required.

Required Qualifications:

•    Experience with Government PEO or large-scale acquisition programs. 
•    Experience with INVEST budget software or equivalent is desired.
•    Detail-oriented self-starter experienced in supporting senior Government leaders and other technical/business professionals (e.g. GAO, OMB).
•    Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project and SharePoint are required.

Preferred Qualifications:

•    Superior customer interface with senior levels of management, demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, effective decision-making, the ability to plan and organize work, and excellent oral and written communication skills.

•    Experience equivalent to a PMI PMP or Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Level II or III Program Manager Certification (Actual PMP or DAU certification desired).

Education Requirements:

• A Bachelors degree and 9 years of relevant experience or a 18 years of relevant experience is required.

Clearance requirements:

• A current CBP Suitability Investigation is required to start (the government customer will process this request).

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position approximately 50% of the time.

For all positions requiring access to technology/software source code that is subject to export control laws, employment with the company is contingent on either verifying U.S.-person status or obtaining any necessary license. The applicant will be required to answer certain questions for export control purposes, and that information will be reviewed by compliance pe