Business and Acquisition Lead

Responsibilities

Noblis is seeking an experienced Business and Acquisition Manager to support a Intelligence Community (IC) program located in Bethesda, MD or McLean, VA.

Successful candidates in this position will lead a motivated group of Business Process and Acquisition Specialists and contribute to IC acquisition and procurement planning, contract execution, analysis, and monitoring. This candidate will be a key member of the contract leadership team, working within a dynamic environment to drive the development and implementation of R&D contracts, and delivery of critical capabilities for the IC mission.

Job Responsibilities Include: 

• Provide knowledge and expertise of Government agency acquisition processes to include Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) across various contract types (Cost Plus, Firm Fixed Price, OTA), as well as perform and develop market research, RFIs, and RFPs.
• Lead and assist in document preparation for Government review and acceptance including budget formulation and build-out, fiscal program budget builds, spend plans, financial commitment tracking, transaction processing, budget program execution and reporting, fiscal guidance, congressional inquiries and actions, financial data calls and portfolio reviews, IPBS and CBJB alignment, and Interagency Agreements.
• Provide knowledge of cost and price procedures to evaluate contractors on the basis of competition, historical costs, auditor and/or technical specialist reports, and cost breakdowns regarding labor, materials, overhead, profit, or other evaluation criteria.
• Support the Government's Internal Control Programs with leadership and expertise for tracking and updating internal control processes, performing audit readiness analysis and accountable property management reviews, and ensuring records and documents management.
• Develop budgets with Government officers, consolidate and review spend plans, monitor spending to keep within a set budget, and prepare and provide reports and estimates for future financial needs.
• Defend budget recommendations with data and evidence-based analyses.
• Develop and support training initiatives and document and maintain processes and templates of various workflows to ensure consistency and efficiency of standard operation procedures.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance of documentation, including but not limited to the following: Statement of Work (SOW)/ Statement of Objectives (SOO), Solicitations and Amendments, Proposal Evaluation Plan (PEP), Proposal Preparation Instructions, Business Reviews (BRs), Contract documents and modifications, and Other Transactional Authorities (OTA).
• Ensure that Acquisition and Data Management solutions are aligned with the organization's business requirements focusing on data and data integrity, functionality and performance, reporting and analytics and system usability and compatibility.
• Support the execution and maintenance of records information management and property management activities including maintenance and management of a Records Control Schedule (RCS), file management, and associated file and folder configuration and management.
• Communicate effectively, both written and verbal, to prepare and present information for senior-level briefings, develop and interpret policies and guidelines, defend recommendations, and resolve problems.
• Manage multiple concurrent activities of varying complexity; provide excellent organization skills to monitor changes in priorities and short turnaround times.
• Work directly with the Program Manager and Government Staff to deliver Monthly Status Reports, Program Management Reviews, Invoices, and other Program and Contract Management deliverables.

Required Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Active TS/SCI with Counterintelligence (CI) Polygraph.
• Bachelor's degree in business or related field, with 10+ years of experience in Federal government contracting. 
• At least 10 years of documented business and acquisition management experience, of which at least 5 years involves leading a team of 5 of more analysts.
• Prior experience leading teams or managing staff. 
• 5+ years of experience supporting the Intelligence Community (IC).
• DAWIA Level III or related professional certification.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business or related field, with 12+ years of experience in Federal government contracting.
• Program Management Plan (PMP) certification.
• Experience as a program manager or project lead for teams of 10 or more analysts.
• Wide-ranging experience with contracting procedures, types, and methods to include formal advertising, negotiation, fixed-price, grants, and cost con