Senior Acquisition Consultant - Aviation - Clearance Required

Overview

LMI is seeking a skilled Senior
Acquisition Consultant - Aviation to support the OSW(Acquisition) Air Platforms and Weapons (APW) office at the Pentagon in Arlington, VA. The position requires providing a broad range of support to Government clients focused on mission engineering, acquisition, high-level engagement, and oversight support for air platforms and weapons. The candidate will support the office with high level products to guide coordinated and streamlined weapons acquisition messaging for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft and other activities.

The candidate must be able to work independently as well as in a team setting and support client meetings and related engagements. The candidate will with high level products to guide coordinated and streamlined weapons acquisition messaging for the F-35 Lightning II aircraft.

This position is onsite at the Pentagon (Arlington, VA).

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• Acquisition/Program Support:
  Developing and leading briefings at the “executive” level within OSD and the Services. Working with the applicable Service acquisition offices to answer recurring requests for information from ASD(A), USD(A&S), and other OSW principals/organizations, and coordinate OSW and Service actions on the assigned portfolio of programs.
• Reviewing reports, studies, and analyses and prepare observations and recommendations to ensure that senior DoD leadership are informed and presented with comprehensive, integrated, coordinated, and timely appraisals of the portfolio.
• Producing executive level forums, presentations, and point papers. Routing draft documents, coordinating comment resolution and incorporating comments into final version.
• Reviewing key acquisition documents and providing objective assessments of content, adherence to statute, and application of acquisition best practices.
• Coordinating with other OUSW(A&S), OSW, and Joint Staff stakeholders for acquisition and sustainment decisions and documents.
• Scheduling and managing products for recurring senior leader meetings and acquisition decision forums for the Director, APW; DASW(PWPM), ASW(A), and/or USW(A&S).
• Maintaining lists of Points of Contacts in the Services for APW portfolio and programs.
• Requirements Implementation:
  Maintaining communication with the US Services requirements officers on fleet requirements and integration across a wide range of topics and issues. Assisting in obtaining required analytical products that support formal requirements documents and subsequent acquisition strategies and plans.
• Preparing correspondence packages and responses to APW portfolio and program specific taskers, including Congressional reports, GAO, DoW IG, and other correspondence and reporting as required to ensure strategic communications and alignment across the F-35 Enterprise.
• Providing, supporting and complying with a variety of activities (e.g. required/contractual training, special projects, proposals, data calls, etc.).
• Representing DASW(PWPM) on recurring bi-weekly forums to provide status and progress updates on the Financial Improvement Audit Readiness Corrective Action Program.
• Providing ongoing staff coordination between OUSW A&S, Industrial Base Policy (IBP) and F-35 Joint Program Office regarding notifications received by DoW Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

• This position requires a Top Secret (SCI Eligible) Security Clearance
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