Acquisition Manager, Senior

Job Description

COLSA Corporation is seeking candidates for Senior Acquisition Managers in support of a USAF contract. Position openings may be available at Wright Patterson AFB, OH;
Warner Robins, GA;
Hill AFB, UT; and/or Tinker AFB, OK. This position will provide support to the program in areas such as:

• Demonstrates an understanding of DoD acquisition processes, and analytical methods or techniques to gather, analyze, and evaluate information required by the USG; assist in drawing conclusions and devising solutions to problems relating to improvement of acquisition effectiveness and compliance; assist with developing and drafting acquisition documentation and assisting with quality control; assist with performing work measurement studies, program or operations efficiency reviews, cost studies, or workload change impact analyses;
  
  and rely upon and use automated management information systems in performing fact finding, analytical, and advisory functions.
• Supports key acquisition events and reviews as needed, such as:
  System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), Technical Coordination Meetings (TCM), Functional Configuration Audits (FCA), Physical Configuration Audits (PCA), Production Readiness Reviews (PRR), and others as applicable.
• Applies an understanding of contracting policies and processes for the purpose of analyzing requirements and assisting with the development of solutions to include pre-award and post-award situations.

• Assist with establishing and maintaining databases and assist in the development and analysis of key program metrics.
• Assist in developing and integrating risk management plans and strategies and support program briefings.
• Assist in determining program progress and effectively communicate recommendations orally and in writing to higher organizational management.
• Assist in organizing and managing critical aspects of the development, production, deployment, and sustainment of programs/projects.

• Applies an understanding of DoD and AF program/project analysis to assist with planning, organizing, completing and presenting assessments of program/project activity management concepts, analyses, studies and procedures to the USG.
• Assists with performing analyses to support program strategy decisions and courses of action.