Senior Project Leader/Acquisition Specialist - Springfield, VA

Job Category:Program Management Principal Leader Primary Location:USA-VA: VIRGINIA-SPRINGFIELDSchedule:Full-time Job Type:Regular Employee Status:RegularJob Posting: 04/30/2008Description: Senior Project Leader/Acquisition Specialist with Specific Knowledge of the DoD Directives 5000 Acquistion Series & the Defense Acquistion GuidebookEssential Job Functions Responsible for the accomplishment of critical acquisition/engineering milestones. Perform acquistion/engineering support activities relevant to the research, design, and development of physical and force protection. Develop, prepare and review acquisition/engineering support documentation. Provide technical knowledge and guidance on the design, research and development of physical security systems and or projects. Review and evaluate acquisition documents/engineering designes for requiremensts compliance. Manages costs, schedules and quality by overseeing project deliverables. Ensure schedule and budget are met. Identifies need for change, determines course of action and revises as appropriate. Specific knowledge of the DoD Directives 5000 Acquisition Series and the Defense Acquisition Guidebook. Oversees and develops work statements, scope/priority definitions and the creation of budgets and schedules for large complex programs. Develops documents with appropriate standards and client requirements and needs. Oversees the selection of assigned personnel for projects. Ensures communication and understanding of deadlines, assignments and objectives. Acts as point of contact to client's program management. Performs ongoing review of program status; identifies risks. Documents program progress including implementation, timelines, issues, risks, and successes to maintain program course. Assesses results and determines and implements risk mitigation solutions as appropriate. Maintains grade and quality of program deliverables within defined and agreed upon program requirements. Identifies and resolves matters of significance impacting the productivity of several large, complex, global programs. Oversees and implements changes and adjusts as appropriate. Interfaces with team members, stakeholders and management to anticipate and manage changes to projects, such as but not limited to, technical requirements, business requirements and schedule. Determines when additional resources are needed and implements same. Identifies or gathers information regarding possible solutions that may create additional, different or unique project objectives or results. Participates in discussions regarding project-related decisions and project direction at the executive level. Participates in proposal efforts and sales calls to ensure product meets client needs and specifications. Manages client project/senior management, company management and project team expectations for agreed upon project performance by obtaining, providing and interpreting project metrics. Leverages corporate synergies to improve customer information technology performance. Gathers feedback from client on program results; analyzes feedback and incorporates same into future programs. Identifies and determines global implications of program parameters and redefines, redesigns or revises as appropriate. Selects and hires employees. Trains and evaluates employees to enhance their performance, development, and work product. Addresses performance issues and makes recommendations for personnel actions. Motivates and rewards employees including providing salary increases, bonuses and promotions within allocated budgets and company guidelines. Prepares and recommends operating and personnel budgets for approval. Monitors spending for adherence to budget, recommends variances as necessary. Balances program resources (people, budget, material, time) to optimize program objectives for several large, complex, global projects. Basic Qualifications Baccalaureate Degree Required in Business Administration, Information Technology, Engineering or equivalent. Masters Degree in associated descipline is preferred. Seven or more years project planning/management experience in related industry or equivalent. Specific knowledge of the DoD Directives 5000 Acquisition Series and the Defense Acquisition Guidebook required. Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience Bachelor's degree in business administration, information technology, engineering or related field preferred Nine or more years of project management experience Experience working with project management methodology such as Catalyst including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting concepts and practices Experience working with quality management approaches and techniques Experience working with delivery assurance policies, procedures, and principles to ensure compliance Other Qualifications Must be able to seccessfully work independently with little or no guidance or supervision. Ability to handle multiple actions at once in a fast paced energetic environment. Solid writing, communication, briefing development and presentatiion skills. This position will require frequent interface and coordination with Army and other Service organization, physical security users and equipment developers. Strong analytical and problem solving skills Strong leadership and negotiation skills to manage programs and develop new business Strong interpersonal, leadership and presentation skills for interacting with team members and clients Strong human relations skills to select, develop, mentor, discipline and reward employees Strong communication skills Personal computer and business solutions software skills Ability to manage large or multiple projects, handle multiple tasks simultaneously, and to switch between tasks quickly Ability to deal with ambiguity and change Ability to work in a team environment Willingness to travel Remote Work Location Authorized:No Relocation Assistance:Not AvailableClearance Level:Secret Create Success