Acquisition Specialist

Overview

Apogee has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Acquisition Specialist in Support of the United States Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC), Military Communications (MilComm), and Positioning, Navigation & Timing (PNT) Directorate. As an Acquisition Specialist in the Delta/Division Action Group (DAG), you will provide a broad range of acquisition capabilities to execute effective and responsive integrated program management of space-related research, development, production, operation, and maintenance, and lifecycle acquisition activities

****Contingent Upon Contract Award and will be located at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA****

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on routine business operations in support of the Directorate.
• Support the Business Manager by extracting and synthesizing program-specific data, assessments, and analyses.
• Integrate program and technical acquisition artifacts at the enterprise level.
• Use the integrated master schedule to monitor and manage cost, schedule, and technical performance across the Directorate’s portfolio.
• Conduct detailed analyses with quantifiable documentation, justification, and corrective action recommendations for all research and assessments.
• Provide reports and briefings to the Government on policy implementation, independent program assessments, and portfolio risk evaluations.
• Draft program overviews, executive summaries, and concise encapsulations of major program issues.
• Gather contract information, track program milestones, and assess program execution health.
• Evaluate cost, schedule, and technical risks by segment, including identifying mitigation plans.
• Consolidate and update program manager efficiency initiatives and demonstrate understanding of program critical paths.
• Integrate and correlate program performance data with acquisition baselines and verify compliance with baseline thresholds.
• Track program baseline changes, validate costs against the President’s Budget, and capture high-level logistics, T&E, and readiness data for requirements.
• Develop and maintain acquisition reporting—including WARs, MARs, SARs, DAES, APBs, and MTA reports—and ensure accuracy across Government reporting systems.
• Review acquisition documentation for policy compliance, strategic consistency, milestone realism, and alignment with cost/schedule/performance constraints.
• Recommend acquisition strategies, support market research, and manage the collection and dissemination of acquisition lessons learned to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications

Minimum Experience:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

Clearance: Must have and be able to maintain a Secret clearance.

Education: High School Diploma

Years of Experience: Minimum of 20 years of experience to include:

• Experience developing and maintaining acquisition reporting, including WARs, MARs, SARs, DAES, APBs, and MTA reports
• Experience in  monitoring and analyzing integrated master schedules for cost, schedule, and performance
• Experience drafting and delivering program reviews, executive summaries, and briefings

Preferred Experience:

Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and a minimum of 15 years’ experience, OR Master's degree and  a minimum of 12 years of experience

Additional InformationLocation:  Los Angeles Air Force Base, CAOn-site/Hybrid/Remote: On-SiteTravel: 10%

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