LMI · 15 hours ago
Senior Acquisition Consultant - Aviation - Clearance Required
Arlington, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expLMI is seeking a skilled Senior Acquisition Consultant - Aviation to support the OSW(Acquisition) Air Platforms and Weapons office at the Pentagon. The role involves providing extensive support to Government clients focused on mission engineering, acquisition, and oversight for air platforms and weapons.
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Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
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)
Qualification
Required
This positions requires a Top Secret (SCI Eligible) Security Clearance
Bachelors Degree
5+ years experience communicating with senior leaders in within the DoW
5+ years of DoD acquisition program support
5+ years of air warfare subject matter expertise including: knowledge and experience with DoW air warfare technology, air warfare systems engineering, and air warfare operational capabilities
Experience navigating through competing interests leveraging tact, negotiation skills, problem-solving, and resilience with a focus on meeting organizational and regulatory requirements
Preferred
Experience with the F-35 Lightning Program
DAWIA (or industry equivalent) certification in program management, contracting, or systems engineering
Strong oral/written communication and presentation skills to review and implement policies and guidance
Experience conducting critical qualitative and quantitative data analysis
Command of Microsoft Office Suite in order to produce executive level briefing materials, presentations and point papers
Excellent attention to detail
Experience employing electronic business tools to facilitate staffing and assist senior leader decision making
Experience serving on a Service acquisition headquarters or program office staff performing program management, contracting, or systems engineering on major weapon system program
Experience planning, organizing, and managing medium and large-scale aviation events and conferences that enable open dialogue between executive-level DoD stakeholders, international partners and industry executives
Company
LMI
LMI is a consulting firm dedicated to improving the management of government.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.25MKey Investors
Mission Daybreak
2022-09-19Grant· $0.25M
2022-07-12Private Equity
2020-12-21Acquired
Leadership Team
Joshua Wilson
Chief Executive Officer
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