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Apogee Engineering

Provides engineering solutions with client-focused service

Lifecycle Acquisition Analyst - Subject Matter Expert

Program ManagementUpdated on Nov 5
Full-timeSt. Louis, MO, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • An active TS-SCI clearance and Counter-Intelligence Polygraph from within the last five years or obtained within 90 days of hire are required.
  • Certification as a Program/Project Management Professional, DAWIA certification in PM (Advanced) or E&TM (Practitioner), or Scaled Agile Framework Agilist certification is required.
  • A BS/BA in business, computer science, or an engineering-related field is required.
  • Exceptional industry expertise relevant to the field, compliant with GSA standards, is required.
  • At least 18 years of experience with NGA, DoD, or other Intelligence Community agency acquisition processes and procedures, especially creating RFP documentation such as SOW, SOO, PWS, and IGCEs and performing technical evaluations of proposals, is required.
  • At least 18 years of experience in IT program/project management is required.
  • At least 18 years of experience applying systems engineering processes, requirements analysis, interface definition, and detailed implementation planning for large complex systems or enterprises and enterprise-wide interoperability is required.
  • At least 12 years of experience and practical application with NGA, Intelligence Community, or DoD budgeting and financial tools and processes is required.

Responsibilities

  • Advise the government on planning, managing, and executing programs and projects.
  • Evaluate performance and execution risks, and make comprehensive recommendations to the Government.
  • Support successful execution throughout the lifecycle of designated efforts, from concept through deactivation and disposal.
  • Create program documents, plans, and related artifacts; review, evaluate, and assess existing requirements, documents, plans, and artifacts for accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
  • Facilitate meetings and perform secretariat duties.
  • Support program management, business management, and budget execution reviews, and provide feedback to the Government.
  • Support NGA/PM programs on program finance issues, including assessing, coordinating, scheduling, and executing management briefings.
  • Analyze and coordinate program- and division-level financial management plans, including POM inputs, and reports such as fiscal-year spend plans, variance analyses, and corrective action plans.
  • Assist NGA/PM government representatives in generating the annual NGA/PM spend plan and POM, articulating short-, mid-, and long-term goals and deliverables.
  • Assess the realism of contractor cost estimates submitted in response to Government Requests for Change or impact assessment requests.
  • Support Source and NGA/PM in coordinated acquisition, budget, and operational planning to enable Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
  • Generate independent program-office cost estimates for future requirements, program activities, new requirements, and acquisition processes.
  • Generate program-level cost models and documentation, and improve estimating methods and techniques through collection, normalization, and analysis of cost and technical data.
  • Assist with producing documentation for new acquisitions and follow-on contracts.
  • Collaborate and integrate within the PEO and with partners and customers, including other program offices, the sensor office, infrastructure team, SAM office, financial management offices, contracting officers, and Source.
  • Prepare and submit detailed minutes and notes regarding TEMs, reviews, and milestone events.
  • Assist the program office with preparation and coordination of delivery orders, task orders, requirements documents, briefings, and performance statements, as applicable.
  • Participate in major program milestones, identify and raise programmatic issues, and recommend solutions.
  • Evaluate programmatic impacts of architectural direction and guidance, and recommend paths forward.
  • Provide program-management-level awareness and tracking of NGA/PM SPIDs and security processes.
  • Assist with drafting and presenting PEO and project presentations to external organizations and customers.
  • Monitor designated Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy operational systems; support resolution of operational issues; and track test events and related software deliveries.
  • Recommend improvements to program-management processes led or participated in by NGA/PM, and assist the government in implementing process improvements.
  • Assist the government in responding to senior leadership requests.
  • Provide program management advice and recommendations on alternative courses of action and strategies to deliver Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy capabilities.
  • Maintain the PEO roadmap in accordance with NGA-prescribed policies.
  • Provide expertise and techniques to incorporate Agile program-management best practices into acquisition programs.
  • Assist government program managers with responses and input on funding from NGA, OUSD(I), DNI, and Congress.
  • Assist in writing and defending Overseas Contingency Operations Funds and PEO unfunded requirements.
  • Provide support across the PEO for high-priority work and surge needs.
  • Maintain awareness of the breadth of activities within the Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy PEO.
  • Assist in improving PEO strategy.
  • Support PEO leadership in responding to senior leadership requests.
  • Support the NGA/PM tasker process.
  • Analyze dormant commitments and Unliquidated Obligations; ensure audit-mandate compliance by researching discrepancies, recommending de-obligations, and maintaining accurate Key Supporting Documents for audit readiness.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree or higher is preferred.
  • Certification as a Program/Project Management Professional, DAWIA certification in PM or E&TM, or Scaled Agile Framework Agilist certification is preferred.
  • At least 18 years of experience with NGA processes and tools, including systems engineering, acquisition, configuration management, readiness, and security, is preferred.
  • At least 18 years of experience and practical application with NGA budgeting and financial processes and tools is preferred.
  • At least 18 years of experience providing long-term, direct acquisition and program-management support services to NGA at the NSG Segment level is preferred.
  • At least 18 years of experience generating MIP and NIP base and OCO POM submissions, funding requests, and justifications at the budget-program level or above to Congress and DoD or ODNI oversight authorities is preferred.

About the Company

Apogee Engineering

Provides engineering solutions with client-focused service

Apogee Engineering provides engineering consulting services, focusing on delivering practical, tailored engineering solutions for clients across various venues and projects. They work by collaborating with clients to understand needs, then designing, developing, and deploying the right engineering approach at the right time, with emphasis on integrity and excellence. The company differentiates itself through a client-first mindset, a small-business, family-like culture, and a commitment to mentoring and professional client support, ensuring reliability and long-term success for clients. The goal is to help clients succeed by providing dependable, effective engineering solutions and trusted partnerships.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Colorado, United States
Founded
2004

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