PROGRAM ANALYST
What you'd do
You will serve as a Program Analyst in the Acquisition Support & Analysis Division, Cost & Acquisition Analysis Department of NAVAIRWARCENWPNDIV CHINA LAKE.
Major duties
You will coordinate the development of acquisition packages, including authoring Statements of Work/Performance Work Statements, generating Independent Government Cost Estimates, and directing pre-award source selections and proposal evaluations. You will oversee and manage contract financial execution, strategically tracking funding levels against contract ceilings to prevent overruns, auditing complex contractor invoices, and identifying and resolving billing discrepancies. You will direct contractor performance surveillance, establishing and managing Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASPs) and authoring authoritative performance reviews for the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). You will govern the review, validation, and official acceptance of highly complex contract deliverables, ensuring strict conformance with technical requirements and command standards on behalf of the government. You will act as a team leader and mentor, translating organizational goals into actions, distributing and balancing workloads among team members, and coaching junior program analysts and future CORs on acquisition guidelines and training.
What you need to qualify
DA-05: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-11) or pay band (DA-04) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to most of the following: 1) Leading the development, coordination, and authoring of complex procurement packages (e.g., writing Statements of Work (SOW)/Performance Work Statements (PWS), generating Independent Government Cost Estimates (IGCEs), or conducting technical evaluations of contractor proposals); 2) Managing comprehensive contractor surveillance and quality assurance (e.g., executing Contract Surveillance Plans, managing QASP compliance, auditing contractor invoices for proper labor/ODC charging, and formally accepting hardware, software, and data deliverables); 3) Conducting risk assessments, tracking complex contract funding levels and burn rates against ceilings to prevent overruns, and formulating corrective actions for performance delays or contract variances; and 4) Leading cross-functional teams, coaching or mentoring junior team members/CORs, and collaborating with senior internal and external stakeholders to resolve contract execution disputes. DA-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band (DA-03) in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate duties related to most of the following: 1) Assisting in the development of project plans or procurement documents (e.g., gathering data for Statements of Work or cost estimates); 2) Monitoring routine project or contract deliverables to ensure compliance with established guidelines; 3) Gathering and analyzing project data to identify issues and propose corrective actions; and 4) Collaborating with internal team members and external stakeholders to support successful project execution. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
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