Summary;

Island Creek Associates, a professional services firm, is currently seeking Product/Project Coordinator at the Subject Matter Expert (SME) level to provide program, product, and project management and acquisitions support to the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation (PEO-STRI), Project Manager Synthetic Environment (PM SE) at Orlando, Florida.

ANY CANDIDATES SELECTED WILL BE OFFERED CONTINGENT EMPLOYMENT PENDING AWARD OF CONTRACT.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Develop and coordinate Acquisition Strategies IAW Department of Defense (DOD) 5000.02.
• Develop and coordinate Acquisition Plans IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 7.1 and sub tier regulations (Defense FARs (DFARS), Army FARS (AFARS), and Local SOPs.
• Develop and coordinate Contract Requirements Packages, including, but not limited to Statement of Works, Contract Data Requirements Lists, Document Summary List, Contract Security Classification DD254, and Funding Documents.
• Provide type of contract recommendations to include, if applicable, suggested Incentive Fee Features, Award Fee Provisions and Evaluation Plan, Procurement History, Government Furnished Property, Shelf-life provisions, Statement of Urgency, recommended source list, Warranty Provisions, Facilities or Tooling, COR/COTR recommendations, recommended CLIN Structure, and delivery schedules.
• Provide acquisition, development, fielding and life cycle support of simulations, simulators, training and instrumentation systems.
• Stratify resources against approved programs and services to analyze impacts on programs and services; and to forecast long term funding requirements.
• Organize and lead special (study/project) teams and task forces with members from different organizations and commands.
  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Desired Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge of policies, programs, organizations, functions, resources, and legislation affecting the program/product/service(s) and the organizations studied or served, and related customers, functions, resources, and users.
• Knowledge of the DOD Planning, Programming Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) and its relationship to systems acquisition/program management activities.
• Knowledge of DOD acquisition and life cycle management policies, procedures, and practices.
• Knowledge of budgeting for the following specific funds, Operations & Maintenance, Army, investment (i.e., Procurement, Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDTE)), and Foreign Military Sales, etc.
• Knowledge of single-year appropriations and their characteristics, uses, applications and structure (i.e., O&M, military/civilian personnel).
• Knowledge of the development and production of live, virtual and constructive training.
• Extensive knowledge of military doctrine, tactics and procedures, and individual, crew and collective training development and management.
• Knowledge of military command relationships and operating procedures at the Joint, unified and specified command level and operational force employment.
• Knowledge of acquisition products and other training support materials.
• Knowledge of the DOD Planning, Programming Budgeting and Execution System (PPBES) and its relationship to systems acquisition/program management activities.
  

Required Education:

MA degree in Business or other relevant discipline.

ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION: BA degree in Business or other relevant discipline and an additional two (2) years of experience.

Required Certifications:

Project Management Professional (PMP) or Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 1990 (DAWIA) Level III in Program Management (PM) and Business – Financial Management (Business-FM) or commercial equivalent.

Required Experience:

Ten (10) years or more of specialized experience in Acquisitions, Contracts and Program/Project Management.

Preferred:

Familiarity with Microsoft Project.

Previous work history with PEO STRI or ACC-Orlando

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday normally performed between 7:30 AM – 4:15 PM. Work after hours or on weekend is occasionally required.

Travel:

Travel 25-30% of the time is expected for this position.

Work Environment:

This job operates in a professional office environment.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

This position does have supervisory responsibilities.

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

This position is subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the Secret Level. Ideal candidates will currently possess an Active DoD Secret Clearance; however, candidates with US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD clearance will be considered. Must be able to receive a Government Common Access Card (CAC), access Government systems, and receive a security clearance.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.

Other Duties:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Island Creek Associates Overview:

Island Creek Associates, LLC is a Maryland-based small business, certified as 8(a), EDWOSB/WOSB, and SDB, with a focus on supporting the Department of Defense (DoD) and state contracting opportunities. We provide expertise in a variety of diverse competencies including engineering analysis, research/development, program/project management, logistics, financial services, information technology services, facilities engineering, and space planning.

Our Team:

Our team members are often recognized for their dedicated work and success in helping our customers achieve their mission. Supporting and caring about our team members brings out the best in all of us. The Island Creek culture and our upbeat employees make us one of the best small businesses to work for.

EO/Affirmative Action Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at applicant.accessibility@icassoc.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Accommodation requests will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.