Project Manager - Acquisition Support

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PROJECT MANAGERS – ACQUISITION SUPPORT
Financial & Realty Services, LLC dba FRS Professional Services, LLC (FRS), in Calverton, MD, is recruiting for Project Managers (PM) to provide operational support, policy development, process improvement, and programmatic support for our federal client in Washington, DC. Work is planned to be hybrid.  

The candidate will be multi-functional and have the ability to understand all aspects of the tasks; effectively collaborate with government staff to ensure quality and follow through; and be detail oriented with excellent written and oral communication skills in addition to technical abilities.  The PM will be proactive in identifying process improvement recommendations and alerting the Government to potential contractual or programmatic issues.  The PM will demonstrate strong managerial experience in providing technical advice, organizing, and planning to ensure goals and objectives of the project, as well as, problem resolution and customer satisfaction, is accomplished within prescribed time frames and funding parameters.

Key Responsibilities:
Task One – Reporting/Quality Management (QM) Plan – will develop and provide monthly status reports using Microsoft (MS) Office Suite applications.  These will include activities during the reporting period (ongoing, new, completed; progress to date); problems and corrective action taken; personnel gains, losses, and status of vacancies; Government actions required; schedule (with milestones and deliverables); accumulated invoiced cost for each Contract Line Item Number (CLIN); and any comparison data/monthly performance reports.
QM Plan – Identify and implement an approach for providing and ensuring quality throughout its solution to meet the requirements of the Task Order describing the application of the appropriate methodology for accomplishing performance expectations and objectives.  Describe how the appropriate methodology integrates with the Government’s requirements.  Periodically update the QM plan, as changes in program processes are identified.
Task Two – Management Support – respond to agency data call and procurement data requests; support Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) program; support monitoring of unliquidated obligations; support the administration of the Government Purchase Card (GPC) Program; Assist in the transition of the Purchase card program user profile maintenance; troubleshoot GPC issues and general questions from users.
Task Three – Policy Development – provide technical writing expertise and programmatic support to include assisting with the development of policies, standard operating procedures, and other documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• Possess 10 years of demonstrated experience conducting quality management activities of Government acquisitions.
• Possess 5 years of demonstrated experience developing acquisition policy and guidance.
• Possess DAWIA level III, FAC-C level III, NCMA certified Federal Contract Manager, or NCMA Certified Professional Contract Manager certification.

Desired Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of the required task areas to include but not limited to the administration of the GPC Program, IV&V process; and unliquidated obligation monitoring.
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of process improvement initiatives, performance management, and project control principles.
• Demonstrated experience identifying user requirements; translating the requirements into project plans and milestones; directing and implementing plans; and presenting formal project status/plan briefings to the Government managers.
• Demonstrated ability in oral and written communication.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life and insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays, annual and sick leave