Federal Acquisition Support Services Program Manager
The Concourse Group, LLC
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Annapolis • Maryland • United States
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About the role
- Lead acquisition and procurement support services for a DHS client in a fast-paced, mission-driven federal environment.
- Maintain full accountability for contract performance in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW), FAR, HSAR, DHS directives, and component-level acquisition guidance.
- Serve as the primary interface with DHS Contracting Officers (COs), Contracting Officer’s Representatives (CORs), program offices, senior acquisition leadership, and corporate leadership.
- Ensure acquisition support services are responsive to DHS mission demands, including emergency acquisitions, urgent operational requirements, and surge support.
- Proactively identify performance risks, unmet client needs, and workload surges; develop mitigation strategies and implement corrective actions.
- Develop and deliver status reports, performance metrics, and executive‑level briefings.
- Oversee acquisition support, ensuring alignment with applicable FAR and HSAR emergency authorities.
- Coordinate rapid staffing, workload realignment, and acquisition prioritization during surge periods affecting DHS components.
- Ensure acquisition documentation and decision-making reflect appropriate use of urgent circumstances and accelerated acquisition timelines consistent with regulatory requirements.
- Manage contract staffing levels, burn rate, resource allocation, and financial performance.
- Monitor and report on performance metrics, deliverable timeliness, and quality indicators.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, information management, contracting, law, or a related field (other majors accepted with relevant experience).
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in the full life cycle of federal acquisition and procurement actions.
- Demonstrated experience leading teams of 15 or more personnel with direct performance accountability.
- At least 5 years of program management experience on a Federal Acquisition or Procurement program.
- Demonstrated experience managing the full cradle-to-grave acquisition lifecycle.
- Familiarity with FAR Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, and 16 contracting methods.
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems using a detailed and well-ordered approach.
- Demonstrated ability to lead effectively in high-pressure, time-sensitive operational environments.
- Experience in a federal acquisition context as a contractor or federal employee.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to use the Microsoft Suite of software applications (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams) to create and maintain documents and communications.
Benefits
- Healthcare Insurance Benefit | Health, Dental, and Vision benefits. Company-paid employee premiums.
- Life Insurance | Company-paid benefit.
- Long-Term Disability Insurance | Company-paid benefit.
- Short-Term Disability Insurance | Employee-paid premium.
- Health Savings Account | Pre-tax employee contribution.
- 401K | Pre-tax employee contribution and Concourse matches up to 4% of the employee contribution.
- Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefit | 15 PTO days per year.
- Paid Holidays | Eleven (11) paid federal holidays.
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