Nakupuna Consulting is seeking an Acquisition Analyst to join our team of talented consultants providing professional services to NAVSEA PMS-317, who oversees a portfolio of weapon systems and capabilities within PEO Ships. This individual will play a crucial role in influencing the decisions PMS-317 will make by analyzing shipbuilding contracts' milestones and requirements. This role requires a strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

The following reflects management's definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign additional duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or other reasons.

Prepare correspondence and briefing materials to support program reviews, funding efforts and data calls.
• Support various internal and external reports, relying heavily on contract analysis procedures, to include the Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) and Selected Acquisition Report (SAR), Quarterly Acquisition Review (QAR) issues letter preparation, performance metrics reports, and the Contractor's estimate to complete (various contracts).
• Evaluate and analyze Shipbuilder financial submissions to identify areas of concern, including production analyses, cost and schedule variance analyses, analyses of variance explanations, Shipbuilder overhead trend projection analyses, progress payments analyses, and Cost Performance Reports (CPR) analyses.
• Support government efforts to prepare solicitations, review Technical Advisory Reports (TAR), Statement of Works (SOW), complex reports and analyzing cost variance.
• Review and provide input on proposals to support future business planning.
• Develop, maintain tracking and reconcile all funding obligated on shipbuilding contracts.
• Track and analyze all engineering services performed on PMS 317 contracts to include all funding placed on tasks, funding utilized and unallocated funding.
• Monitor and track closeout status of inactive contracts by analyzing contract outstanding obligations, coordinating with the COR and vendors relative to outstanding issues, and assist in preparing closeout funding documents
• Provide quality control analysis and verification of execution data that is integrated into the contract management information system to include contract discrepancy corrections.
• Support government efforts to monitor, assess, analyze and report on prime and vendor performance of ship construction contracts

Education and Experience: This position requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution. Professional experience demonstrating knowledge of Acquisition Support. This position requires someone who is highly organized, has a strong attention to detail, and has exceptional communication skills to collect data across a variety of stakeholders.

• 5 years relevant professional experience in acquisition related to shipbuilding preferred
• Experience in shipbuilding programs, including knowledge of the complex requirements and milestone documentation
• Technical analysis related to shipbuilding programs
• Experience with Defense Acquisition Executive Summary (DAES) required

Location: DC Metro Area.

Clearance Requirements: Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain a government-issued CAC and possess a Secret clearance.