Lead Acquisition Manager

Pay: $135,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

Job description: Lead Acquisition Manager
Constellation is hiring a Lead Acquisition Manager to provide acquisition program management support across planning, execution, and oversight activities. The candidate will analyze acquisition initiatives, maintain and manage program documentation, and assist with milestone reviews, strategic planning, and overall program execution. The ideal candidate will balance rigorous project management standards with the specific delivery and quality requirements of a federal contracting environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Acquisition Planning and Strategy: Delivering acquisition expertise to senior and executive customers by developing acquisition plans, contributing to Acquisition Decision Events (ADEs), and Acquisition Review Board (ARBs) and other acquisition documents.
• Project Planning & Execution: Leading the full project lifecycle, from initial planning through final execution. Defining project priorities, maintaining comprehensive schedules, and ensuring all workflows and milestones are achieved on time.
• Operations Management: Supporting the Senior Program Manager in managing operations as assigned, managing performance, and ensuring project deliverables meet quality, time, budget constraints, and contractual requirements.
• Stakeholder Engagement & Management: Engaging with stakeholders and cross functional partners to identify issues, mitigating risks, and driving resolution of complex project challenges.
• Staffing & Onboarding Support: reviewing resumes for technical alignment, process and quality control check all required forms, and executing an onboarding SOP.
• Program Reporting & Metrics: Maintaining accountability for transparent reporting on project progress, resource management, and risk mitigation to government client leadership and applicable external stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively refining internal methodologies and project management frameworks to streamline execution and ensuring scalable delivery across multiple workstreams.

The ideal candidate must have the following experience, background, and credentials:

• 8+ years of program or project management experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in degree in Business or another relevant field.
• Prior experience supporting DHS or other agencies ‘acquisition lifecycle and program(s).
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication, business development and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience using project management tools (MS Excel, MS Project, JIRA, etc.).
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross functional environment.
• U.S. citizen able to pass a background investigation by the client agency. DHS clearance with CBP/ICE, or DoD Top-Secret preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Understanding of DHS Acquisition Management Directive-AD 102-01 and/or DoD Directive 5000.01 and DoD Instruction 5000.02.
• Experience with Business Development.
• PMP or Agile certification (e.g., Scrum Master).

Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Hybrid

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) contribution
• Dental insurance
• Medical insurance
• Life & Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Flexible schedule
• Professional development 
• Work-life balance