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Senior Acquisition Planner & Contracting Consultant

Springfield, VA, US • Posted 1 hour ago • Updated 1 hour ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $160,001.00 - 200,000.00 per year

SAIC

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Skills

Program Management
Management Consulting
Critical Thinking
Technical Drafting
Documentation
Research
Problem Solving
Budget
Procurement
Government Contracts
Coaching
Training
Acquisition
Collaboration
Recruiting
Business Management
Finance
Project Management
DoD
Integrated Circuit
Internal Communications
IC
Market Research
Cost Estimation
Security Clearance
Continuous Integration
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Program Management
Management Consulting
Critical Thinking
Technical Drafting
Documentation
Research
Problem Solving
Budget
Procurement
Government Contracts
Coaching
Training
Acquisition
Collaboration
Recruiting
Business Management
Finance
Project Management
DoD
Integrated Circuit
Internal Communications
IC
Market Research
Cost Estimation
Security Clearance
Continuous Integration
Information Technology
Systems Engineering
FOCUS

Summary

Job ID: 2615389

Location: Springfield, VA, US

Date Posted: 2026-08-07

Category: Program Management

Subcategory: Project Analyst

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: TS.SCI

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: TS/SCI with Poly

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_ON_SITE

Description

SAIC is looking for a Senior Acquisition Planner / Contracting Consultant to join an exciting program in Springfield, VA. This role provides strategic consulting by leveraging expertise in federal contracting and acquisition processes. This position applies critical thinking and knowledge to propose creative and flexible acquisition and contracting strategies, assists in defining and drafting contract requirements and planning documentation, conducts policy research, and provides recommendations for problem resolution in areas such as contractor performance, contract incentives, policy limitations, and emergent timelines.

JOB DUTIES:

Providing advice to Program/Project Managers regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.
Supporting the development of procurement requests, sole source justifications, statements of work, Contract Data Requirements lists (CDRLs), acquisition plans, justifications and approvals, request for proposals, technical advisory reports leading to the establishment of formal government contracts.
Training and coaching the government CORs through in-house training and workshops.
Assisting contracting officer's representatives (CORs) with their duties, such as oversight of contracts, inspections, review of contract data requirements lists (CDRLs), and review contract financial plans and spend plans.
Supporting formal cost estimations and assessments through the life cycle from pre-acquisition through project sustainment.
Leading and advising on market research techniques.
Providing program element coordination, staffing and monitoring; advise and assist government customer regarding funding commitments, obligations, and expenditures.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND CLEARANCE:

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Finance, Project Management or related degree and eighteen (18) years of experience; additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
Experience supporting DoD or IC Project with contracting responsibilities.
Experience as a federal contracting officer, contract specialist, and/or contracting officer's representative (COR).
Experience in planning cost-reimbursement type contracts and/or sole source services contracts.
Experience with classified contracts.
Experience with leading or advising on market research techniques.
Experience with formal cost estimating and assessments.
An active TS/SCI security clearance with the ability to complete a counter-intelligence (CI) scope polygraph (post-hire).

Target salary range: $160,001 - $200,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 10111346
Position Id: 2615389
Posted 1 hour ago

Company Info

About SAIC

SAIC® is a premier mission integrator focused on advancing the power of technology and innovation to serve and protect our world. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, intelligence, and civilian markets includes secure high-end solutions in mission IT, enterprise IT, engineering services, and professional services. We integrate emerging technology, rapidly and securely, into mission critical operations that modernize and enable critical national imperatives.

We are approximately 23,000 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.3 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For ongoing news, please visit our newsroom.

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