Team Lead

Discover a career of innovation and impact at ARServices, Limited (ARServices). With decades of excellence in tackling complex challenges in defense, security, and national intelligence, we're leading the way forward. Join our dynamic team of experts, where Agility, Reliability, and Success are not just values but a way of life. As a graduated 8(a) company and Small Disadvantaged Business headquartered in Falls Church, VA, with a national presence, ARServices offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future while advancing your career. Join us and be part of something extraordinary.

ARServices is seeking a Team Lead to work in the Reston, VA area.

A qualified candidate will perform the following duties and responsibilities, but are not limited to:

• Manage and lead a team of professional project managers, budget analysts and acquisition experts in support of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency
• Provide program management Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS), including general program management and Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) support for Research and Development (R&D) programs in accordance with DOD Directive 5000.01 guidance
• Provide project management assistance and support for CWMD R&D Programs
• Help prepare and coordinate acquisition and Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) documents to include development of budget exhibits and Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) materials, for a research and development acquisition program
• Develop program plans, acquisition strategies, and procurement documents
• Provide cost estimating, life-cycle costing, and cost-benefit analyses in support of acquisition programs and other analyses including support to POM and PPBE activities
• Translate technical plans into required financial documentation to support planning, programming, budgeting and execution
• Advise program managers on risk assessment and risk management, business and contracting strategies, and technology transfers
• Assist with development and maintenance of program review materials
• Support overall management of R&D projects related to cost, schedule, and performance
• Assist with developing and tracking budgets and spend plans across multiple fiscal years
• Create briefings and products for technical and senior leader audiences
• Manage responses to internal and external taskings and inquiries
• Support long-range planning

Security Clearance Requirement:
Active/current Top Secret minimum with SCI eligibility is required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in management, business, engineering or scientific/technical field
• At least ten (10) years of documented experience in DOD R&D program planning and program management including 3+ years in a Department of Defense Acquisition focused position, managing and reporting on multiple projects
• Experience in DoD Counter-WMD Research and Development, Testing and Evaluation RDT&E) portfolio and project management
• Extensive experience with Federal Acquisition Regulation, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, DoD Directive 5000 series and other DoD acquisition and contracting policies
• Documented experience with DoD acquisition pathways
• Documented DoD PPBE experience
• Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) mission or technical experience
• Analytical Research experience (assessing threats and market research)
• DoD Intelligence, force application or target planning experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a business, management or scientific/technical field
• Documented formal supervisory experience in government or commercial sector
• Extensive experience in Counter WMD R&D
• Experience working at DTRA
• Knowledge of one or more of the following areas: modeling & simulation, software development, unmanned systems, sensor development, intelligence, targeting, operations research
• Program Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Previous Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) certification at level 2 or 3
• Defense Acquisition University Program Management coursework

ARServices is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.