IAP – INGENUITY AND PURPOSE

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As a leading international services company for more than 65 years, IAP provides a broad spectrum of services and solutions to U.S. and international government agencies, and organizations.  A world-class leader in providing seasoned program management, IAP leverages and integrates its capabilities – IT & Communications, Aviation & Engineering Solutions, Power Solutions, Infrastructure & Logistics - to provide safe, innovative, and reliable solutions to meet customers' diverse and complex challenges.  With 2,500 team members, IAP operates in more than 110 locations in 27 countries worldwide and maintains offices in the Washington D.C. area, Florida, Maryland, Oklahoma, the United Kingdom, and the Middle East.

SUMMARY: Oversees all sections of the solicitation, and other solicitation documents, and develops price and/or cost volumes of proposals for new business and for the re-competition of current contracts. Ensures full compliance with RFP/IFB instructions, Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). Considered a skilled professional in the fields of pricing. Lead procedures, tools, and techniques to be used in cost proposal preparation and the development of pricing strategies for bids, in collaboration with Capture Managers and other stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: (not limited to duties as described – performs related duties as requested)

• Leads, coordinates, and conducts pricing efforts for assigned proposals.
• Leads pricing strategy meetings, pricing reviews, and coordinates meetings with the proposal manager and capture manager to ensure they are captured in the proposal schedule.
• Provides guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of difficult and complex estimating problems.
• Creates complex cost models for cost estimating elements.
• Knowledge of compliance with government/customer specifications (FAR/DFAR), standard cost estimating and accounting procedures, and contract pricing reference guides.
• Works closely with technical estimators and other team members to ensure consistent approach to pricing and estimating of proposals.
• Responsible for final cost narrative and pricing documentation produced for a proposal submission.
• Prepares responses and associated documentation required to respond to client Fact Finding, Evaluation Notices, Final Price Revisions, and Negotiations.
• Accumulates, evaluates, and documents historical cost data and construction procedures and methods in order to maintain current estimating standards and databases.
• Collects, researches, and analyzes FOIA and project historical data to develop cost projections and parametric burn rates used in re-competitions and new business.
• Assists operations with preparation of schedules for estimate preparation, review, and publication.
• Remains abreast of industry changes in estimating techniques and tools and provides creative recommendations that would enhance organizational performance.
• Works with management and co-workers to assist with both internal and external customers to establish reporting needs, desired format, and standardization.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE: (or equivalent)

Eight (8) years' relevant experience in a government contracting environment with BS in Accounting/Finance or related field or five (5) years with MBA in Accounting/Finance or related field.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Must have knowledge of government Proposal Pricing and experience in a variety of government services contracting.
• Ability to interact effectively with people in many different occupations across the company and with client, vendor, subcontractor and craft representatives.
• Attention to detail with an ability to handle multiple tasks independently.
• In-depth working knowledge of Cost Accounting Standards (CAS).
• Excellent computer skills, with strong proficiency in the use of Word and Excel, including use of advanced concepts in Excel (i.e. Pivot Tables, imbedded formulas).
• MATOC, AFCAP experience preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

See Workfit or Physical Demands Job Analysis

TRAVEL: 10% to 25% travel for proposal endeavors.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:  Must have the ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.

“IAP IS AN EEO/AA/MINORITY/FEMALE/DISABILITY/VETERAN EMPLOYER”

Required Skills Required Experience

• Expert knowledge base to install and manage OS, administer users accounts, security, configuration, patch management, updates and configure network connectivity for supported programs.
• Comprehensive understanding of configuration and initialization files, error logging, event viewer as they pertain to software applications. Must be able to gather, organize, analyze and/or potentially resolve software issues. Effectively use escalation procedures and able to manage priorities.
• Provide guidance for installation, configuration and repair of standard and custom hardware components using support tools such as schematics, operating manuals and technical documentation.
• Provide leadership in the development, update and maintenance of support documentation for configurations and standardization. Interface with configuration management, integration team, escalation engineering and vendors as appropriate.
• Able to configure network connections; gather, organize, analyze and troubleshoot network issues; employ support tools to trace network connectivity issues, diagnose problems and escalate to proper IT professional for resolution.
• Expertise in at least one area of technical support and can perform efficiently in various others.
• Technical knowledge often sought by internal and external customers.
• Expert capabilities in triaging and remediating system problems and issues
• Strong skills and capabilities to evaluate and tune systems to allow them to run efficiently.
• Excellent Root/Cause analysis experience including the interpretation of Event logs, IIS logs, web.config, and Active Directory
• Extensive Systems Administration Experience
• Database Experience, including SQL and other tools, Familiar with MS SQL, ORACLE. Experience creating and running stored procedures.
• Familiarity with software programing language such as C++, C#, or Java
• Strong experience with system security including the management of Certificates, WSE, NTFS, Bitlocker, and Share level Permissions.
• Strong skills and experience creating deployment solutions including building system images through standardized tools.
• Extensive network skills and experience including TCP/IP; DHCP, DNS, WINS, Workgroups, Domains, Active Directory. Additionally, the configuration, management, and trouble shooting of firewall, switches, and routers.

PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

• Effectively produce, update and maintain all required status reports and documentation.
• Serve as the Train-The-Trainer to other technicians for customer requirements on processes, systems and maintenance procedures.
• Effectively applies the processes of related internal organizations such as QA, Tier 3, and CM to transition upgrades, patches, etc. into field programs.
• Ability to proficiently plan, schedule and install new systems, offices relocations, appropriate infrastructure changes for various programs.
• Research, compile, and analyze data to develop recommendations for appropriate business decisions and/or actions.
• Consistently leads and works on complex assignments requiring independent action and a high degree of initiative to resolve issues. Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new assignments. Able to identify and solve new or unique problems using analysis of facts and/or previous solutions.
• Responsible for planning and carrying out assignments, resolving conflicts and coordinating work with others. Informs management of progress and potentially controversial matters.

LEADERSHIP

• Performs independently to determine the appropriate methods and procedures on new assignments, projects or tasks.
• Leads, coaches, trains and mentors other team members through new assignments, complex issues, personal objectives and/or projects.
• Manage projects that require significant resources across multiple functions or organizations.
• Sets, manages and consistently meets individual objectives in connection with programs, regional and company initiatives.
• Often acts as a facilitator and team leader and provides technical leadership to others on more complex tasks.

COMMUNICATION

• Communicate effectively with all levels within the company through project presentations, demonstrations and training.
• Train others in proper methods for writing, updating and maintaining technical documents.
• Excellent interaction skills at all levels within the customer’s organization including end user, management, executive levels and support teams.
• Interprets information and negotiates/influences outcomes with internal and external contacts.
• Acts as an information source and represents the company on projects specific to the area of expertise.
• Actively listens and solicits feedback from the customer to make process improvements.
• Strong interpersonal skills. Able to communicate effectively and tactfully with both customer management and technical staff.
• Able to discuss technical issues with non-technical team members and drive issues to resolution.
• Strong verbal and written technical communication skills involving internal and external support teams.

TEAMWORK AND PLANNING

• Takes the lead in building the technical support team for customer facing programs.
• Able to work effectively within customer teams and manage project deliverables
• Builds effective relationships with internal, external, peer technicians and management.
• Trains others and provide feedback on technology, products and processes.
• Applies business knowledge and understanding of customer requirements and commitments by adjusting schedules, travel requirements and allocating resources as needed within scope of responsibility.
• Recognizes obstacles during planning process, develops contingencies, recommends solutions and follows through with appropriate actions and with an awareness of budget constraints.
• Organizes complex information, implements actions and is responsible for short to medium term technical projects.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and prioritize.