Procurement Advisor

Hive Group, a HUBZone-certified SDVOSB and multiple award-winning organization, delivers innovative solutions for complex, mission-critical federal programs. We are seeking multiple highly skilled, elite Procurement Advisors to drive strategic oversight, compliance framework design, and policy formulation at multiple locations, including Northern Virginia; Dahlgren, VA; Huntsville, AL; Colorado Springs, CO; and Albuquerque, NM. In this high-impact, enterprise-level role, you will act as a principal policy advisor to the agency workforce, interpreting complex statutory guidelines and translating high-level Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) mandates into native local policies. Operating as an authoritative expert, you will evaluate existing acquisition structures, deliver independent operational analyses, and prepare data-backed recommendations to directly shape senior leader decision-making pipelines. This premier opportunity is tailored for a seasoned acquisition leader with a background as a Senior Warranted Contracting Official or Contracting Chief. You will govern critical agency initiatives, including Procurement Management Review (PMR) and Self-Inspection Programs, while leading rigorous quality-assurance reviews of high-value contract files and solicitations. Hiring for these positions is contingent upon successful contract award. Key Responsibilities - Formulate strategic guidance and risk-mitigation frameworks to minimize and eliminate compliance liabilities in procuring critical services, supplies, and resources supporting complex defense systems. - Provide independent operational analysis and expert counsel to elevate the structural, transactional, and operational effectiveness of the agency Procurement Management Review (PMR) Program. - Direct audit readiness initiatives and prepare requirements owners for complex audits conducted by internal and external oversight agencies. - Oversee and govern the continuous lifecycle execution of the agency's Self-Inspection Program. - Conduct rigorous compliance and quality-assurance reviews of program acquisition documents—including complex solicitations, contract files, and related actions—to ensure unwavering adherence to FAR, DFARS, and federal policy. - Serve as a principal policy advisor to the acquisition and contracting workforce, interpreting regulations and delivering specialized training frameworks. - Design, develop, and deliver agency-wide training modules addressing the PMR, Self-Inspection Program, and the organizational Acquisition Management Framework. - Conduct independent, advanced research of defense acquisition and contracting policies, processes, procedures, and statutory changes to maintain agency alignment. - Analyze, interpret, and operationalize high-level guidance from the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to ensure appropriate information flows down into native organization policies. - Synthesize and author local contracting policies that supplement statutory requirements, incorporating sound operational rationale and maximizing execution flexibility. - Identify and forecast emerging acquisition mandates stemming from interagency organizational changes and executive forum transitions. - Evaluate existing acquisition and contracting policy issuances, construct data-backed recommendations for agency-level changes, and secure executive approval for enterprise implementation. - Oversee the structural development, implementation, and optimization of acquisition and contracting oversight systems and processes. - Synthesize, author, and validate new content for contract policies, strategic communications, and high-priority data calls, directing their routing through the executive approval lifecycle. - Manage and govern the execution framework of formal acquisition documentation planning and administration reviews. - Serve as the Enterprise Knowledge Manager for the internal web portal, architecting internal data compliance and governance struc…