Contract Specialist

National Nuclear Security Administration • Aiken, SC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Senior Contracting Officer, the incumbent provides overall leadership and direction for oversight of assigned contractor and federal programs and activities supporting the Savannah River Project Management Office, serves as a principal advisor and recognized authority in acquisition matters in NNSA, and is a recognized acquisition manager with the highest degree of competence and responsibility in their professional field.

Requirements

• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• Compliance with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-12) governing personal identity which will require that you provide two forms of identification.
• A two (2) year trial period may be required.
• More than one position may be filled from this vacancy announcement.
• Please limit your resume to no more than two (2) pages. If more than two pages are submitted, only the first two pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility and qualifications.
• This vacancy has a local commuting area requirement, as defined below: The area surrounding the duty station by which people reasonably travel back and forth from home to work; Or The employee's permanent duty station is located within the reasonable travel area surrounding the duty station of this vacancy; Or if applicable
• A qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level NQ-03 or GS-14 in the Federal service.
• Specialized experience for this position is defined as directing the day today management activities and providing leadership to an organization engaged in procurement and administration of complex, large scale, long term multi-billion dollar contracts.

Nice To Haves

• Exercising unlimited Contracting Officer warrant authority to solicit, evaluate, negotiate, award, and administer multi-hundred-million or multi-billion-dollar complex capital line-item projects, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, or complex cost-reimbursement/incentive contracts.
• Formulating and executing procurement plans, source selection strategies, and contractual milestones aligned with formal capital asset stage-gate processes (specifically DOE Order 413.3B Critical Decisions CD-0 through CD-4), collaborating closely with Federal Project Directors (FPDs) and integrated project teams (IPTs).
• Enforcing contract requirements, technical specifications, and flow-down compliance within nuclear, chemical, or high-hazard defense facilities, including oversight of strict quality assurance standards (e.g., ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 830, or equivalent high-reliability compliance frameworks).
• Leading sole-source and competitive negotiations for major capital scope changes, definitive contract pricing, baseline change proposals (BCPs), and claims/disputes, ensuring compliance with FAR Part 15 (certified cost or pricing data) and agency procurement regulations (FAR/DEAR).
• Managing comprehensive post-award contract administration, contractor surveillance plans, award-fee/incentive-fee determination processes, and subcontractor consent reviews for major prime contractors executing line-item capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Performs the full range of pre-award and post-award functions for complex, largescale, long-term, multi-million dollar acquisitions, including contract award and administration.
• Leads negotiations with contractors to establish contract costs/prices and terms and conditions and awards the contract upon completion of negotiations.
• Analyzes complex or unprecedented acquisition issues, develops alternatives and new approaches, and recommends courses of action to resolve procurement and contractor performance problems.
• Develops acquisition strategies and procurement objectives, determines competition and pricing approaches, prepares acquisition plans and milestones, and coordinates requirements with technical/program organization.
• Ensures contracts and acquisition actions conform to applicable laws, regulations, contract requirements, FAR, DEAR, NNSA directives, and other governing acquisition requirements.
• Directing the day today management activities and providing leadership to an organization engaged in procurement and administration of complex, large scale, long term multi-billion dollar contracts.
• Exercising unlimited Contracting Officer warrant authority to solicit, evaluate, negotiate, award, and administer multi-hundred-million or multi-billion-dollar complex capital line-item projects, engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracts, or complex cost-reimbursement/incentive contracts.
• Formulating and executing procurement plans, source selection strategies, and contractual milestones aligned with formal capital asset stage-gate processes (specifically DOE Order 413.3B Critical Decisions CD-0 through CD-4), collaborating closely with Federal Project Directors (FPDs) and integrated project teams (IPTs).
• Enforcing contract requirements, technical specifications, and flow-down compliance within nuclear, chemical, or high-hazard defense facilities, including oversight of strict quality assurance standards (e.g., ASME NQA-1, 10 CFR 830, or equivalent high-reliability compliance frameworks).
• Leading sole-source and competitive negotiations for major capital scope changes, definitive contract pricing, baseline change proposals (BCPs), and claims/disputes, ensuring compliance with FAR Part 15 (certified cost or pricing data) and agency procurement regulations (FAR/DEAR).
• Managing comprehensive post-award contract administration, contractor surveillance plans, award-fee/incentive-fee determination processes, and subcontractor consent reviews for major prime contractors executing line-item capital projects.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed