Contracts Administrator

BB&E•Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL

11d•Onsite

About The Position

BB&E is an employee-owned civil and environmental engineering and consulting firm headquartered in Northville, Michigan, serving Federal and Industrial sectors throughout the United States. The firm provides environmental consulting, facilities engineering, and program/project management services to Federal and private-sector clients. The Contracts Administrator supports the Spaceport of the Future program onsite at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) at Kennedy Space Center and Patrick SFB. Work may also include annex locations within Florida. The role supports government contracting activities across pre-award and post-award phases, including acquisition planning, procurement, proposal review, contract administration, and contract modifications. The position requires at least four years of related experience with the Department of Defense or another government agency and a high school diploma at minimum. U.S. citizenship, ability to obtain or maintain a NACI/CAC, and successful completion of a federal agency background check are required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain or maintain a NACI/CAC.
Ability to successfully pass a federal agency background check.
Minimum of 4 years of related experience with DoD or another government agency.
Minimum of a high school diploma.
Professional knowledge of federal contracting laws, regulations, policies, procedures, methods, techniques, and contract types applicable to pre-award and post-award actions for complex contracts involving services, commodities, or construction.
Knowledge of business conditions, including economic trends and commercial practices, standards, mergers, and acquisitions, to identify potential programmatic or contractual impacts.
Knowledge of fact-finding and market research methods and techniques.
Knowledge of principles, methods, and tools used to identify, assess, and mitigate risks, including evaluating the probability and consequences of potential problems.
Experience with ConWrite, MOCAS, and/or CONIT.
Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Knowledge of Federal contracting principles, laws, and statutes applicable to pre-award and post-award actions, contract negotiation and administration, policies and procedures, and price and cost analysis sufficient to review cost proposals, confer with technical evaluators, and determine a negotiation position.
Ability to solve problems and function as a member of a team.

Responsibilities

Assist with planning the overall approach to meet contracting program objectives for requirements of varying complexity.
Analyze difficult contracting issues and recommend courses of action for long-term contract performance or short-term contracts with stringent timeframes.
Provide advice and assistance during development of performance work statements, statements of work, or data requirements.
Assist the government with acquisition planning, including market research, acquisition strategy, milestones, evaluation or source-selection criteria, and incentive or award-fee provisions as applicable.
Assist with procurement of complex or diversified services, commodities, and construction.
Review proposals and recommend whether offers are acceptable based on analysis of financial and technical information.
Assist with post-award contract management actions.
Analyze unusual conditions, questions, and issues, including complex contract administration problems, and recommend alternative courses of action.
Assist the government in preparing contract modifications related to technical requirement changes, quantity changes, ordering unpriced options, and similar issues.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages
Participation in the Employee Stock Ownership Plan; BB&E is 100% employee-owned
Discretionary bonus
Medical, dental, and vision insurance with health care concierge
Employer-provided short-term and long-term disability insurance
Employer-provided life insurance
Optional supplemental life, supplemental accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and identity theft protection benefits
Generous paid time off and 11 paid holidays
Traditional and Roth 401(k) options with fully vested employer match
Tuition reimbursement and professional development
Employee referral program
Employee discounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Pet insurance discount