Senior Contract Specialist

• Assist contracting officers and contract specialists with general day-to-day contract administration duties.
• Assist with drafting contract documents.
• Assist with new awards, modifications, and closeouts utilizing procurement system (STRIPES).
• Assist with the preparation of various reports.
• Ensure timely and accurate compliance with monthly and quarterly reporting requirements.
• Assist with the review and process of contractor invoices in a timely fashion.
• Support correspondence creation.
• Gather information for various audits or data calls.
• Gathering information for various negotiation sessions.
• Support in coordinating Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting evaluations by scheduling technical input, and working with the Contracting Officers and Contract Specialist
• Support policy writing, developing, issuing, updating, and revising policy, desk guides, and procedures.
• Support review of contract actions submitted for policy compliance.
• Support complex subcontract reviews in accordance with DOE and local guidance as requested.
• Support of HPD actions file merging of files on websites/share drives.
• Update and status workload tracking tool.
• Utilize business operations experience to conduct tasks with minimal supervision.
• Support in writing complex Pre-Negotiation Plans/Price Negotiation Memorandums, and support DOE contracting personnel in the process for negotiating large, complex, sole source contracting actions.
• Support the process of contract modifications for Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task orders on directed work scope or reliability projects.
• Support the review and process Requests for Services (RFS) submittals submitted by other DOE contractors.

• Bachelor's degree in a business field of study (Accounting, Economics, Management, Marketing, etc.). Six years of experience may be substituted for education.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in Government contracts and contract administration.
• Working level knowledge of Hanford Site mission, activities and priorities.
• Working level knowledge of DOE Hanford processes and procedures.
• Working level knowledge of DOE's program management practices, policies, and procedures.

• Strong clerical, administrative, and organizational capabilities.
• Experience in supporting organizations with, tracking, monitoring, review and coordination efforts.
• Familiarity with or ability to learn/use other technology management tools employed at Hanford.
• Proven ability to interface successfully with senior level management.
• Ability to work with government and contractor personnel to problem solve and formulate strategies for success.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced, high-stress work environment on highly visible workloads with relative autonomy.
• Ability to manage work environment and workload with minimum of supervision, based on knowledge of work priorities.
• Ability to set and achieve goals, working successfully as an individual contributor or as part of a team.
• Ability to develop high-quality work products, to include proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation in accordance with the DOE Hanford Correspondence Manual and general office materials/guides.
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Excellent communication responsiveness and customer service skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Word and Excel.
• Experience in policy preparation and policy management, evaluations, assessments of contract documents, and quality assurance of contract administration.

• Experience in reading, interpreting, and understanding the regulations associated with the DOE, Procurement, Financial Assistance policies.
• Experience in all areas of Government contract formation, administration, and contract negotiations, either federal or commercial, from small purchases up to $10 Million or more in value.
• Compliance with site specific safety and security requirements, including badging and office protocols.
• Identification of any conflicts, potential conflicts, or perceived conflicts of interest with any Hanford Site contractors.
• U.S. Citizenship

• Experience with writing Pre-Negotiation Plans/Price Negotiation Memorandums within DOE preferred.

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