WASS Contracts Specialist

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SUMMARY 

Responsible for contract administration functions on new and existing contracts as assigned, including examining, analyzing, reviewing, and preparation of documentation for approvals. Processing contractual requirements in data systems. Managing contractual files.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare and administer routine correspondence and contracts documentation to ensure timely and coordinated submittal.
• Prepare, organize, and maintain contract records and files.
• Assist contract and subcontract professionals in working with internal or external business teams on issues and developments relative to assigned contracts.
• Review and analyze contract actions for identification of discrepancies, risks, and concerns.
• Examine and compare contract documents against proposals for accuracy.
• Follow standard operating procedures and contractual specifications.
• Work within a team environment.
• Assist Subcontracts team as required.
• Manage small size subcontracts as assigned.
• Monitors current status of assigned contracts.
• Engage with program teams and customers to ensure that the program is always executing to contract requirements including cost, funding, schedule, and deliverables.
• Organize proposal efforts to comply with Request for Proposals, various laws, company policies, and Standard Operating Procedures
• Review contract documents and correspondences and communicates external direction to the internal program management team, prepare and issue Contract Work Authorizations as needed.
• May conduct research to support contract audits and or facilitate business unit contracting trends.
• Attend customer meetings and record minutes as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE

Required

• Associate degree in business, Public Administration, Finance, or related discipline.
• 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to draft simple contractual instruments in accordance with prescribed templates and guidelines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Preferred

• Minimum of 1 to 2 years progressive Contracts experience in the Government sector or other relevant experience.
• Knowledge of FAR, DFARS, ITAR, etc.
• Ability to maintain strong customer relationships.
• Experience with large prime contractors.
• Experience with Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursable subcontracts.
• Excellent communication and written skills.

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QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CORE COMPETENCIES

1. Focus on Results - Able to plan and organize work to achieve goals achieves targeted results with minimal supervision is accountable for own actions.
2. Communications - Possess excellent verbal and written communications skills Provides timely, well organized verbal and written information that is audience appropriate, listens attentively to others and retains processes information. 
3. Teamwork - Builds alliances, partnerships and collaboration with others including those different from him her deals tactfully with others assumes helps with a variety of team roles.
4. Strategic Planning and Decision Making - Develops strategic short and long term plans arrange priorities, distinguishing urgent, important, and unimportant to meet goals and deadlines consults and collaborates with appropriate people.
5. Initiative, Innovation - Generates new ideas personally encourage team to do the same stays up to date on technology and approaches to work provides creative solutions and input when faced with challenges.
6. Interpersonal Relationships - Builds effective relationships with internal and external customers ability to work independently and coordinate work with others resolves conflicts in a professional manner.
7. Quality and Safety - Adheres to all safety and security policies and regulations demonstrates quality work that is accurate, thorough, and efficient.
8. Continuous Improvement - Examines personal and organizational processes, promotes opportunities for improvement analyzes successes and failures to learn and improve.
9. Training and Development - Completes required and suggested training shows eagerness and capacity to learn receptive to coaching and feedback.
10. Integrity - Committed to passionately and consistently promoting a professional culture that is trustworthy, honest socially responsible, and where differences are respected and valued.
11. Performance Management - Sets clear expectations and direction for staff achieves team results consistently coaches staff to improve is a positive role model.
12. Expense Management - Plans budget appropriately, uses sound judgment analyzes operation for improving expense efficiency demonstrates knowledge of financial process and results.
13. Leadership - Builds commitment to team, company, mission and customer through effective and frequent. communications promote an environment of trust fosters a respectful, energetic, and positive work culture.