Agreements Specialist

Lynker; Silver Spring (MD); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits (employee)

PTO and paid holidays

401(k) with company match

ESOP – employee owners

Tuition assistance

Bonuses and recognition

Learning Management System access

Job summary

Lynker Corporation in Maryland seeks an experienced Agreements Specialist to manage a broad portfolio of federal agreements for NOAA’s National Ocean Service. The role covers development, execution, administration, and close-out of agreements while ensuring compliance with federal policies in a hybrid work setting (two days in-office, three days telework).

You will build and maintain tracking tools, support G-Invoicing and other systems, and collaborate with leadership, program staff, contracts

Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal agreements, grants, contracts, or interagency activities.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and managing agreement tracking systems.
• Familiarity with MOUs, MOAs, Interagency Agreements, and reimbursable agreements.
• Ability to communicate with federal employees, leadership, program offices, and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, coordination, and management of internal and external agreements, including MOUs, MOAs, Interagency Agreements, and other reimbursable and partnership arrangements, while developing and maintaining a real-time Annual Agreements Plan that tracks agreements across their full lifecycle from development through close-out.
• Prepare and route agreement packages through administrative review, legal review, allotment, and approval processes while ensuring all required documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with NOAA and federal requirements.
• Independently manage agreement actions across the full lifecycle, including planning, negotiation, execution, administration, and close-out, ensuring alignment with NOAA policies, documentation standards, and internal controls.
• Analyze agreements, processes, and supporting documentation to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and compliance, and develop more effective and standardized workflows.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including leadership, program staff, grants and agreements personnel, contracting officials, and counsel, as well as external partners, to support agreement development, execution, and mission delivery.
• Support tracking, reporting, and status updates related to agreements, including maintaining internal tracking systems and contributing to data calls, briefings, and documentation as needed.
• Further develop, maintain, and improve agreements tracking and management tools, including supporting the use of G-Invoicing and other federal systems necessary for agreement execution, tracking, and financial coordination.
• Provide limited support to office operations, including basic purchasing coordination (e.g., micropurchasing price comparisons and tracking) and routine facilities/logistical coordination, ensuring these activities align with operational needs and applicable policies.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Independent work

Stakeholder collaboration

Federal contracts experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Google Sheets

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in ocean and weather science. As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Agreements Specialist to join our growing team. The Agreements Specialist provides critical support to NOAA’s National Ocean Service, Business Operations Division by managing and coordinating a broad portfolio of federal agreements and related operational activities. This position plays a central role in facilitating the successful development, execution, administration, and close-out of agreements while ensuring adherence to applicable federal policies, financial controls, and administrative requirements. The specialist will work collaboratively across programs and offices to support mission priorities and improve agreement management processes and tracking systems. This position is a Hybrid position, with two days in the office and three days of optional telework.

Responsibilities

Duties of the Agreement Specialist will include the following:

• Lead the development, coordination, and management of internal and external agreements, including MOUs, MOAs, Interagency Agreements, and other reimbursable and partnership arrangements, while developing and maintaining a real-time Annual Agreements Plan that tracks agreements across their full lifecycle from development through close-out.
• Prepare and route agreement packages through administrative review, legal review, allotment, and approval processes while ensuring all required documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with NOAA and federal requirements.
• Independently manage agreement actions across the full lifecycle, including planning, negotiation, execution, administration, and close-out, ensuring alignment with NOAA policies, documentation standards, and internal controls.
• Analyze agreements, processes, and supporting documentation to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, consistency, and compliance, and develop more effective and standardized workflows.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, including leadership, program staff, grants and agreements personnel, contracting officials, and counsel, as well as external partners, to support agreement development, execution, and mission delivery.
• Support tracking, reporting, and status updates related to agreements, including maintaining internal tracking systems and contributing to data calls, briefings, and documentation as needed.
• Further develop, maintain, and improve agreements tracking and management tools, including supporting the use of G-Invoicing and other federal systems necessary for agreement execution, tracking, and financial coordination.
• Provide limited support to office operations, including basic purchasing coordination (e.g., micropurchasing price comparisons and tracking) and routine facilities/logistical coordination, ensuring these activities align with operational needs and applicable policies.

Qualifications

The Agreements Specialist selected should have the following:

Qualified candidates should possess experience supporting federal agreements and business operations functions within a government or contractor-support environment, including the following:

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience, OR high school diploma/GED with at least eight (8) years of experience supporting federal agreements, grants, contracts, or interagency activities.
• Prior experience serving as a federal Contracts Specialist, Agreements Specialist, Grants Specialist, Contract Administrator, or in a comparable government acquisition or agreements management role is highly desired. Candidates with direct experience supporting federal procurement, agreements, or acquisition offices are strongly preferred.
• Experience developing, maintaining, and managing agreement tracking systems, databases, spreadsheets, or related tools used to monitor agreement status and lifecycle activities.
• Working knowledge of federal agreement administration processes, including document preparation, administrative review, legal coordination, execution procedures, and agreement close-out requirements.
• Familiarity with federal agreement instruments such as MOUs, MOAs, Interagency Agreements, and reimbursable agreements; experience supporting partnership or cooperative arrangements is preferred.
• Strong proficiency with Google Workspace applications, particularly Google Sheets, and/or Microsoft Office Suite for reporting, tracking, documentation, and data management.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with federal employees, leadership, program offices, and multidisciplinary teams in a professional environment.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, maintain attention to detail, and contribute to the improvement of operational procedures and standard processes.
• Must be eligible to successfully complete and maintain a National Agency Check with Inquiries (NACI).

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, employee owned business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results-driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.

We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities – creatively and effectively.

Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Life and accident insurance
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
• Employee Referral Program
• Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Lynker is an E-Verify employer.

Lynker is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local laws.