Contract Maintenance Professional

Synergy ECP; Columbia (MD); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergy ECP in Columbia, Maryland, seeks a Contract Maintenance Professional to assist in administering government contracts and ensuring compliance. This role involves tracking and analyzing contract costs and contractor performance, along with drafting necessary contract modifications.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree or significant relevant experience in contract management. Required skills include proficiency in financial systems and MS Excel. Applicants must possess TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Four years of contract management experience and a relevant degree are required.
• Experience in tracking cost, schedule, and performance is essential.
• Preferred skills include using financial management systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist in administering contracts and ensuring compliance.
• Draft modifications to contract documents.
• Track contract funding against DoD/BM&A goals.

Skills

DoD, IC, or commercial experience in contract management

Tracking programs/project status

MS Excel proficiency including pivot tables

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in business

Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM)

DAWIA Level I in Contracting

Tools

NSA’s financial management system (FACTS, CMIS)

Job description

Contract Maintenance Professional (CMP)

Assist the Government in administering contracts, including drafting modifications to contract documents such as Technical Task Orders (TTOs), Award Fee Plans, and Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs); tracking, analyzing, and reporting contract costs; and monitoring and reporting on contractor performance to ensure compliance with contract terms and receipt of goods and services.

Responsibilities

• Update burn rates using corporate template; conduct burn rate analysis and track funding run out dates.
• Review invoices in accordance with the most recent BM&A Invoice Review Desk Guide and contract clauses; report any discrepancies to Government Contract Manager (GCM).
• Draft modifications to existing Technical Task Orders (TTOs).
• Refine requirements with COR‑T to ensure within contract scope; draft TTOs for CM.
• Prepare TTO/Delivery Order funding tables.
• Prepare de‑obligation forms including all applicable attachments.
• Review/track requisitions for accuracy and communicate to BFMs corrections needed in order to adhere to GCM’s plan.
• Track contract funding against DoD/BM&A goals for commitment, obligation, and outlay.
• Track contract costs at the TTO, fundcite/CLIN/SLIN, and budget center levels.
• Analyze estimates provided by contractors to determine if estimates are in alignment with CM guidance and burn rate analysis.
• Analyze QAR data to ensure in line with burn rate analysis prior to COR submission/approval.
• Review spend plan data to ensure contracts have sufficient funding planned.
• Assist with the validation of ULO and TAR lines for contracts.
• Identify cost overruns and underruns on contracts.
• Track award fee pool and calculate earned fee for the period as well as any incurred interest.
• Assist in preparing contract funding estimates for Continuing Resolutions (CRs) and for spend plan build.

Requirements

• Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Polygraph.
• U.S. Citizenship.

Qualifications

• Four (4) years of DoD, IC, or commercial experience in contract management or finance and a Bachelor’s Degree with a business focus is required. In lieu of a degree, Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM) certification or DAWIA Level I in both Contracting and Program Management plus an additional three (3) years of directly related experience for a total of seven (7) years may be substituted. In lieu of certification, an additional two (2) years of directly related experience for a total of nine (9) years may be substituted.
• Experience in the tracking of programs/project/contract status in areas of cost, schedule and performance is required.
• Experience using NSA’s financial management system and its interfaces (currently FACTS and CMIS) is preferred.
• Intermediate proficiency with MS Excel is preferred to include demonstrated use of pivot tables, slicers, and pivot charts.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Synergy ECP is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected class.