Senior Procurement Specialist - Compliance

Mission Support and Test Services; North Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 81,000 - 121,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

On-site work location

Pre-employment physical

Job summary

Mission Support and Test Services seeks a Senior Procurement Specialist - Compliance to establish and maintain a robust compliance review process for procurement actions. The role involves coordinating with the Legal Department, developing pre/post-award functions, and ensuring adherence to FAR and DOE/NNSA requirements.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of procurement/compliance experience, strong MS Office skills, and the ability to lead diverse teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent training and experience with at least 5 years relevant, progressively responsible experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in business management or related field plus at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Government procurement and subcontracting experience required, DOE/NNSA experience required.
• Demonstrated skill with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
• Ability to plan, organize, lead and monitor team efforts to completion.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills with DOE/NNSA customers.

Responsibilities

• Recommends development and implementation of pre/post-award functions and policies.
• Recommends cost and pricing processes and tools.
• Assist with development and enforcement of compliant procurement policies and procedures.
• Assist with maintenance of clause matrices for contract types used in Procurement.
• Coordinate legal matters involving procurement policies with Legal Department.

Skills

MS Office proficiency

Communication skills

Leadership ability

Relocation willingness

Compliance awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

DOE/NNSA procurement experience

Tools

Procurement systems

Policy enforcement tools

Job description

Job Description

Under the supervision of the Contracts and Procurement Compliance Manager, the Senior Procurement Specialist - Compliance will establish and maintain an effective compliance review process of procurement actions and oversee compliance reviews, peer reviews, and other monitoring activities established. The position requires the individual to be a person of high integrity, and any other duties must not conflict with the compliance goals and objectives of the organization. The Specialist provides support, as needed, with the development of pre/post-award functions, in addition to coordination and communication with regard to planning, implementation, and monitoring of the approved Procurement program to include resolving compliance issues with Procurement Representatives, the Legal Department and providing input at all levels of the organization.

Responsiblities

Key Responsibilities

• Recommends the development and implementation of pre/post-award functions and policies, procedures and tools.
• Recommends the development and implementation of cost and pricing processes and tools.
• Assist with the development, implementation and enforcement of policies, procedures and objectives for the efficient expectation of a compliant procurement organization system and activities.
• Assist with the implementation and maintenance of the current clause matrices for the various contract types utilized within the Procurement organization.
• Assist with the coordination of legal matters involving procurement policies, claims, protests, disputes, labor and terms and conditions with the Legal Department and Labor Relations.
• Conduct compliance reviews.
• Assist with peer reviews.
• Assist with periodic management assessments and identify compliance issues, concerns and deficiencies with recommended corrective actions and plans.
• Reporting on methods to improve efficiency and quality of services, and to reduce the vulnerability to fraud, abuse, and waste within the procurement organization.
• Periodically reviewing and revising the policies and procedures in light of changes to the organization, the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and modifications to the prime contract.
• Review all procurement related documents and other information that are relevant to procurement compliance activities, including but not limited to, procurement personnel, subcontractors/suppliers, Internal Audit, and other organizations within the company.
• Work closely with key managers to identify risks and trends to ascertain patterns that may require a change in the policies and procedures within the Procurement organization.

Qualifications

Due to the nature of our work, US Citizenship is required for all positions.

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent training and experience with at least 5 years relevant, progressively responsible experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in business management or field related to the position or equivalent training and experience plus at least 5 years of relevant professional experience.
• Government procurement and subcontracting experience required, Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) experience required.
• Demonstrated skill and experience in computerized procurement systems and demonstrated proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access) software package.
• Demonstrated skill to plan, organize, lead and monitor a wide variety of team efforts to their successful completion.
• Must have excellent oral and written communications skills to effectively interface both internally and externally at all levels of staff and management including DOE/NNSA customers.
• Demonstrated skill to establish and maintain strong and effective customer relationships and anticipate change and adjust promptly and effectively.
• Work schedule for this position will be 4/10's Monday through Thursday (subject to change).
• The primary work location will be at the North Las Vegas Facility (candidates must be willing to relocate if not local, relocation package available).
• Please note that this position is strictly 100% on-site at our designated office location; candidates who are not local must be willing to relocate , and a relocation assistance package is available for this role.
• Pre-placement physical examination, which includes a drug screen, is required. MSTS maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Ability to obtain a HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification credential under the Department of Energy Order 206.2, ‘Identity, Credential, and Access Management,’ and Supplemental Directive NNSA SD 206.2, ‘Implementation of Personal Identity Verification for Uncleared Contractors.’

MSTS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. MSTS is a background screening, drug-free workplace.

Annual salary range for this position is: $80,579.20 - $120,868.80.

Starting salary is determined based on the position market value, the individual candidate education and experience and internal equity.

About Us

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The NNSS is an enterprise of special-purpose, multi-mission, high-hazard experimentation facilities delivering technical and service solutions in partnership with the National Laboratories. Our collaborative work supports the government’s most important national security missions. (See NNSS.gov for our unique capabilities.) Our 3,000+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.

MSTS offers our full-time employees highly competitive salaries and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision; both a pension and a 401k; paid time off and 96 hours of paid holidays; relocation (if located more than 75 miles from work location); tuition assistance and reimbursement; and more.

MSTS is a limited liability company consisting of Honeywell Aerospace, Amentum, and HII Nuclear Inc.