Sr. Contract Specialist

Bering Straits Native Corporation; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bering Straits Native Corporation seeks a Sr. Contract Specialist in Arlington, VA. The role involves managing complex, international acquisitions, cost analysis, and contract administration. Hybrid work arrangement with travel as needed.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years in business, finance, or contract-related fields. Candidates must be able to work across multiple locations and in a multicultural team environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• 10+ years of experience in business, finance, accounting or contract specialist fields.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex acquisitions for construction and advisory services abroad, including market research, site visits, solicitations, source selection and evaluation plans.
• Lead cost analysis, negotiations, and contract document preparation.
• Oversee cradle-to-grave acquisitions, post-award activities, and contract closeouts.
• Evaluate cost estimates and ensure alignment with approved budgets; train peers in cost analysis.
• Monitor contract obligations and changes; train others on obligations and claims.
• Assess contractors’ accounting systems for FAR/compliance and indirect cost management.

Skills

Contract management

Cost analysis

Market research

Negotiation

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Pay or shift range: $100,000 USD to $140,000 USD. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

About Bering Straits Professional Services, LLC

Bering Straits Professional Services (BSPS) is committed to world-class management of global logistics, training and procurement services for U.S. Government agencies. BSPSis certified by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as an 8(a) contractor . In February 2022, BSPS became an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001 certified company. BSPS received the ISO 9001 quality standard certification through the Performance Review Institute (PRI).

About this position: Sr. Contract Specialist Location – Arlington, VA

The Essential Duties and Responsibilities are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed for this position and are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job. Other duties may be assigned. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Wage/Salary Range: $100k - $140k

Applicants will be notified via phone or email within ten (10) business days of submittal.

• Manage and provide services on all phases (pre-solicitation, solicitation, pre-award, post-award, admin) of highly complex, highly visible acquisitions for construction and advisory services abroad to include performing market research, holding site visits, formulating solicitations and generating source selection and evaluation plans, managing technical evaluations, leading price/cost analysis and negotiation, preparing contract documents, and executing award decisions.
• Manage cradle-to-grave, non-commercial, and highly-complex acquisitions for construction and trainings services abroad to include: performing market research, holding site visits, training others to lead site visits, independently formulating solicitations and generating source selection and evaluation plans, managing technical evaluations, training others to manage technical evaluations, leading price/cost analysis, training others to conduct cost/price analysis, overseeing post-award conferences, conducting government furnished property inventories, awarding time and materials contracts, holding contract reviews at posts world-wide, and conducting contract closeouts.
• Evaluate cost estimates and financial plans for procurement requests and contract proposals to provide adequate justification and consistency with approved program budgets and goals; trained peers in cost analysis techniques.
• Monitor and provide guidance regarding contract obligations, liquidations, claims, and the impact of contract changes on these items; train others to monitor obligations, liquidations, and claims.
• Assess adequacy of contractors’ accounting systems to ensure compliance with Department and DCAA standards; assessed adequacy of price proposals to ensure compliance with the FAR; led indirect cost and rate management.

Required (Minimum Necessary) Qualifications

• Education Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree
• Level of Experience Requirements: And/or 10 years combined experience in Business, Finance, Accounting and other Contract specialist related fields.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics

• Experience teaching, coaching, and mentoring professionals on fragile states and transition topics.
• Ability to solve problems and encourage consistent, solid performance.
• Proficiency in qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• English language (written and spoken) communications skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, coordinate activities in multiple locations, act decisively in daily work, and work well in a multi-cultural team environment.
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Ability to work independently to assess priorities and manage daily coordination of details with minimal supervision

Preferred

• Must have Secret clearance

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position will not have supervisory responsibilities.

DOT Covered/Safety-Sensitive Role Requirements

• This position is not subject to federal requirements regarding Department of Transportation “safety-sensitive” functions.

Necessary Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of mental alertness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for bending, stooping, sitting, walking or standing for prolonged periods of time; most of time is spent sitting in a comfortable position with frequent opportunity to move about.

The work environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be borne by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. Employees must always maintain a constant state of situational awareness. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Setting: The work under this task will take place in the following location(s):

• 2009 Dyess Ave. North Charleston, SC 29405 or,
• Approved Situational Telework location or,
• 1200 Wilsons Blvd Arlington, VA 22209

Schedule and Flexibility: Hybrid

Other Pertinent Work Details: This task order may require travel.

Additional Qualifying Factors

As a condition of employment, you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screening and have acceptable background check results. If applicable to the contract, you must also obtain and maintain the appropriate clearance levels required and must also be able to obtain access to military installations.

Shareholder Preference

BSNC gives hiring, promotion, training, and retention preference to BSNC shareholders, shareholder descendants and shareholder spouses who meet the minimum qualifications for the job.

Bering Straits Native Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any status protected by state or federal law, or any other basis prohibited by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
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