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Washington Headquarters Services · 9 hours ago

Lead Contract Specialist

Virginia, United States

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$121K/yr - $184K/yr

Washington Headquarters Services is seeking a Lead Contract Specialist to manage a wide range of acquisition instruments. The role involves providing leadership and guidance on acquisition strategy, resolving complex contracting issues, and ensuring effective execution of acquisition programs.

ConsultingGovernmentInformation Technology

Comp. & Benefits

Responsibilities

Serves as a senior advisor to AD Senior Leadership

Resolves program and contracting issues associated with acquisition of extremely complex products and services; analyzes various possible alternative courses of action

Develops optimal acquisition strategies to meet customer's needs and oversees proper execution of assigned programs from program initiation through contract close-out

Facilitates continuous improvement and innovation in the planning, development, and analysis of acquisition strategy and contracting execution

Provides leadership, guidance, and policy direction to AD and components staff on program execution for multi-million to multi-billion dollar systems, services, information technology, and initiatives of high visibility and criticality to the DoW mission

Provides guidance and support to include an integrated approach across components in the areas of acquisition strategy, contracting processes, customer support, contract pricing, program analysis, product development, and readiness

Serves as a member on executive level DoD/industry working groups and in the AD's strategic acquisition planning process

The incumbent is recognized as a technical/functional authority on acquisition and contracting issues

Serves as a warranted Contracting Officer with authority to exercise unlimited contracting officer authority

Responsible for executing pre- and post-award acquisition management functions using a variety of acquisition vehicles such as firm-fixed-price, cost type contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and interagency agreements

Works with a high degree of independence to analyze acquisitions, develop strategies, perform cost and pricing analyses, negotiate and award contracts

Conducts complex negotiations and performs complex cost/price analysis supporting initial awards and modifications

Serves as Team Leader, ensuring that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated to the team and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans and work products and services; articulate and communicate to the team the assignment, project, problem to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion; coach the team in the selection and application of appropriate problem solving methods and techniques, provide advice on work methods, practices and procedures

Qualification

Contract ManagementAcquisition StrategyCost AnalysisNegotiation SkillsLeadershipCustomer SupportProblem Solving

Required

Experience in cradle to grave management of acquisition instruments for a broad range of products and services

Ability to serve as a senior advisor to senior leadership and resolve program and contracting issues

Experience in developing optimal acquisition strategies and overseeing execution of assigned programs

Leadership experience in guiding and providing policy direction on program execution for multi-million to multi-billion dollar systems

Experience in providing guidance and support in acquisition strategy, contracting processes, and customer support

Recognition as a technical/functional authority on acquisition and contracting issues

Warranted Contracting Officer with authority to exercise unlimited contracting officer authority

Experience in executing pre- and post-award acquisition management functions using various acquisition vehicles

Ability to analyze acquisitions, develop strategies, perform cost and pricing analyses, negotiate and award contracts

Experience in conducting complex negotiations and performing complex cost/price analysis

Preferred

Experience working with executive level DoD/industry working groups

Experience in strategic acquisition planning processes

Company

Washington Headquarters Services

WHS serves as the designated support and service provider of human resources, facilities, resource management, contracting, personnel security, research, equal employment opportunity, and executive services for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Military Departments, other select DoD Components in the National Capital Region and beyond, Congress, and the White House.

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