Offering a $1,000 signing bonus!

Responsibilities of the Acquisition / Contract Specialist :

• Provide ongoing support to the Department of Transportation/Federal Transit Administration
• Assist in managing contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements
• Provide support to various program offices with the drafting of requirements and preparation of acquisition package materials
• Work with program managers on procurement policies, regulations, and procedures
• Support multiple purchasing actions in a fast-paced environment
• Collaborate with a variety of Program Offices to ensure that all acquisition package components are completed in a compliant manner
• Maintain working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency supplemental regulations; utilize all applicable regulations, policies, and procedures

Job Requirements & Skills:

• Must be able to pass a Public Trust security investigation
• Bachelor’s Degree (BA/BS) with at least 5 years of federal government procurement/acquisition experience (working on the government side)
• Knowledge of and experience with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
• Knowledge of federal government acquisitions of commercial supplies and/or services
• Must have good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with minimal guidance and supervision

Desired Skills:

• Experience purchasing within the transportation field
• Experience as an 1102 in the Federal Government
• Experience with major contract writing systems is highly desirable

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described herein are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Employees must possess the ability to work in a standard office or conference room setting and use standard office equipment, including a computer. To visit other company sites, employees must be able to operate a motor vehicle and fly in an aircraft, both of which may require sitting for prolonged periods of time. Employees must possess vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; and hearing and speech to communicate in person, before groups and over the telephone. Standing in work areas and walking between work areas will be required. This position requires an employee to occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb or balance; reach, push, and pull drawers and doors open and closed. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

Ecke Holding Company LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Ecke does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, race, national origin, religion, marital status, sexual orientation or identity, or disability. However, preference may be extended to qualified Native American Indian candidates in accordance with applicable federal law.