What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager/Sr. Contract Specialist position at Central Research?
CRI is seeking an experienced Program Manager/Sr. Contract Specialist to serve in a hands-on leadership role supporting federal acquisition and contract support services. This position both manages contractor personnel and directly performs senior-level acquisition support across procurement planning, solicitation, evaluation, award, post-award administration, documentation, and file maintenance. The ideal candidate brings strong federal acquisition, contracting, and program management experience, with the ability to perform operational contract specialist work while coordinating staff, resolving issues, ensuring quality work products, and maintaining high customer satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform senior-level acquisition and contract specialist support, including acquisition planning, market research support, solicitation development, evaluation support, award documentation, post-award administration, procurement file maintenance, and related contract actions.
- Lead overall program management, staff supervision, workload coordination, quality control, and performance oversight for acquisition support services.
- Support day-to-day procurement operations by reviewing work products, resolving acquisition issues, maintaining compliance with applicable policies, and helping ensure timely completion of assigned actions.
- Serve as a primary interface with Government stakeholders for meetings, data calls, urgent requests, issue resolution, status updates, and proactive customer communication.
- Manage required reporting, deliverables, training records, agency access requirements, and contract performance expectations.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in program management, contracting, acquisition planning, or a combination of these areas.
- Current or previous FAC-C certification for a minimum of five (5) years, or civilian equivalent.
- Ability to obtain and maintain required agency access, background investigation suitability, and credentials.
Preferred Qualifications
- Federal civilian acquisition support experience.
- Experience using federal contract writing systems.
- Experience managing acquisition support teams, procurement workflows, reporting, quality control, and contract performance expectations.
Why CRI
At CRI, we support mission-critical federal acquisition programs by delivering compliant, timely, and high-quality contracting support. Our program leaders help Government partners maintain acquisition workflow efficiency, strengthen procurement outcomes, and support public health mission execution.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Equal Opportunity Employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Know Your Rights Poster can be found here: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12.pdf
Please note: We are currently unable to consider applicants residing in California, Hawaii, New York, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, and the city of Philadelphia. Thank you for your understanding.
NOTE: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities or qualifications associated with the job. It is intended to describe the general nature and work responsibilities of the position. This job description and the duties of this position are subject to change, modification, and addition as deemed necessary by the Company.