What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Contract Specialist position at Road Map Consulting, LLC?
Senior Contract Specialist
Company: Road Map Consulting (RMC)
Location: Kittery, Maine 03904
Work Arrangement: Primarily On-site
Schedule: Monday - Friday | 40 hours per week
TO APPLY: Submit their updated resume to amarachi@roadmapc.com with the subject line Application – Senior Contract Specialist – Kittery, ME.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform end-to-end acquisition tasks, including complex procurement strategies, pricing, solicitations, evaluations, awards and post-award actions.
- Develop and review acquisition strategy options, competition approaches, risk assessments, negotiation materials and procurement documentation.
- Review work products for regulatory accuracy, completeness and compliance before submission for government approval.
- Analyze complex fixed-price and cost-reimbursable data using advanced Excel and other procurement systems.
- Provide on-the-job training, mentorship, knowledge transfer and practical job aids to staff.
Required Qualifications
- At least 8 years of federal/government contracting experience covering commercial and non-commercial supplies and services, IDIQ contracts, and task/delivery orders.
- Bachelor's degree (business preferred). Experience cannot substitute for the degree, and education cannot substitute for the required experience.
- U.S. citizenship is mandatory.
- DAWIA Contracting Professional Certification or recognized equivalent, with examples listed as DAWIA Level III, FAC-C (new criteria), FAC-C-DoD, or legacy FAC-C Level III.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365.
- Expert knowledge of federal contracting laws, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Competence with automated acquisition and e-commerce systems.
- Demonstrable experience training, mentoring or sharing professional acquisition knowledge.
Required Skills and Competencies
Federal Acquisition and Procurement
- Pre-award, award and post-award procurement activities.
- Complex procurement strategies and acquisition planning.
- Commercial and non-commercial supplies and services contracting.
- IDIQ contracts and task/delivery orders.
- Cost and price analysis.
- Solicitation preparation, including RFQs and RFPs.
- Technical and price evaluations.
- Source-selection documentation.
- Pre-negotiation planning and award preparation.
- Contract administration, modifications, option exercises and closeout.
- Acquisition strategy development and review.
- Competition approaches and risk assessments.
- Negotiation materials and procurement documentation.
- Regulatory compliance and acquisition quality assurance.
- Fixed-price and cost-reimbursable data analysis.
- Training, mentoring and knowledge transfer.
Federal Acquisition Systems and Platforms
Candidates should demonstrate extensive proficiency and working experience with:
- Contract Writing Systems: ePS, SPS/PD2.
- Procurement Reporting and Vendor Systems: FPDS-NG, SAM.
- Federal Acquisition Platforms: GSA eBuy, GSA eLibrary, GSA Advantage.
- Procurement Integrated Enterprise Systems: PIEE, CLS, EDA, SPRS.
- Government Property Tools: Government property management systems and tools.
- Automated Acquisition and E-Commerce Systems: Competence with automated acquisition and e-commerce platforms.
Microsoft Office and Data Analysis
- Microsoft 365, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
- Adobe Acrobat.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel, including:
- HLOOKUP, VLOOKUP and XLOOKUP.
- PivotTables for large datasets.
- Conditional formatting with custom formulas.
- Complex and nested formulas.
- Analysis of complex fixed-price and cost-reimbursable data.
Professional Competencies
- Strong professional communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to protect sensitive acquisition information.
- Ability to work in a controlled-access setting.
- Ability to train, mentor and share professional acquisition knowledge.
Work Location and Schedule
Location: Kittery, Maine 03904
- Work is primarily on-site, five days per week.
- 40-hour workweek, excluding applicable holidays/curtailment days.
- Daily shifts fall within 6:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
- A 30-minute lunch.
- No more than 8 work hours per day.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their updated resume to amarachi@roadmapc.com with the subject line Application – Senior Contract Specialist – Kittery, ME.
Your resume should clearly demonstrate:
- A minimum of 8 years of federal/government contracting experience, including commercial and non-commercial supplies/services, IDIQ contracts, and task/delivery orders.
- Experience with complex pre-award, award, and post-award acquisition activities.
- A completed bachelor's degree.
- DAWIA Contracting Professional Certification or a recognized equivalent.
- Experience with federal acquisition systems and advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Experience providing training, mentorship, or professional acquisition knowledge sharing.
Please note: U.S. citizenship and availability to work primarily on-site in Kittery, Maine, are mandatory requirements.