Regional Contract Administrator

Job Title

Responsibilities:

• 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
• Bachelors 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
• Experience performing reviews/QA/QC of independent government estimates (IGE) prepared by General Engineers (IGEs support the award of task orders to Project Management Oversight Consultants PMOC)
• Must have experience reviewing PMOC invoices and making recommendation to General Engineers for payment
• Experience reviewing grantee sole source justifications and making recommendation to General Engineers for approval
• Experience reviewing grantee procurement policies and advance payment requests
• Experience reviewing change order review findings and making recommendations to General Engineers
• Experience applying the allowable cost requirements in 2 C.F.R. 200
• 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

As required by Presidential Executive Order 14043 on September 9, 2021, all employees of a covered federal government contractor must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, except when vaccination is not medically advised or violates sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances. If an applicant is invited to join our team, they are required to submit proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, at the time of employment. Alternatively, the selected candidate may request to be granted a medical accommodation or religious exemption.

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.