Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Construction Subcontract Administrator opportunity to support the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, CO.

Work Location: Hybrid (On site as needed). Local candidate desired.
Citizenship: US Citizenship Required

Job Description Summary:
The Facilities and Site Services (FSS) Team is a unique group tasked with facilitating and eliciting NREL’s construction/maintenance projects in conjunction with DOE. Many high-profile projects are on the horizon, as part of our 10-year and beyond campus expansion strategy. This includes large and small construction, maintenance, and campus upgrade efforts. This is a creative team working on a wide range of contract engagements.

The successful candidate can work autonomously, take initiative, think critically towards complex analyses, and pay attention to detail. We are looking for someone who can execute a high standard of contracts administration and contribute towards process and reporting improvements for the Office of the CFO.

Duties Shall Generally Include:
Perform complete pre-award, award, and post award acquisition functions for various agreement types (eg. Task Ordering Agreements, Work Ordering Agreements, Stand Alone Contracts, competitive and non-competitive procurements, etc.) in accordance with applicable procedures and guidelines, including Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR), NREL prime contract flow downs, General Services Administration (GSA) and construction industry best business practices.
Perform market research to find viable contractors to perform the work and develop and acquisition strategy and project milestones.
Develop and draft a sole source or competitive solicitation package (including establishing best value or LPTA criteria).
Complete RFP or award package and present it to the leadership team/ DOE for final review and approval when required.
Prepare postings for solicitations for SAM.gov and lead pre-bid and pre-construction job walks for potential offers and awardees.
Respond to technical questions from potential offerors, receive, track, and review incoming proposals from offerors, develop a comprehensive negotiation strategy, perform discussions, clarifications, and debriefs.
Negotiate pricing, negotiate terms, recommend award, and prepare the necessary documentation in support of purchasing decisions (award package) and perform cost or price analyses; making competitive range determinations; coordinating with technical experts and evaluation teams.
Perform post award duties and subcontract administration, including leading pre-construction meetings, issuing Notices to Proceed to the awardee, drafting change orders, drafting field change orders, drafting and issuing modifications, and drafting closeout documentation.
Leveraging Oracle EBS and Procurement Cloud, Google, Microsoft Suite, and Adobe Suite applications for organization, decision-making, tracking, reporting, and problem-solving.
Verifying compliance with Service Contract Act and/or Davis Act.
Interface with the leadership team in a professional manner and present updates on construction and strategic projects as needed.

Required Knowledge/Skills/Attributes:
Expertise and wide application of technical principles, theories and concepts for contract administration with A&E and construction projects.
Working knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), other laws, regulations, principles, procedures, and practices related to government contracting (similar to GS 1102 positions).
Direct federal contracting experience and direct government construction contracting experience using FAR Part 36, Davis Bacon Act, and Service Contract Act.
Can execute federal contract administration with minimal guidance.
Exceptional leadership, project management, and problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated experience negotiating terms and conditions for various contract types.
Demonstrated ability to develop strategies to effectively deal with project and program contractual issues without guidance.
Strong cost/price analytical skills and business math skills.
Strong interpersonal skills necessary to build, lead, and maintain a diverse team through a long and complex process, resulting in all team members and stakeholders participating efficiently and effectively to achieve the common goal of completing a successful project.
Comfortable with ambiguity, high standards of professionalism, takes initiative, resourceful, investigative, enthusiastic, strategic, and articulate.
Expert foundational digital skills, including expert knowledge of navigating a PC user interface, the Microsoft Office Suite (including but not limited to Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, OneNote, and PowerPoint), Adobe Suite (PDF files), internet browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Edge) and ability to quickly learn (within 6 weeks) other applications like Oracle EBS, Oracle Procurement Cloud, and Smartsheets.

Qualifications:
Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience in supply chain, management, business, contracts administration or similar field.
Or, relevant Master's Degree and 7 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience in supply chain, management, business, contracts administration or similar field.
Or, relevant PhD and 4 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience in supply chain, management, business, contracts administration or similar field.
Or, relevant JD and 4 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience in supply chain, management, business, contracts administration or similar field.

Work Schedule: 8 AM – 5 PM Mountain Time, Monday-Friday unless otherwise directed by NREL

Compensation:
Salary is commensurate with education and experience and may range between $70,000 - $106,500 annually.
Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

If you are interested in being considered for this position and your resume clearly outlines your relevant experience for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers

Edgewater will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

WORKING WITH EDGEWATER
Founded in 2003, Edgewater is a professional and technical services firm supporting the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S., U.K., and Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector businesses involved in high-hazard or complex operations. Edgewater proudly offers expertise in numerous technical disciplines necessary to support operational environments where Integrated Safety Management and formal, disciplined operations are essential to ensure safety, quality, security, and regulatory compliance.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities.

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