Procurement Analyst III

Job Description

Experience: Applicant must have at least 10 years of federal government contracting

experience and demonstrate experience and knowledge in the following areas:

• Contracting procedures, types, and methods, including formal advertising, fixed-price, cost

contracting, and use of special provisions and incentives to enable the buyer to plan and

carry out contracting assignments.

• Industry which furnishes requirements to determine availability of sources and to analyze

the effects on agency requirements of industrial developments, seasonal price trends,

economic factors affecting supply and transportation costs.

• Contract life cycle support ranging from day-to-day administration to program assistance

and acquisition planning, and performance metrics.

• Contract management, and/or project support management.

• Managing level of effort, support services contracts, and coordination of technical and

business management between organizational entities.

• Contracting techniques including management principles ranging from conceptualizing,

planning, design, project development, and understanding of cost, scheduling and control

measures.

• Managing subcontractors and consultants.

• Cost and price analysis techniques to perform a variety of computations relative to labor and

other direct costs, indirect costs, specification requirements and charges for preparation and

dissemination of contract deliverables to determine the best value for the Government.

• Negotiation techniques and skill in devising negotiation strategies to deal with contractors in

resolving such problems as reducing costs, adjusting delivery schedules, and negotiating in

sole source environments.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Functional Responsibilities: Responsible for overall business analysis recommendations and

reports for this project. Applicant must have demonstrated ability to ensure reports and

deliverables meet expectations, are of outstanding quality, and interface with senior Department

of Energy and contractor managers. Individual provides expert contracting consultation and

program analytical activities. Reviews project execution regularly (at least quarterly) to ensure

contractual and financial objectives of MA-64 support service contractors are completed. The

position requires an individual with demonstrated evidence of possessing excellent oral and

written communications skills, as well as proven ability to meet deadlines and perform under

pressure in an uncertain environment.

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in the

appropriate disciplines, or equivalent with 10 years of specialized experience. Education can

be substituted with proven 10 years of specialized experience.