LinQuest has an immediate need for a Contracts Specialist to provide long-term support to the Communication and Guidance Contracting Division. This position requires a Secret clearance and can be located in Los Angeles or San Diego, CA
Duties and Responsibilities:
As a Contracts Specialist with LinQuest, you'll support both the acquisition and contracts lifecycle in your clients' missions. In this role you will administer and manage existing contracts, while supporting negotiations and contracting efforts for new opportunities in a dynamic team environment. You will apply advanced understanding of DoD and other federal government program management offices to develop innovative solutions to complex problems.
Bring your passion to support pre- and post-award federal contracts and improve the processes that defend our nation. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on our country's defense acquisition and contract process.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 5+ years of Federal contracting and procurement experience.
- Bachelor's degree
- Active Secret clearance required.
- Former Contract Specialist experience required.
- Experience providing procurement and cost administration services to major space related weapon systems.
- Extensive knowledge of FAR & DFARS
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills – experience managing and training team members.
- Knowledge of cradle-to-grave Government contracting including acquisition planning, market research, RFP development, and contract execution
- Problem solver, analytical, excellent communication skills
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Experience as NOAA Contracting Officer with unlimited warrant authority.
- Space Systems Command (SSC) experience
- Possession of strong interpersonal and facilitation skills
- Possession of strong verbal and written communication skills
- Possession of strong leadership skills
- Master's degree
Compensation:
The projected compensation range for this position is $73,100.00 to $166,000.00 (annualized USD).
Why LinQuest?
LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.
Benefits:
LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more! For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits
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