Senior Contracts Specialist

Secure our Nation, Ignite your Future

ManTech is seeking a highly motivated and career-oriented Senior Contracts Specialist in support of our government customer in Washington, D.C. This position currently offers a hybrid schedule that is subject to change per customer requirements.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Assist the Government project manager in the development of new programs and associated documentation.
• Assist the Government with Congressional, OIG and higher headquarters taskings.
• Assist the Government with preparing SES and high headquarters level briefs, white papers, and memos used as the basis to support PEO recommendations.
• Develop and manage project plans, task trackers and schedules that comply with the program's Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Work with Customs & Border Protection (CBP) clients to establish and monitor the program’s execution towards milestones, key events, and significant accomplishment criteria.
• Assist the Government project manager in establishing project priorities.
• Assist the Government project manager in tracking project cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Assist the Government project manager in coordinating and establishing the agenda and entrance/exit criteria for project meetings including Integrated Baseline Reviews, Program Management Reviews, In-Progress Reviews and other key technical interchange meetings.
• Plan, prepare, track and maintain acquisition lifecycle documentation.
• Support development of acquisition milestone documentation, acquisition portfolio reviews, and Acquisition Management and Support Division (AMSD) Quarterly Management Reviews.
• Provide meeting minutes, review documents, and update/modify Independent Government Cost Estimates as required.
• Support development of Purchase Request (PRs) packages for various purchase agreement and task order contract vehicles.
• Support Technical Evaluation Team (TET) activities and provide logistics support for evaluation session.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience equivalent to a PMI PMP or Defense Acquisition University (DAU) Level II or III Program Manager Certification (Actual PMP or DAU certification) desired
• 10-12 years of related experience
• This position requires demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, effective decision-making, and the ability to plan and organize work.
• Requires a detail-oriented self-starter experienced in supporting senior Government leaders and other technical/business professionals.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Teams are required.
• Superior customer interface at senior levels of management with excellent oral and written communication skills are critical.
• Experience with DHS/CBP contracting and acquisition policy is highly desired.
• Familiarity with software development best practices, version control systems (e.g., Git), and agile methodologies.
• Experience with natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, reinforcement learning, or other specialized areas of AI.
• Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and containerization Engine technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with big data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Hadoop) and distributed computing guidelines.  
• Must be trained/certified or willing to be trained/certified to the DHS T&E Certification Level III equivalency. 
• Respond quickly to requirements and tasks with stringent deadlines in a demanding homeland security environment; possess strong critical thinking abilities and judgment skills; and be able to interact with various levels of people within and outside of a Government organization.
• Knowledge and/or experience with DHS Acquisition Directives and Acquisition Lifecycle Framework (MD102/ALF); knowledge, understanding and/or experience with the DHS (or DoD equivalent) Test and Evaluation (T&E) policies, procedures and best practices for conducting, monitoring and reviewing operational test and evaluation.
• Ability to support and perform assessments of T&E artifacts, such as the T&E Master Plan (TEMP), Developmental Test and Evaluation Plans, Operational Test and Evaluation Plans, Operational Requirements Documents, Mission Needs Statements, Cyber Resilience Test Plans; and assist with Letters of Assessment, and T&E

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with DHS/CBP contracting and acquisition policy is highly desired.

Clearance requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and willing and able to obtain a DHS