Federal Subcontract Administrator III

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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Federal Subcontract Administrator to join the DCS Federal Procurement Group. This role will be responsible for contingency subcontracting, which includes locating, establishing long-term relationships and awarding subcontract agreements for construction, materials/equipment, and rental services that support AECOM’s government emergency and contingency business effort.

This will be a remote position and can be based anywhere in the US.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Working with AECOM Disaster Project Manager to develop contingency procurement support plans
• Locate subcontractor and vendors needed to support contingency procurement plans
• Establish master service agreement with subcontractors and vendors for contingency efforts
• Work with vendors to establish a pre-negotiated price list to expedite procurement actions during contingency efforts
• Establish reoccurring follow-up program with the vendor base.
• Providing assistance to AECOM’s Program and Project Managers on Federal government procurement
• Working with Project Managers to ensure compliance with internal procurement policies, as well as Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requirements
• Soliciting, awarding and administering Federal Government subcontracts
• Assist in preparation of proposals in response to federal government request for proposals (RFPs)
• Perform market research to locate new sources
• Conduct negotiation with subcontractors on terms and conditions, price and schedule
• Conduct price and/or cost analysis and write narrative to justify pricing as fair and reasonable
• Pre- and post- award administration of subcontracts from the micro-purchase threshold to Cost Exceeding the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (CESAT) from cradle to grave
• Supporting other tasks directly related to AECOM's Federal procurement, as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Scientific/Engineering Technical areas, or a related degree + four (4) years or more of federal contract administration experience or a demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Due to the nature of the role, US citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or Scientific/Engineering Technical areas and/or at least five (5) years or more of job-related experience
• Previous experience as a Federal Contracting Officer / Administrator
• Experience working with Federal services, environmental remediation projects, materials/equipment, and rental
• In-depth knowledge and working history with subcontracts awarded under Federal Acquisition Regulations
• Knowledge of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), DFARS, other FAR supplements, as well as the Uniform Commercial Code with the ability to independently research regulatory issues, understand their application and consequences to our business
• Understanding of Contract and Subcontract formation and implementation for Federal programs
• Excellent oral and written communication and negotiation skills
• Strong working knowledge of word-processing (Word), database, spreadsheet (EXCEL) programs and integrated software applications
• Ability to deal with fast past, ever evolving environment
• Skilled at dealing with people and the ability to communicate effectively with people who are geographically separated
• Flexibility to work with clients/colleagues across multiple time zones within the United States.
• Self-starter with a “can-do” attitude that will thrive in a management structure where high standards of productivity, quality of work, an