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Contract Specialist

Location Chantilly, Virginia Category Support Services Job Type Full time Job Id R2109555 Posted Date 07/21/2025
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Contract Specialist

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!

Seeking a Contracts Specialist with pre-acquisition experience to support contracts/and related business processes throughout all stages of the contract management life cycle. The right candidate will be able to work independently and function effectively as part of a team and interact with people from junior to senior-most levels. This individual should have experience meeting deadlines, and prioritizing contracts related items across large organizations.

Why Join Us?

  • Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
  • Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
  • Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Post-Award Acquisition Support: Provide advice, recommendations, and document support to multiple disciplined offices in all areas of the acquisition post-award phase, to include:
    • Contract Administration
    • Contract Modification Support
    • Delivery/Task Order Support
  • Performance: Financial management activities such as collecting, running, and analyzing contract performance metrics and invoices
  • Events: Support/attend Program Management Reviews/Business Management Reviews and other milestone events
  • Support: Award Fee Management such as drafting packages, reviewing comments, and supporting designated COTR with analysis
  • Maintain: Maintenance of contract files
  • Correspondence: Government POCs and developers regarding contract status, requests for additional information, etc.
  • Policy: Analyze significant, and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and policies
  • Requests: Prepare complex requests for proposals, to include drafting technical evaluations
  • FAR: Experience with both FAR and Non-FAR based contracts
  • ELA: Experience with ELAs (Enterprise License Agreements) and ServiceNow
  • Pre-Award Acquisition Support: Provide advice, recommendations, and document preparation support to multiple disciplined offices in all areas of the acquisition pre-acquisition phase, to include:
  • Documentation: Statement of Works (SOWs) & Statement of Objectives (SOOs), Acquisition Strategy Support, Cost Estimates, Market Research & Market Surveys, Quality Assurance Plans, Requests for Proposals (RFPs) /Request for Quotations (RFQs), Source Selection, and other miscellaneous pre-award documentation
  • Knowledge of the Acquisition Lifecycle: Acquisition Strategy, RFP Development, Proposal Evaluation, Award
  • Action Items: Document detailed meeting minutes/action items

Work Environment:

  • Location: On-site
  • Travel Requirements: Minimal
  • Working Hours: Standard

Required Qualifications:

  • Clearance: Active TS/SCI with current Polygraph
  • 4-5+ years of relative experience

Desired Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor's degree

KBR Benefits

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits which could include 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture.  These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company.  That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. 

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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