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Launch Vehicle Acquisition & Contract Support
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Launch Vehicle Acquisition & Contract Support
KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security.
Why Join Us?
- Innovative Projects: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- 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 successfully getting mission capability on orbit and shaping the future of space reconnaissance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provides expert advice to the Program Director, Program Managers and Contracting Staff regarding acquisition strategies, contracting, budgeting, and execution.
- Supports the Contract Officer Technical Representatives (COTRs) and Developers by coordinating with other acquisition domain SMEs and program stakeholders to develop, modify, and maintain contract documentation (award fee, period of performance extensions, and admin modifications etc.).
- Provides contracting assistance to technical personnel involved in development of statements of work or data deliverable requirements for a variety of pre-award and/or post-award procurement actions (e.g., SOW, PWS, CDRLs, Incentive Plans, etc.).
- Assists the Government with contract negotiations, price reasonableness determinations, administration, and termination procedures.
- Provides acquisition support to the Government for various IC and DoD programmatic processes.
- Develops documents and briefings to communicate work status, recommendations, and approaches.
- Drafts technical evaluations and functions as an advisor to the Government in source selections.
- Provides technical and programmatic assessments of contractor designs and milestone reviews to assess progress, risks and issues, and the ability to achieve mission requirements.
- Assists the Government in monitoring & evaluating contractor performance for compliance with contract terms/conditions & ensures timely submission of contract deliverables.
- Reviews Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) deliverables to ensure content, accuracy, and sufficiency to meet program requirements and objectives.
- Participates in program reviews and technical interchange meetings.
Work Environment:
- Location: Hybrid
- Travel Requirements: Moderate (25% of the time)
- Working Hours: Standard
Qualifications:
Required:
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- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Physics, Engineering, Math, or related discipline with over 18 years of experience
- TS/SCI with polygraph
- Excellent interpersonal, leadership, programmatic, and problem-solving skills
- Strong briefing and writing skills
Desired:
- Master’s degree with over 12 years or more of experience
- Demonstrated ability to be effective in a fast-paced, dynamic, and energetic environment
- Extensive past experience with DoD and Intelligence Community acquisition, budget planning, and contracting.
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.
Inclusion and Diversity at KBR
At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, 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 more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient.
At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, 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 more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.
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.
