Subcontract Administrator III​/IV - Construction

Overview

Posting Title Subcontract Administrator IV - Construction

Location CO - Golden

Position Type Regular

Hours Per Week 40

Working at NREL NREL is located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Golden, Colorado. It is the nation's primary laboratory for energy systems research and development. Join NREL, where world-class scientists, engineers, and experts are accelerating energy innovation through breakthrough research and systems integration. From our mission to our collaborative culture, NREL stands out in the research community for its commitment to an affordable and secure energy future.

Spanning foundational science to applied systems engineering and analysis, we focus on solving complex challenges to deliver advanced, secure, reliable, and cost-effective energy solutions. Our work helps strengthen U.S. industries, support job creation, and promote national economic growth. At NREL, you’ll find a mission-driven environment supported by state-of-the-art facilities, multidisciplinary research teams, and strong collaborations with industry, academia, and other national laboratories.

We offer robust professional development opportunities, and a competitive benefits package designed to support your career and well-being.

The Facilities and Site Services (FSS) Team is a unique group tasked with facilitating and eliciting NREL’s construction/maintenance projects in conjunction with DOE. Many high-profile projects are on the horizon, as part of our 10 year and beyond campus expansion strategy. This includes large and small construction, maintenance, and campus upgrade efforts. This is a creative team working on a wide range of contract engagements.

The successful candidate can work autonomously, take initiative, think critically towards complex analyses, and have attention to detail. We are looking for someone who can execute a high standard of contracts administration and contribute towards process and reporting improvements for the Office of the CFO. This role focuses on fast-paced and highly diverse set of challenges on a daily basis - no two days are the same.

What to expect:

• Perform complete pre-award, award and post award acquisition functions for various agreement types (eg. Task Ordering Agreements, Work Ordering Agreements, Stand Alone Contracts, competitive and non-competitive procurements, etc.) in accordance with applicable procedures and guidelines, including Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR), NREL prime contract flow downs, General Services Administration (GSA) and construction industry best business practices.
• Perform market research to find viable contractors to perform the work and develop and acquisition strategy and project milestones.
• Develop and draft a sole source or competitive solicitation package (including establishing best value or LPTA criteria).
• Complete RFP or award package and present it to the leadership team/ DOE for final review and approval when required.
• Prepare postings for solicitations for SAM.gov and lead pre-bid and pre-construction job walks for potential offers and awardees.
• Respond to technical questions from potential offerors, receive, track and review incoming proposals from offerors, and develop a comprehensive negotiation strategy, perform discussions, clarifications and debriefs.
• Negotiate pricing, negotiate terms, recommend award, and prepare the necessary documentation in support of purchasing decisions (award package) and perform cost or price analyses; making competitive range determinations; coordinating with technical experts and evaluation teams.
• Perform post award duties and subcontract administration, including leading pre-construction meetings, issuing Notices to Proceed to the awardee, drafting change orders, drafting field change orders, drafting and issuing modifications and drafting closeout documentation.
• Leveraging Oracle EBS and Procurement Cloud, Google, Microsoft Suite, and Adobe Suite applications for organization, decision-making, tracking, reporting and problem-solving.
• Verifying compliance with Service Contract Act and/or Davis Bacon Act.
• Interface with the…