Senior Procurement Specialist

Overview

Mission Support and Test Services, LLC (MSTS) manages and operates the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS) for the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Our MISSION is to help ensure the security of the United States and its allies by providing high-hazard experimentation and incident response capabilities through operations, engineering, education, field, and integration services and by acting as environmental stewards to the Site's Cold War legacy.

Our VISION is to be the user site of choice for large-scale, high-hazard, national security experimentation, with premier facilities and capabilities below ground, on the ground, and in the air. Our 2,750+ professional, craft, and support employees are called upon to innovate, collaborate, and deliver on some of the more difficult nuclear security challenges facing the world today.

The Senior Procurement Specialist will provide Construction technical guidance on preparation, solicitation, negotiation, award and administration of procurement documents and coordinate procurement activities with the requesting organization.

• Develop and prepare Construction master sub-procurement forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions to be included in contractual and purchase documents on project commitments.
• Review prime contract terminology and transfers applicable legal and commercial terms into the master sub procurement forms.
• Review and develop commercial and technical data prepared by other groups and adds suitable terminology into procurement forms.
• Participate in the development of sub-procurement operational procedures.
• Prepare, maintain, and monitor bidder's lists, ensuring input is received from all procurement functions and other operational groups.
• Participate in planning, work-hour calculations, budgeting and other related activities to project subcontracts and purchasing staffing requirements.
• Review international commercial conditions of subcontracting and purchasing to ensure master subcontracts and purchases terms, conditions and procedures are compatible with applicable Mission Support and Test Services LLC policies and procedures.
• Format and issue purchase orders, purchase contracts, construction subcontracts, and technical service agreements, including preparing bidders' lists, pre-qualifying bidders, formatting bid packages, issuing bid requests, participating in supplier selection, preparing recommendation letters, and securing approvals.
• Administer assigned purchase orders, purchase contracts, and/or assigned subcontracting documents by performing the following functions: preparing a summary on each order or subcontract, establishing vital information, updating summaries to facilitate transition of assignments, and establishing files and controls for all outgoing and incoming correspondence.
• Monitor supplier performance for conformance to commercial terms related to construction services and monitor MSTS functions to ensure compliance with order or subcontract terms.
• Monitor Subcontractors Certified Payroll Records per Davis-Bacon and Project Labor Agreement.
• Initiate follow-up actions with the supplier, subcontractor, or MSTS function to ensure performance in accordance with subcontract terms and conditions.
• Analyze and distribute suppliers' reports as specified in the order or subcontract.
• Review and comment on special payment billings and participate in discussions to clarify subcontract or order documents and/or specification requirements, identifying and securing agreement regarding potential changes.
• Initiate and process revisions and amendments that establish the scope and the effect on cost and schedule of agreed-upon changes.
• Review, act on, and/or recommend specific action involving subcontract terminations, claims, and disputes. Conduct closeout review of the order or subcontract documents.
• Communicate with suppliers and subcontractors to achieve required service and results, and with requestors to assist in preparing material requisitions for procurement of materials and equipment.
• Prepare and organize procurement-sponsored meetings, such as bid clarification and post-award meetings,…