Contracting Professional

Overview

At PNNL, our core capabilities are divided among major departments that we refer to as Directorates within the Lab, focused on a specific area of scientific research or other function, with its own leadership team and dedicated budget.

Our Science & Technology directorates include National Security, Integrated Discovery Sciences, and Energy and Environment. In addition, we have an Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a Department of Energy, Office of Science user facility housed on the PNNL campus.

The Business Services Directorate (BSD) provides crucial financial, procurement and sales, and project management services to PNNL, as required under our management and operations contract for operating the Lab on behalf of the Department of Energy. Our goal in offering these services is to ensure efficient, effective, and compliant business operations that enhance PNNL's scientific impact.

BSD presents exciting opportunities for financial professionals seeking career growth. Wefoster a dynamic environment where individuals can develop their skills, take on leadership roles, and contribute to high-impact projects. By working with multidisciplinary teams, professionals have the chance to broaden their expertise, engage in continuous learning, and advance their careers while contributing to the groundbreaking scientific work at PNNL.

The Senior
Contracting Professional position is high impact business support position negotiating and administrating contract mechanisms from cradle to grave with non-federal partners, such as commercial entities, universities, and other governmental agencies. Competent in basic area of expertise in strategy development, leading bid-no-bid decisions, client relationship management, proposal development, leading contract negotiations, and monitoring contract compliance technical, financial, and contractual performance, interpretation of government legal and corporate requirements.

Must be able to apply the framework of PNNL’s policies and procedures, DOE Orders/Directives and PNNL’s DOE financial system requirements in support of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA), Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP), and Agreements for Commercializing Technology (ACT). As well as executing NF SPP and ACT contracts.

Sales responsibilities include:

• Strategy development
• Leading proposal response decisions
• Leading Risk assessment meetings with Technical management
• Client relationship management, leading contract negotiations
• Proposal development, and monitoring contract compliance technical, financial, and contractual performance
• Plans, develops and participates in training of contractual requirements
• Briefs company management on contracting activities
• Responsible for providing discipline specific sales contract expertise
• Interpretation of government legal, and corporate requirements
• Administering contracts, including terminations and closeout activities

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/BA and 7 years of relevant contracting experience experience
  -OR-
• MS/MA or higher and 5 years of relevant contracting experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience effectively communicating internally and externally with project staff, Accounts Receivable, DOE, and sponsors, etc.
• Familiar with business systems, (e.g., EPR, WALS, Web Reports, PMR/Insight) is preferred
• Working knowledge of business/contract negotiations, and regulatory compliance preferred
• Working knowledge of purchasing and subcontracting processes and ability to apply this knowledge along with internal policies and business issues on behalf of PNNL and its sponsors required
• Demonstrated working knowledge of DOE O. 481.1 and 484.1 and DOE P 485.1A

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