Early Career Contracting Specialist, Onsite

Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation. Employees enjoy challenging work with worldwide impact, extraordinary co‑workers, world‑class tools and facilities, career advancement opportunities, and flexible work arrangements such as compressed workweeks, part‑time, and telecommuting.

About the Role

The Contracting Specialist partners with leadership across projects to ensure efficient planning, negotiation, and closure of subcontracts for Sandia. The role maintains compliance with policies, represents Sandia with external stakeholders, and manages legally binding subcontracts and agreements in accordance with federal regulations.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to plan, negotiate, and close critical‑path contracts/subcontracts.
• Represent Sandia positively with external stakeholders at local and national levels.
• Commit Sandia to legally binding subcontracts and agreements, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and prime contract requirements.
• Develop strategies with leadership to identify and mitigate risks and disruptions while balancing efficiency and compliance.
• Participate in self‑assessment and review activities to assure compliance and coordinate responses to audits and special requests.
• Monitor key activities, develop intervention mechanisms, and create project plans to ensure timely execution of subcontracts and agreements.
• Research and evaluate information to provide solutions to complex issues, leveraging a broad network of stakeholders for cross‑functional problem‑solving.
• Make independent, judgment‑based decisions and take calculated risks based on expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE L‑level security clearance.
• Strong analytical and critical‑thinking skills with demonstrated ability to resolve complex business issues.
• Business acumen, oral and written communication skills, negotiation and conflict‑resolution abilities, and customer‑service orientation.
• Effective written and verbal communication; ability to present information to all organizational levels.
• Decision‑making within the scope of organizational policy, goals, and values.
• Ability to model behaviors that reflect Sandia’s core values.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple tasks under strict deadlines and changing priorities.
• Research, investigative, and solution‑recommendation capabilities for acquisition and business issues.
• Desired: Master’s degree in Business Administration.

Pay

Salary range: $74,700 – $144,400 (estimated; actual salary determined after consideration of experience, qualifications, and any approved geographic differential).

Benefits

• Generous vacation time.
• Strong medical and other health benefits.
• Competitive 401(k) plan.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Relocation assistance.
• Flexible work arrangements (compressed workweeks, part‑time, telecommuting).

Schedule

Flexible options include 9/80 (80 hours over two weeks with every other Friday off), 4/10 (four ten‑hour days per week), part‑time schedules, and a mix of onsite and remote work.

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE L‑level security clearance, which requires U.S. citizenship and a pre‑employment drug test and background review.