Government Contracts Administrator II

About the role

This role provides complete contract lifecycle administration for government funded agreements ("GFAs") of moderate complexity. It involves supporting proposal activities, negotiating, administering, and closing out GFAs and associated sourcing agreements, and managing EPRI’s risk through collaboration with appropriate EPRI departments.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Government Proposal Team to evaluate and analyze solicitations and submit compliant proposals through appropriate government systems or by other required means.
• Prepare representation and certifications and other governmental required documentation for the Manager’s review and signature.
• Review and negotiate GFAs of moderate complexity, interacting with government contracts personnel to finalize contractual elements including, but not limited to, terms and conditions, protection of intellectual property, budget, cost sharing, invoicing, property and equipment, SOW / SOPO and deliverables.
• Coordinate and obtain support from various EPRI Departments including Sector Technical Staff and Finance, Government Finance, Audit, and Legal to resolve any contractual issues and reach agreement on final documents with government entity or pass-through entity.
• Evaluate and analyze GFA and Solicitation terms (e.g. CUI, Cloud computing, shipping, etc.) ensuring adherence to requirements in both proposal response and during contract administration.
• Administer assigned GFAs ensuring that required actions are performed in a timely manner working with Government Finance to ensure invoices are submitted and with Technical Staff to ensure deliverables are met in accordance with the Statement of Work, seeking assistance from senior staff or the Manager where required.
• Negotiate GFA modifications. Negotiate GFA subcontracts with a wide range of subrecipients including, but not limited to, commercial entities, National Laboratories, and universities ensuring compliance with prime contract terms and conditions.
• Re-certify subcontractors/vendors for required government certifications (i.e. Debarment, Lobbying, SAM.gov registration, etc.). Process GFA and Sourcing contract within the ERP system.
• Support annual Single Audit.
• Special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• Business or legal field with Paralegal or Supply Chain Management specialization preferred.
• Membership in NCMA and/or NGMA a plus.
• Four or more years of relevant experience in government contracting / grants management required.
• Experience in contracting with a variety of government organizations and other entities.
• Previous experience with SAP or similar ERP system.

Qualifications

• Understanding of financial assistance agreements / government contracts processes, terms and conditions (including CFRs and FARs) and administration.
• Ability to negotiate and administer financial assistance agreements and contracts including the formulation of contractual provisions, terms and conditions.
• Ability to work independently under limited supervision, effectively multi-tasking, successfully managing deadlines and competing workloads, making informed decisions, and seeking advice from and coordinate decisions with others when needed.
• Professional, diplomatic, and collaborative team player.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively with technical, finance and legal staff and with colleagues on-site as well as in remote locations.
• Excellent attention to detail and research skills.
• Excellent listening and oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, interpersonal and teaming skills.
• Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel skills.
• Knowledge of the electric utility industry is desirable.
• Hands-on use of Microsoft Copilot across Word, Excel, and Outlook to draft documents, summarize email threads, and build and analyze spreadsheets.
• Experience using AI tools to evaluate and analyze solicitations and government funded agreement (GFA) and subcontract terms — for example, extracting flowdowns, terms and conditions, and deliverables — to speed review, with human verification before finalization.
• Using generative-AI tools to draft first-pass certifications, representations, funding agreement summaries, flowdown addenda, and correspondence, subject to senior review before finalization.
• Ability to write effective prompts and critically verify AI-generated content against contract terms, FAR/CFR requirements, and EPRI policy before use.

Skills

• Understanding of financial assistance agreements / government contracts processes, terms and conditions (including CFRs and FARs) and administration.
• Ability to negotiate and administer financial assistance agreements and contracts including the formulation of contractual provisions, terms and conditions.
• Ability to work independently under limited supervision, effectively multi-tasking, successfully managing deadlines and competing workloads, making informed decisions, and seeking advice from and coordinate decisions with others when needed.
• Professional, diplomatic, and collaborative team player.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively with technical, finance and legal staff and with colleagues on-site as well as in remote locations.
• Excellent attention to detail and research skills.
• Excellent listening and oral and written communications skills.
• Excellent organizational, problem solving, interpersonal and teaming skills.
• Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel skills.
• Knowledge of the electric utility industry is desirable.
• Hands-on use of Microsoft Copilot across Word, Excel, and Outlook to draft documents, summarize email threads, and build and analyze spreadsheets.
• Experience using AI tools to evaluate and analyze solicitations and government funded agreement (GFA) and subcontract terms — for example, extracting flowdowns, terms and conditions, and deliverables — to speed review, with human verification before finalization.
• Using generative-AI tools to draft first-pass certifications, representations, funding agreement summaries, flowdown addenda, and correspondence, subject to senior review before finalization.
• Ability to write effective prompts and critically verify AI-generated content against contract terms, FAR/CFR requirements, and EPRI policy before use.

Benefits

The role offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401k, STD/LTD and paid family leave, life and accident insurance, paid time off (flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay).

Pay

The salary range for this position is $0 USD to $0 USD annually.

Schedule

This role is full-time.