Contract Admin / Contract Specialist

Position: Contract Specialist

Summary: As a member of Objective Area Solutions' (OAS) growing team, our Contract Specialist will ensure continuity and performance across our internal administrative processes. This position will provide support to the company's leadership and various internal and external activities.  This is an opportunity for a motivated and growth orientated candidate to enter a rapidly growing company.

A successful candidate for this role would have a minimum of 5-8 years of progressive professional administrative and contract experience supporting government contracting companies, be detail oriented, and highly organized. Candidates for this role would be expected to refine and implement contract processes to meet the needs of scaling contract administration, collaborating with OAS contract management and senior leadership. Candidates for this role are expected to continue to grow professionally and take on increasingly complex tasks and roles within the company.

This is a hybrid position located in the Washington, DC Metro Area. Candidates would be expected to be primarily on-site for the first 60 days.

OAS is committed to a healthy work environment. Proof of COVID Vaccination is required for all new employees prior to start date. Reasonable accommodations may be available for applicants not vaccinated due to health (disability) reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, or observances.

About OAS: OAS is a rapidly expanding management consulting company with a focus on the aviation industry. OAS is an aviation-focused team, building client partnerships to integrate smart, strategic, technical and organizational solutions. Our clients include civilian and military aviation organizations. 

We are headquartered in Vienna, VA. OAS is a Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business.

Position Functions & Skills:

Supporting the company under the direction of company leadership, the Contract Specialist will be responsible for the following specific functions:

• Provide internal administrative contract support for routine contract activity (e.g., maintaining / monitoring schedules for invoices, contract deliverables, funding activities, and/or other contract requirements)
• Provide workflow management and engage with senior organization leadership and partner firms
• Execute and refine contract administration standard operating procedures
• Support company internal and external communications
• Perform other duties as assigned

Required Education, Skills & Capabilities:

• 5-8 years of experience supporting government contracting company
• Direct government contract administration experience
• Unanet Experience
• Demonstrated and strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently, multitask and coordinate activities across a range of operational areas.
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communications
• Strong demonstrated experience with MS Teams and MS Excel

Preferred Education, Skills & Capabilities:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field
• Experience with MS Project, Asana, SmartSheets or other project management platform
• Experience working in quickly growing organizations
• Lean Six Sigma certifications or other business process engineering / management experience
• CMMI/ISO 9001 standardization experience