Senior Policies, Programs and Compliance Administrator
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
full-time
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Location: Colorado • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $81,500 - $176,000 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Ensure the effective development, implementation, and enforcement of procurement policies and procedures within Acquisition Services, the OCFO, and NREL
- Manage compliance and quality control for procurement policies and procedures
- Provide strategic support and training
- Solve problems within the programs managed by PPC and ensure timely project and task completion through collaboration and effective administration of PPC systems
- Review and prepare materials for review and approval by executive leadership and DOE partners
- Draft, revise, and enforce procurement policies and procedures, ensuring alignment with Prime contract, and maintaining guidance documentation
- Monitor procurement activities for adherence to established policies and procedures, including leading internal and ongoing file surveillance efforts
- Investigate and resolve compliance violations or irregularities
- Review high-value/high-risk procurement packages for quality and completeness, especially those going to be reviewed by DOE
- Collaborate with other teams in Acquisition Services and departments at NREL to deliver relevant training
- Analyze data to identify trends and recommend improvements or training opportunities
- Serve as the main point of contact for AS staff on tools (SharePoint, Smartsheet, Outlook, document management systems)
- Represent the department in audits, community of practice meetings, and public forums
- Manage project and task time to meet deadlines
Requirements
- Relevant Bachelor's Degree and 9 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience
- Or, relevant Master's Degree and 7 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience
- Or, relevant PhD and 4 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience
- Or, relevant JD and 4 or more years of experience or equivalent relevant education/experience
- Applies extensive technical expertise, and has full knowledge of other related disciplines
- Excellent leadership, project management and problem solving skills
- Ability to use various computer software programs
- MUST have foundational digital skills and be able to expertly navigate a PC user interface, proficiently speak/write English
- Deep knowledge of supply-chain management and federal procurement practices
- Experience with government audits such as CPSR, PERT, DCAA preferred
- Experience in a procurement compliance role in a federal environment
- Policy and procedure development, rollout, and maintenance in a digital environment
- Technical writing and editing experience preferred
- Experience with training staff in new office guidance, public speaking preferred
- Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) preferred and Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM) preferred
- Thorough understanding of procurement laws, regulations (e.g., FAR, DEAR), principles, and practices
- Understanding of how audits are conducted, and corrective action plans are created & implemented preferred
- Knowledge related to the use of SharePoint, Smartsheet, and document management software preferred
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal Personal Identity Verification (PIV) card as required by HSPD-12, which includes a favorable background investigation
- Must pass a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana unless prohibited by state/local law)