Junior Contract Closeout

OCT Consulting LLC

Junior Contract Close-out Specialist working with federal clients at OCT Consulting. Supporting contract closeout processes in a consulting role with required FAR knowledge.

Posted 6/16/2026full-timeWashington • District of Columbia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $63,000 - $73,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

OCT currently has an opening for a Junior Contract Close-out Specialist with one to three (1-3) years of experience as a Contract Specialist or a Contract Close-out Specialist to work with our federal client.
Experience supporting an acquisition office in the Contract and Procurement Series, 1102 is preferred.
The experience can be either as a federal government employee or as a contractor supporting a Federal or commercial acquisition office or a combination of both.
Expertise in closing firm-fixed, cost-reimbursement, time and material, labor hour, or any variant to include hybrid contracts is required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Four- year degree or equivalent experience.
Knowledge of the FAR.
One to three (1-3) years of de-obligation and contract closeout experience of fixed-price and cost type contracts.
Experience using the FAR in the de-obligation and close-out process.
Experience in handling an aged backlog of contracts that need to be maintained, closed out, tracked, and reported.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
Retirement savings 401K plan provided by an industry leading provider with 3% employer contributions of the employee’s gross salary
Paid Time Off and Standard Government Holidays
Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term disability benefits
Training Benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

contract close-outde-obligationfixed-price contractscost type contractsfirm-fixed contractscost-reimbursement contractstime and material contractslabor hour contractshybrid contractsacquisition support