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# Contracts Program Manager/Principal Contract Specialist

- **Company:** FWI (FedWriters, Inc.)
- **Location:** Kittery, ME, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Navsea
- **Published:** October 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9238508/contracts-program-managerprincipal-contract-specialist

## About the Role

Required:

 * Bachelor's degree. No experience substitution is allowed.
 * 8+ years of government contracting experience, including commercial and non-commercial supplies and services, IDIQs, and task/delivery orders
 * 3+ years of government supervisory experience
 * Both of the following certifications:
 + DAWIA Contracting certification (Contracting Professional) or equivalent (FAC-C Professional, FAC-C-DoD, or legacy FAC-C Level III)
 + DAWIA Program Management Advanced, or legacy DAWIA PM Level III, or equivalent
 * Demonstrated training, mentoring, or knowledge-sharing experience
 * Expert FAR/DFARS knowledge sufficient to plan, lead, review, or audit the most complex procurements
 * Proficiency in Microsoft 365 and automated acquisition systems
 * Active U.S. government security clearance
 * U.S. citizenship, plus the ability to pass shipyard access vetting

Desired:

 * Business degree
 * More than 8 years of contracting and/or more than 3 years of supervisory experience
 * Prior warranted Contracting Officer or contracting branch/division leadership
 * Experience managing a contractor services team, including QC programs and transitions
 * Navy/NAVSEA/shipyard contracting background

## Description

Join our team as a Contracts Program Manager and support Portsmouth Naval Shipyard's Contracting and Logistics Department by leading an embedded team of contract specialists delivering full-lifecycle acquisition support. You will manage workload, quality, and the Navy client relationship while handling the most complex contract actions yourself, ensure every deliverable meets FAR/DFARS standards and the shipyard's lead-time goals., * Lead and supervise a team of 7-10 contract specialists embedded with the shipyard's contracting office: assign work, track performance, and manage timekeeping

 * Serve as the Navy's primary point of contact with full authority over daily contract operations
 * Own the team's Quality Control Plan, peer review process, and performance metrics
 * Evaluate and oversee telework eligibility and arrangements in coordination with the COR
 * Personally execute or review the most complex acquisitions, source selections, and negotiations
 * Build a culture of knowledge-sharing through training sessions, job aids, and mentoring of Navy and contractor staff
 * Plan and execute contract transition-out activities when required