Contracting Support Specialist

Contracting Support Specialist

Salary: $58,872.00 Annually

Location:

Arapahoe County, CO

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: OAA
00319

Department:
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs

Division:
Air National Guard

Opening Date: 01/20/2026

Closing Date: 1/30/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA Status:
Non-Exempt; position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Department Contact Information:
State Human Resources Office,

Primary Physical Work Address:
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Buckley Air Force Base, 18848

E. Crested Butte Avenue, Civil Engineering Building 830, Buckley SFB, Aurora, CO 80011

How To Apply:

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Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

This position works within the Civil Engineering unit at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colorado. The working hours of this position are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with a 30-minute lunch. The primary function of this position is to plan, track, and coordinate general business operations such as budgeting, cash management, accounting systems, internal auditing, tracking expense dates and timelines, automated financial management information systems, and contracts management analysis and oversight of contract agreements coordinated with the 140th Wing contracting office and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Purchasing and Contracting offices.

This will require becoming knowledgeable about the State and Federal rules and regulations of Purchasing and Contracting rules and regulations to facilitate the movement of purchasing and contracting needs for the Air National Guard.

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

• Assisting contracting functions to provide supplies and services in support of projects and programs.
• Assisting and closely coordinating the status of all contracts to include completion/close-out, submission, and acceptance of warranties.
• Monitoring contractual compliance and progress payments to include accurate data, correct accounting, meeting budgeting requirements, and ensuring proper management.
• Accurately inputting and tracking of all Purchase Orders, Requisition s, Amendments/Change Orders, Pay Applications, and Contracts within a variety of internal systems.
• Key point of contact on all contracting templates and methods for a variety of projects and contracting needs to include quality control, enforcing internal control procedures, initiating and analyzing advance acquisition or contracting plans for projects, providing guidance and direction to project managers as to the appropriate contract type, and ensuring all funding obligations are in accordance with public law and not over obligate.
• Performing contractor compliance by inspecting, tracking, auditing, surveying, and following-up to ensure it is in compliance with the contract and meets all federal and state requirements, conducting wage determination surveys for contracts, completing periodic compliance inspections for contractors and projects, reviewing contractor terms and ensuring compliance at all times, and performing and recording statistical checks on all projects.
• Devising highly efficient and functional filing systems for all files, compliance management systems, and project management systems for immediate updates upon demand on projects at any given time.
• Perform other duties as required to achieve unit goals.

This position requires five years of governmental contracting and purchasing experience.

Additional Special Requirements:

• Occasional travel throughout the State of Colorado to project locations requiring and maintaining a valid Colorado Driver's License.
• All offers of employment are contingent upon a criminal record background check as well as ability to gain a security clearance and submit to a background investigation.

Appeal Rights:
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director. An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_s), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed ) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at ; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of…