Defense Contract Management Agency

The Defense Contract Management Agency is the Department of Defense agency that administers contracts after award on behalf of the military services and other buying commands. Its people work in contractor plants and field offices, checking that what the government bought is delivered on time, at the agreed cost and to the required quality, and they handle contract administration, quality assurance, engineering surveillance and cost and pricing analysis. It is headquartered at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia, with commands across the United States and overseas.

Recent listings have included quality assurance specialists, including nuclear and deployable positions, contract specialists and their supervisors, a contract administrator, a contract price and cost analyst, general engineers and a lead general engineer, a computer engineer, industrial specialists, an operations research analyst, a program manager, a human resources specialist and an entry-level engineer in the agency’s Keystone development program.

Applying tip: positions marked Deployable can be sent to support contingency contract administration, and the announcement spells out that obligation. Quality assurance and engineering announcements look for experience with specific industries and standards, so name the products, processes and specifications you have worked with. The contracting guide covers the acquisition side of the agency’s work.