Position Overview:TRG is seeking Senior Procurement Analyst(s) to lead anticipated FTA Procurement System Review oversight, recipient compliance assistance, and special assignments.
Senior analysts lead assigned reviews and technical work, evaluate procurement compliance, prepare findings and recommendations, and support FTA recipient training.
Location: Hybrid; FTA recipients and regional locations as assigned. Travel: As needed for recipient interviews, on-site reviews, meetings, and workshops. Opportunity: Anticipated contract support for FTA PSR BPA; employment contingent on contract award and assignment.
Key Personnel: Yes
Key Responsibilities:- Lead risk-based PSR full-scope, follow-up, or focus review assignments using applicable FTA manuals, standard operating procedures, 2 CFR Part 200, and FTA requirements.
- Coordinate regional kickoff meetings, recipient information-request packages, background research, recipient calls, review work plans, and pre-scoping and scoping meetings.
- Lead desk reviews, recipient interviews, procurement transaction testing, site visits, records analysis, entrance/exit conferences, and preliminary findings.
- Author and quality-check scoping worksheets, agendas, work papers, draft and final PSR reports, technical memoranda, corrective-action assessments, and closeout documentation.
- Lead special assignments, corrective-action support and recipient technical assistance; develop assigned plans and budgets, evaluate deficiencies and root causes, and recommend corrective steps.
- Provide advice, guidance and training to recipients without drafting or implementing recipient policies or procedures on their behalf.
- Analyze crosscutting oversight data, recurring findings and compliance trends; help update PSR manuals, information-request materials, procedures, and program presentations.
- Develop or review workshop plans, recipient presentations, webinars and online training content; provide subject-matter expertise and present at workshops when assigned.
- Coordinate with FTA headquarters/regions and contractor staff; maintain accurate records in FTA-designated systems and deliver accessible, timely products.
Availability Requirement:- Be available to begin assigned work upon award and issuance of the first task order; indicate annual work-hour availability for the Phase II staffing plan.
- Participate in biweekly senior analyst check-ins, annual kickoffs, scheduled reviews, recipient visits and workshops as assigned.
Required Qualifications:- Minimum bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution of higher learning.
- Minimum 8 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of public transit experience, in senior program/project leadership; management of consulting teams on transit-related projects may count.
- Demonstrated successful management of complex, increasingly demanding programs and communication with senior executives on public transit management, operations, and technical issues.
- Strong analytical and training skills; ability to identify transit management/operational risk, verify compliance, determine root causes, and recommend solutions.
- Ability to research multiple issues concurrently, produce accurate and concise PSR reports promptly, and deliver professional oral presentations.
Preferred Qualifications:- No additional preferred qualifications are specified by FTA.
The Rehancement Group, Inc. provides competitive salaries commensurate with education and experience with full options for advancement and a robust benefits program.
