Senior Subject Matter Expert — Federal Contracting & Compliance
Employment Type Full-Time, Exempt | W-2 Permanent Employee
Location: New Braunfels, TX (Hybrid) with occasional travel
Compensation $150,000 base plus performance bonus and benefits
Permanent Position: This is a full-time permanent W-2 position anchoring PSCG's core team. The role is not tied to any specific task order and provides stability, institutional ownership, and leadership across PSCG's portfolio of federal disaster response engagements.
ABOUT PSCG
Essential Healthcare Solutions LLC is supporting Pinnacle Solutions & Consulting Group (PSCG), an SBA-Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in New Braunfels, Texas, in its search for motivated, solution-driven team players eager to embrace the responsibilities of working in a dynamic and professionally rewarding environment. Pinnacle Solutions & Consulting Group, LLC (PSCG) is a Texas-based Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business delivering federal contracting, disaster response, and emergency management advisory services. Our team combines deep federal acquisition expertise with operational execution capability.
THE ROLE
PSCG is seeking a Senior Subject Matter Expert in Federal Contracting and Compliance to serve as our internal compliance authority and client-facing senior advisor on FAR, DFARS, SBA socioeconomic program rules, and federal teaming strategy. This role is the compliance spine of our firm and a billable senior consultant on client engagements.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Review all task order solicitations, proposals, subcontracts, and modifications for regulatory compliance.
• Develop and maintain compliance matrices and flow-down documentation for each active task order.
• Advise PSCG leadership on OCI analysis, ostensible subcontractor exposure, and limitations on subcontracting.
• Draft and review teaming agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and subcontract terms.
• Lead proposal compliance reviews and representations, and certification packages.
• Serve as PSCG's lead liaison with prime contractor contracts, small business, and legal teams.
• Advise prime contractor and client counterparts on FAR and DFARS application as a billable consultant.
• Support DCAA audit readiness and incurred cost submission.
WHAT YOU NEED
• Bachelor's degree required; Juris Doctor or Master's degree in related discipline preferred.
• Ten or more years of federal contracting or compliance experience (seven with an advanced degree).
• Demonstrated depth in FAR Parts 3, 9, 15, 19, 31, 44, and 52; DFARS; and SBA 13 C.F.R. Parts 121 and 125.
• Direct experience with FEMA Public Assistance, USACE, or equivalent disaster response regulatory frameworks.
• CFCM, CPCM, or NCMA CCCM certification, or ability to obtain within first year.
• U.S. Citizenship; ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance.
WHAT WE'D ALSO LIKE TO SEE
• Active U.S. Secret clearance.
• DAWIA Contracting Level II or FAC-C Level II certification.
• Prior experience advising SDVOSB, HUBZone, or 8(a) firms on socioeconomic compliance.
• Published work or formal training delivery in federal acquisition.
WHAT WE OFFER
• Competitive base salary with performance-based bonus.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Hybrid work flexibility.
• Direct influence on firm strategy and compliance posture.
• High-visibility senior advisory role on meaningful federal work.
HOW TO APPLY
Send resume and a brief note on why this role fits to patricia.hughes@essentialhcsolutions.com. Reference position code SR-SME-FAR in the subject line.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & FEDERAL CONTRACTING COMPLIANCE
PSCG is committed to recruiting, hiring, and retaining the best talent regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. As a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, PSCG especially encourages veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses to apply. PSCG participates in E-Verify and maintains a drug-free workplace per the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988. All employment offers are contingent on successful background investigation, citizenship verification where required, and confirmation of non-debarment via SAM.gov.
Essential HealthCare Solutions, LLC is a national healthcare consulting, and management company. The core services include providing clinical and non-clinical resources for federal, state, and local governments. Our team has extensive experience in providing services to all types of health plans including network development, provider relations, contract negotiations, contract execution, credentialing support as well as healthcare consulting and management services.
Our approach involves:
Provider Speed to Market – We have developed statewide and national provider networks that can meet nearly any requirement
High Performing Networks – Network status visibility and prioritization with competitive negotiations, well priced networks and ability to monitor goals
Market Penetration – Engagement of providers and facilities in the market area quickly to establish value proposition and relationships for network growth and sustainability as well as filling in gaps needed to meet network adequacy requirements
Credentialing Verification – We use a credentialing verification management system that performs primary source verification for state licensure, background checks, malpractice history and verification to ensure the safety of those that are served.
We are confident in our abilities to bring contracted providers to any network and can build a robust network based on any timeline and within budget
