Contracts Manager
$106,000–$152,000 year
On-siteSan Diego, California, United States
Job Summary
Manage and support complex, major systems contracts for transit and defense customers, ensuring all requirements and obligations are met from initial proposal through closeout. Lead contractual aspects of high-value proposals, coordinate subcontract matters, and resolve performance issues including claims and terminations with minimal senior intervention. Act as the primary contact for project personnel, handling correspondence, monitoring deliverables for compliance, and drafting agreements while advising management on contractual impacts. Supervise junior team members and ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements. This role involves significant decision-making authority with limited supervision and requires working extended hours as needed.
Required Qualifications
- Four-year college degree in a technical, finance, or business-related discipline
- Ten (10)+ years of progressive experience in customer-facing contract management roles involving complex system integration-type commercial contracts
- Demonstrated leadership ability in Contract Management for high dollar value fixed price contracts for infrastructure system-based infrastructure solutions with commercial customers which include development, service agreements, hardware and software installation and maintenance agreements, etc. supporting government agency customers
- Thorough knowledge of prime formation and administration activities
- Proven ability to effectively negotiate complex terms, conditions, and prices involving major systems
- Thorough understanding of the identification and management of flow-downs to subcontractors
- Ability to provide workable solutions to address a wide variety of contractual challenges
- Must be able to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines with minimal supervision, working extended hours, as required
- Microsoft Office Word and Excel skills
- Must be willing to travel up to 25%
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