Senior Contracts Specialist
$125,061–$125,061 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Manage contractual agreements with customers and subcontractors by drafting, negotiating, and executing contracts while ensuring compliance with terms and conditions. Act as the focal point for all contractual communications, advising the business team on developments and negotiating within business goals. Monitor performance for scope changes, manage the change process, and collaborate with program managers to mitigate risks. Review subcontractor proposals, participate in source selection, and build relationships to identify customer needs. Provide leadership on innovative contracting issues and execute engagements consistent with policies. Work from a GDMS facility two days weekly.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
- Master's degree plus a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
- Department of Defense Secret security clearance
- U.S. Government security investigation eligibility
- Eligibility requirements for access to classified information
- U.S. citizenship
- GDMS facility location (minimum 2 days a week)
- Very strong knowledge of applicable federal regulations (FAR/DFARS)
- Experience with prime contractors or subcontractors across various contract types
- Very strong experience reviewing and analyzing contract or subcontract documents for accuracy, performance risk, and conformance with contract terms, conditions, and other provisions
- Very strong understanding of contract or subcontract management principles
- Very strong analytical/critical thinking skills
- Attention to detail
- Research skills
- Very strong negotiation skills for contracts or subcontracts of moderate to high risk/complexity
- Demonstrates flexibility and the ability to prioritize/re-prioritize with changing goals
- Very strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to deal effectively with personnel at all levels
- Very strong computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office)
- Judgment and creativity to identify and resolve moderately complex contract or subcontract issues
- Growth mindset for continuous learning
- Shows initiative on assignments
- Exercises independent judgment
- Professionally executes projects with little direction
- Acts independently to determine methods and procedures on new or special assignments
- Strong in grasping and applying new information quickly
- Ability to handle complex assignments
- Ability to network with key contacts outside own area of expertise
- Ability to network with senior internal and external personnel in own area of expertise
- Ability to identify opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation
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