Job Description
Contracts Manager III
(Hybrid Contract Job located in the Tewksbury, MA area)
Top Items of Importance
- Candidates need Defense Contractor Experience
- Previous contract management experience
- Experience with both DoD (primarily working with prime contractors vs. USG direct) and Commercial customers.
- Experience with understanding Purchase Order requirements as compared to RFQ Request for Quote proposal requirements
- Understanding the terms and conditions of a contract.
- Experience with, and understanding of,applicable FAR/DFARS clauses
- Identify risks and recommend mitigations.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities, and work independently.
- A proactive, energetic attitude and a flexible person that can work in a fast-paced, sometimes stressful environment, and work well under pressure.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Establish and maintain internal and external relationships
- Be a self-starter and actively seek out tasks and action items.
Job Responsibility:
- Manage Program and Project Contracts supporting Line of Business
- Reviews solicitations and prepares proposal responses in conjunction with proposal team as well as reviews and approves contractual documents for adherence to customer specifications and requirements, compliance with Terms and Conditions, applicable FAR/DFARS clauses, special provisions and adherence to company policy and procedures.
- Drafts and/or reviews and redlines customer agreements, negotiates agreements, including master agreements, with the objective of protecting the company’s interests.
- Develops and recommends negotiation strategies consistent with goals and objectives.
- Advises management and program teams of contractual rights, obligations, intellectual property protections, organizational conflicts of interest and general risks and mitigation strategies.
- Demonstrates problem-solving abilities.
- Maintains deadlines for internal and external customer requests as well as contractual historical data; enters contract data into databases as required.
- Analyzes and tracks contract compliance in conjunction with other functions.
- Externally, interfaces directly with Government contracting officials, prime contractor procurement representatives and other customer representatives.
- Internally, interfaces with Contracts team members, Legal, Program Management, Capture, Finance Pricing, Proposal, Property, Quality Control, Engineering and other functional staff as required.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors in business, Management, or other related field(s).
- Minimum of 5 years of directly related experience in Contract Administration/Business Management/Finance role with direct Government Defense or Prime customers.
- Experience with USG, Prime and Commercial contracts.
- Experience with standard defense contract types such as Cost Reimbursable (CR), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), etc. and with all phases of contracting from pre-solicitation through completion/termination and contract closeout.
- Familiarity with US Government regulations (FAR/DFARs) required with emphasis in acquisitions governed by Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Services and Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation.
- Provide analytical, financial and negotiation skills. Must demonstrate a strong attention to detail.
- Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, & Outlook) as well as Adobe Acrobat required.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government security clearance, Secret or higher within 1 year of employment.
- US Citizenship required.
Preferred Qualification:
- Expected to meet responsibilities in a highly interactive team environment, to work well under pressure, within tight deadlines, and deliver on multiple priorities while producing quality work.
- Shall establish and maintain effective relationships with internal and external customers to include management, technical and functional counterparts to communicate project status.
- Ability to identify performance risks and recommend mitigations.
- Expected to support audit activities with Prime, Government or other agencies.
- Required to be trusted to maintain confidentiality and adhere to company policies and Government acquisition laws and regulations.
- Must possess excellent written, verbal and oral communication skills.
- Shall demonstrate strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
- Experience with SAM, D&B, Certs & Reps and Exostar preferred GCR Professional Services
Job Tags
Contract work, For contractors, Flexible hours,