Lead Contracts Administrator

Overview

Join a Contracts team that supports the delivery of mission critical capabilities across a diverse portfolio of government customers. The Contracts organization is the trusted business partner managing customer relationships, negotiating deals, creating innovative solutions, and providing regulatory knowledge to our customers.

VTG is seeking an highly adaptable, Lead Contracts Administrator to predominately working with our business units supporting the Intelligence Community. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with company policies, legal and customer requirements with limited guidance or supervision from the Vice President - Contracts. The successful candidate will need to interpret and communicate business commitments and alternatives to the program team and management.

This position requires a solid foundational knowledge of government contracting methods, applicable laws and regulations and the ability to develop and maintain professional and dependable relationships with both internal and external customers, especially in challenging and sometimes demanding situations.

• Maintain and demonstrate a thorough understanding of the U.S. government acquisition and procurement environment, the Contracts function and relevant Company policies and procedures, commercial contracting methods, export, FAR/DFAR, and other government regulations. Acquire a general understanding of the different pricing environments relevant in government contracting.
• Act as the primary point of contact between the company and the customer for all contractual matters on assigned contracts and projects including auxiliary agreements such as proprietary information agreements. Draft, prepare, and execute certain internal and external correspondence on contractual matters with increasing levels of autonomy but under the supervision of a Vice President
  - Contracts, commensurate with experience and demonstrated competence.
• Compile and maintain all required contractual records and documents in accordance with contract requirements and company policies and procedures. Serve as the official repository for all contractual documentation and correspondence relative to assigned contracts.
• Maintain accurate contract, modification, and agreement tracking records, proactively coordinating with cross-functional teams to monitor status, drive action-item completion, validate contract values and periods of performance, and support management reporting requirements.
• Serve as the central coordinator for contract lifecycle activities requiring cross-functional engagement, working closely with Program Management, Project Control, Finance, and other stakeholders to drive tasks to completion, resolve issues, and ensure all contractual, financial, and operational requirements are satisfied.
• Perform all aspects of assigned contract processing including, but not limited to, accuracy of order entry data, contract funding, scope changes, contract amendments, receipts and delivery schedules, legal requirements, authorization for contract billings and other commitments.
• Under the supervision of the Vice President
  - Contracts, support the preparation of various agreements encountered in the business, such as non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), teaming agreements, memorandum of understanding/agreements, and consultant agreements.
• Perform cradle to grave Subcontract Administration (to include but not limited to): develop, negotiate and administer subcontract agreements and execute other aspects of the acquisition process in development of new business proposals and resultant subcontract agreements; analyzing supplier proposals for all areas of compliance (cost / schedule / T&C / technical / etc.)…