Contracts Specialist

Job Details:

Job Location:

Ready One Industries 1414 Ability Dr
- El Paso, TX 79936, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $58,000.00 - $64,000.00 Salary/year,

The Contracts Specialist administers government and commercial agreements for Ready One Industries and ROICOM USA from pre-award review through performance, modification, and closeout. The position interprets contractual and regulatory requirements, evaluates pricing and performance risks, coordinates compliant execution across departments, and serves as a principal contact with contracting officers, Source America, prime contractors, and commercial customers. The role independently develops recommendations on significant contract, pricing, schedule, compliance, and business matters within established approval authority.

• Administer assigned government, Ability One, commercial, subcontract, and related agreements from solicitation and pre-award review through award, modification, option exercise, performance, and closeout.
• Analyze contract terms, clauses, schedules, deliverables, funding, and performance requirements; identify ambiguity or risk and recommend acceptance, clarification, escalation, or mitigation.
• Prepare, review, and coordinate contract modifications, change orders, amendments, delivery orders, pricing actions, and required representations and certifications within delegated authority.
• Monitor milestones, delivery schedules, funding ceilings, options, quantities, and other obligations; alert stakeholders to emerging risks and coordinate corrective action.
• Maintain complete, controlled, and audit-ready contract files, correspondence, approvals, modification logs, obligation records, and closeout documentation.

• Interpret applicable FAR, DFARS, Ability One, Source America, Service Contract Act, customer, and commercial requirements and translate them into clear operational obligations and controls.
• Evaluate proposed actions for contractual and regulatory compliance and advise Finance, Operations, Quality, Human Resources, Supply Chain, and Business Development on required documentation or risk treatment.
• Support DCAA, customer, government, and program reviews by preparing records, responding to inquiries, analyzing findings, and coordinating appropriate corrective actions.
• Track regulatory and program changes, assess their effect on assigned contracts and business practices, and recommend updates to procedures, templates, or controls.
• Coordinate Ability One and Source America pricing, direct-labor, eligibility, and other assigned compliance submissions and maintain supporting documentation.

• Support proposals and renewals through cost and price analysis, labor-rate calculations, bill-of-material review, schedule development, and compliance checks.
• Partner with the CFO and operational leaders to develop compliant pricing positions and independently identify assumptions, variances, and financial or performance risks requiring leadership decisions.
• Analyze contract history, cost performance, profitability, delivery trends, and risk exposure and present actionable recommendations to management.
• Prepare contract dashboards and executive summaries covering active agreements, pending actions, expirations, financial performance, risks, and recommended next steps.

• Serve as an authorized day-to-day contracts contact with contracting officers, contract administration offices, Source America, prime contractors, and commercial procurement teams.
• Develop negotiation positions and negotiate or support negotiation of terms, conditions, pricing, schedules, and modifications within delegated authority; elevate matters requiring executive approval.
• Lead cross-functional contract reviews and communicate requirements, decisions, timelines, and accountability to internal stakeholders.
• Represent Ready One and ROICOM in post-award conferences, customer reviews, contract meetings, and assigned industry or program events.
• Protect government, customer, supplier, employee, pricing, proprietary, and company information and model Ready One's Mission, Vision, Core Values, ethical standards, and inclusive practices.
• Perform other related duties consistent with the role's purpose and level, as assigned.

The Contracts Specialist reports to the Contracts Manager, with a…