Senior Principal Contract Administrator

Responsibilities

• Administer, extend, negotiate and terminate standard and nonstandard contracts
• Act as primary interface with customer for contractual issues
• Support proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities
• Review and analyze customer Requests for Proposal (RFPs) to understand Statements of Work (SOW)/contract requirements
• Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions
• Ensure Company proposals are fully responsive to customer requirements
• Manage proposal fact-finding and conduct negotiations with customer
• Collaborate with other functional groups (finance, supply chain, mission assurance, legal, etc.) during all phases of the contract lifecycle
• Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience - OR - a Master's degree with 6 years of experience.
• 12 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement
• Working knowledge of commercial and government contracting
• Experience with, and understanding of, FAR/DFARs and associated Federal Contracting regulations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, (specifically Excel and PowerPoint) and Adobe Acrobat
• Ability to travel 10% of the time, domestically and/or internationally
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret level security clearance