Senior Manager - Defense

Company Profile

80 years and countless innovations later, JCB is the world’s largest privately‑owned manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. At 23 plants spanning four continents—and countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, India and Brazil—JCB manufactures a range of more than 300 products including telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, Access aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and tractors.

JCB people are at the heart of our business and as a family‑owned business we answer to our customers, not a group of shareholders. That freedom allows us to concentrate on developing the latest technologies and incorporating them into our equipment. We focus on what our customer needs on the jobsite – a machine that holds up in the toughest environment and increases their productivity.

At JCB, we stand behind our products – and our name.

Reporting to the Vice President of Government & Defense, the Senior Manager-Defense will work in close coordination with the broader JCB team (both internal & external), ensuring contract management activities and maintenance of accurate and complete contract files and records are conducted in accordance with company policies and procedures, applicable laws and regulations, customer requirements, and complaint within FAR and CAS.

Full Time, Exempt

• Proactively administer and manage complex Defense customer contracts, modifications, from conception through contract closeout.
• Provide advice and counsel to program management regarding Federal Contracting policies, laws, and regulations
• Coordinate efforts across multiple business functions to ensure contract compliance
• Assist with Defense Contract Audit Agency ("DCAA"), Defense Contract Management Agency ("DCMA") and other Government audits.
• Perform compliance reviews on Government proposals
• Assist in the development and implementation of corrective action plans submitted to the Government
• Provide FAR and CAS guidance and training to employees
• Support/assist with the implementation of strategic realignments or new structures as initiated by management
• Develops and documents JCB Inc. policies and departmental procedures delineating such compliance tasks and processes.
• Maintains JCB Inc’s registration in the System for Award Management (SAM), the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and the Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement (DD Form 2345).
• Support with the preparation, negotiation, and audit of forward pricing rates, incurred cost submissions, and cost impact analyses
• Support complex contract negotiations on high dollar strategic opportunities, including negotiation of Non‑Disclosure & Teaming Agreements
• Champion the Government routine contractual reports according to data provided by responsible departments, including (for example) Contractor Manpower Reporting, Small
• Business Subcontracting performance, Government Property status reports, and Federal Sub‑Award Reporting System reports.
• Other projects as assigned
• Serve as Cost Volume lead for complex RFPs, composing cost volume narrative and participating in proposal planning, strategy meetings, work sessions, color team reviews
• Compliance Specific – Key
  
  Duties & Responsibilities
  • Policy Development and Implementation: Create, update and enforce company policies to ensure compliance with federal regulations and government contractual obligations.
  • Monitoring and Auditing: Conduct regular internal audits and reviews of business operations to identify potential compliance risks and ensure adherence to federal standards.
  • Risk Management: Develop strategies to mitigate legal and regulatory risks, including designing control systems to address violations of federal and internal policies.
  • Training and
    
    Education:
    
    Design and deliver ongoing compliance training programs for employees, officers and consultants to maintain awareness of federal regulations and ethical standards.
  • Investigation & Reporting: lead investigations into potential compliance…