Contracts Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems Sector, Global Surveillance Division has one opening for a Contracts Manager 2 for a Global Surveillance position in our Rancho Bernardo location supporting the Global Hawk RQ‑4 program. The selected candidate will report directly to the Senior Contracts Manager with dotted‑line reporting to the Director of Business Management for the respective portfolio.

• Provide guidance, mentoring and counsel to staff in all areas of contracts administration and contracts management including capture strategy, solicitations, proposal development, contract negotiations and contract execution in multiple contract types (e.g., Cost Plus, FFP, FPI)
• Administer contracts which include the following responsibilities ensure compliance with all contractual requirements, interpret contract requirements for program and functional leadership, drafts formal correspondence, coordinates CDRL submittal with all stakeholders, ensure timely invoices and payment, and reviews and executes and contract modifications
• Review and approve contractual documents for protection of company’s contractual posture, adherence to company policy, and provide advice/recommendations to various levels of leadership regarding contractual rights and obligations and interpretation of terms and conditions
• Develop, maintain and foster highly effective customer relationships; serves as the primary interfaced with the customer
• Work directly with program and business teams, functional and IPT leads in analyzing and developing risk mitigation strategies, protecting the contract baseline by employing strong change control oversight, developing strong contract language and various contracting approaches and strategies

Be responsible for a contracts team that has an active role in leading the pre‑award and post‑award activities for a variety of contract types and customers.

• Partners closely with Pricing & Estimating (P&E) and the Capture team to develop and implement proposal strategies
• Reviews and provide feedback on customer RFIs, draft RFPs, and RFPs. Guides the program and direct reports on the implications of model contract terms and conditions
• Facilitates the proposal review process and ensures internal reviews are conducted in accordance with company policies and procedures. Partners with P&E and the Capture team to create briefings for internal reviews
• Builds and leads a team of highly motivated and effective contracts professionals.
• Provides day‑to‑day management, oversight and direction of staff, goal setting and tracking performance, coaching, training and development of staff, and performance evaluations

We offer flexible work arrangements, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self‑motivated, proactive, and goal‑oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and 6+ years of experience in Contracts or Business Management OR master’s degree from an accredited university with 4 years of experience in Contracts or Business Management or a PhD…