Senior Contracts Administrator I

LinQuest is seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator I to join our team in Ohio, California, Colorado, Florida, or Virginia. US Citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD clearance is required.

The Senior Contracts Administrator I will support the day-to-day operations of contract programs and collaborate with internal departments for compliance obligations. You will support the day-to-day administration and execution of contracts associated with new and renewing contracts assigned to you.

Responsibilities:

• Provide contractual proposal support to program team by taking an active role in negotiation of favorable terms and conditions.
• Participate in negotiating contract terms and conditions.
• Review documentation and interpretation of contractual rights and obligations internally and externally, ensure that due diligence is practiced in complying with stated terms and conditions.
• Process and negotiate Customer requests for termination. Works together with Finance to assure all costs are collected for the claim and presented to the customer.
• Initiates the Contract Review process by documenting the customer’s order and contract flow-down requirements and routes those requirements to the appropriate internal departments. 
• Fosters positive relationships with internal and external customers.
• Maintain detailed and compliant contract files
• Track contract authorizations, funding levels, deliverable and customer correspondence.
• Prepare contract briefs and revisions summarizing contractual requirements.
• Support proposal efforts.
• Update contract related information in contract management system and other databases.
• Assist in negotiations (Contracts, NDAs, TAs, ACAs).

Required Skills and Experience:

• 6-10+ years of experience.
• Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in business, finance, accounting or supply management or related field, or equivalent preferred. An Associates and 2 years additional experience or HS Diploma/GED and 4 years additional experience may be considered.
• Knowledge in U.S. Government (FAR/DFARs) Contracting.
• Ability to effectively work with the management of other organizations as well as representatives of Government agencies.
• Prior experience with various contract types such as IDIQs, Time & Material, Cost types, Firm Fixed Price, etc.
• Experience with contract negotiations.
• Ability to work well under pressure and short deadlines.
• Ability to work with little oversight and follow established policies and procedures including acquisition laws and regulations.
• Conversant in Microsoft Office applications.
• Exercises independent judgement and proactively handles supplier/vendor issues.
• Strong presentation and written communication skills.
• NCMA Certification (CPCM, CFCM, or CCCM) or similar.
• US citizenship and the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance is required.

Compensation: The starting salary is $66,716. Salary determinations will be based on a number of factors to include but not limited to location, years of experience, and education. 

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios. Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers. LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence. Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careeers/our-benefits.