Contracts Admin

FLIR Systems, Inc.; Lewisburg (TN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated seeks a Contracts Specialist to review and analyze contract and service agreements, ensuring compliance with legal guidelines, principles, and cost constraints. You will research federal, state, and local laws and advise on rights and obligations to support bid decisions and contract awards.

The role involves preparing bids, processing specifications, and maintaining contractor data while coordinating with subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years' directly related experience and/or training.
• Compliance with legal guidelines and contracting principles.

Responsibilities

• Review estimates of material, equipment, and production costs and delivery schedules for accuracy.
• Prepare bids, process specifications, test and progress reports for upper level review.
• Review bids from other firms for conformance to contract requirements and determine acceptability.
• Negotiate contracts with customers or bidders and request amendments or extensions as needed.
• Maintain contractor status databases and liaise with subcontractors.
• Be available to work evenings and weekends to meet goals and deadlines.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Contract review

Legal research

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

Be visionary Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability.

These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description Summary

Reviews and analyzes new and/or continuing contract and service agreements to ensure the terms comply with legal guidelines, contracting principles, and cost constraints. Research federal, state, and local laws and requirements and their effects on bid, agreements and contracts. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Other duties may be assigned. Reviews estimates of material, equipment, and production costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure completeness and accuracy. Prepares bids, process specifications, test and progress reports, and other exhibits that may be required for upper level review and approval. Reviews bids from other firms for conformity to contract requirements and determines acceptable bids. Negotiates contract with customer or bidder. Requests amendments to or extensions of contracts. Advises departments of contractual rights and obligations. Compiles data for preparing estimates. Maintains contract and contractor status databases. Reviews all correspondence concerning contractors and responds as necessary. Establishes and maintains contact with contractors to ensure the smooth working of the contract awarding process. May act as liaison between company and subcontractors. Daily availability to include evenings and weekends when necessary to reach goals and deadlines.

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university in a related field and a minimum of 2 years' of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day. Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.