Contracts Administrator - Level 2

Sacbar; Redondo Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to join our Redondo Beach, CA team as Contracts Administrator – Level 2. You’ll support proposal preparation, contract negotiations, and administration to ensure proper execution and fulfillment per policy and customer requirements.

This is a 100% onsite role embedded with the program management team from day one. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree with 2 years’ experience (or a master’s with 0), active clearance, and knowledge of FAR/DFAR.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Working knowledge of FAR, DFAR or government acquisition regulations
• Experience working with MS Office Suite and Adobe

Responsibilities

• Monitor contracts and program(s) to ensure contractual obligations are understood and fulfilled
• Participate in contract proposal coordination and preparation for timely submission
• Participate in contract negotiations, administration, and customer contract activities
• Collaborate with technical, program, finance, global supply chain and security functions for seamless contract administration
• Manage contract change requests and maintain historical information
• Review terms and conditions for risk and ensure mitigation strategies
• Maintain customer relationships across geographic distance
• Enter and maintain contract data into CM/Accounting systems
• Other duties as assigned <br/>

Skills

Contract negotiation

Contract administration

Proposal coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

4+ years of experience in lieu of degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Adobe

Job description

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Contracts Administrator – Level 2 located in Redondo Beach, CA, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

Our Contracts Administrator is responsible for supporting proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration and customer contact activities to provide and ensure proper contract execution and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements and customer requirements. You will be an embedded member of the program management team, supporting program success and new growth opportunities.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Monitor contracts and associated program(s) to ensure contractual obligations are communicated and understood, providing general contract adherence oversight
• Participate in contract proposal coordination and preparation to ensure timely submission to customers
• Participate in contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contract activities to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications
• Offer guidance and work collaboratively with a multitude of organizational functions ranging from technical, program, finance, global supply chain and security for seamless contract administration
• Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, prepare and manage contract change requests for review and approval; maintain historical information
• Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies
• Build customer confidence despite geographical separation as well as be able to effectively cultivate those relationships
• Enter and maintain contract data into Contract Management System or Enterprise Accounting System
• Other duties as assigned
  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) or Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Working knowledge of FAR, DFAR or government acquisition regulations
• Experience working with MS Office Suite and Adobe

Preferred Qualifications:

• Contract administration or contract management experience in Defense or Aerospace industry
• Experience managing cost-type or firm fixed price (FFP) procurement contract types, experience with Other Transactions is a plus
• Experience with federal government contracting requirements; FAR/DFAR interpretations