Contracts Manager

Cubic Corporation; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 106,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k Retirement Plan with a company do

Paid time off

Life insurance options

Job summary

Cubic Corporation in Ashburn, VA, is seeking a senior Contracts Manager to lead and support complex, major systems contracts from proposal through closeout.

You will manage contract formation, administration, and performance, coordinate with bids/proposals and subcontracts, and advise management on contractual issues. Travel up to 25% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in technical, finance, or business-related discipline.
• 10+ years in customer-facing contract management for complex system contracts.
• Proven leadership in contract management for high-dollar fixed-price contracts.
• Thorough knowledge of prime formation and administration and flow-downs to subcontractors.
• Ability to negotiate complex terms, conditions, and prices.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer contract formation and administration for complex, major systems contracts for transit projects from proposal through performance to closeout.
• Lead contractual aspects of major proposals, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, remedies, and IP considerations.
• Act as contracts department's primary contact for prime contract and project personnel.
• Monitor contract deliverables for compliance with requirements.
• Post-contract management to resolve performance issues, including changes and claims, with minimal supervision.
• Coordinate submission and negotiation of complex, high-value contract proposals.

Skills

Contract management

Leadership

Customer-facing

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Travel 25%

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Business Unit

Cubic Transportation Systems

Company Details

When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com.

Cubic creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation that make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities that help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global challenges through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Cubic is dedicated to providing a comprehensive employee benefits program.

Job Details

Job Summary: Manage and support complex and major systems contracts with customers to ensure all requirements and obligations are met. Responsibilities include post-contract support and fostering the growth of assigned customer accounts and pre-contract work for new contracts. Work closely with the Project Management Team and other project team members to identify, analyze, and communicate potential financial, performance, and compliance risks. Ensure ongoing management of internal and external contractual obligations and keep management updated on contract performance. Work with bids and proposal team on growth opportunities in including new contracts and change orders. Coordinate with the Subcontracts team on all subcontract matters. This role involves significant decision-making authority with limited supervision.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

Manage customer contract formation and administration for complex, major systems contracts (typically fixed price) for transit systems including hardware, software, installation, banking, retail, and other services for large local government public transit customers, from initial proposal through performance to closeout.

Lead contractual aspects of major proposals, ensuring strategic agreements, including those from subcontracts, align with the proposal’s scope, schedule, remedies, and intellectual property considerations.

Act as the contracts department's primary contact for prime contract and project personnel, handling all contract-related correspondence.

Monitor contract deliverables for compliance with contract requirements.

Post-contract management to resolve contractual performance issues, including claims, changes, and terminations, with minimal senior leadership intervention.

Coordinate submission and negotiation of complex, high-value contract proposals, including change orders.

Oversee project Change Management and coordinate contractual activities; work with the Project Manager to develop strategies and recommendations for resolving contractual issues.

Communicate with and advise Management on contract and subcontract-related activities and their impact on projects.

Prepare contract reviews and reports on issues, including subcontract matters.

Draft and edit contractual agreements, terms, and conditions; identify flow-down requirements to subcontracts based on prime contracts, ensuring consistency with company policies.

Maintain complete contract files and ensure compliance with contract requirements across all functional departments.

Perform other related duties as directed by the Contracts Director.

As required, supervise junior team members or direct the work of others within the Contracts function.

Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements through working with Cubic’s legal department.

Stay current on legal and regulatory updates affecting contracts and agreements.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Four-year college degree in a technical, finance, or business-related discipline.
• Ten (10)+ years of progressive experience in customer-facing contract management roles involving complex system integration-type commercial contracts.
• Demonstrated leadership ability in Contract Management for high dollar value fixed price contracts for infrastructure system-based infrastructure solutions with commercial customers which include development, service agreements, hardware and software installation and maintenance agreements, etc. supporting government agency customers.
• Thorough knowledge of prime formation and administration activities, and proven ability to effectively negotiate complex terms, conditions, and prices involving major systems.
• Thorough understanding of the identification and management of flow-downs to subcontractors.
• Ability to provide workable solutions to address a wide variety of contractual challenges.
• Must be able to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines with minimal supervision, working extended hours, as required.
• Microsoft Office Word and Excel skills are imperative.
• Must be willing to travel up to 25%.

Compensation

Cubic Pay Range: $106,000 - $152,000 + benefits.

Cubic Pay Range: The Cubic pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Worker Type

Employee

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Company-paid disability (company continues full pay and benefits for up to six weeks)
• Life insurance options
• Critical illness and accident coverages
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• A pre-paid legal plan
• Travel accident insurance
• An award-winning well-being program which includes an employer-funded lifestyle spending account
• Up to six weeks of paid parental leave
• 401k Retirement Plan with a company match
• Backup childcare
• Pet care
• Pet insurance
• Virtual tutoring
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Many locations follow a 9/80 work schedule with time-off policies to help encourage employees to take time for rest and relaxation
• Full-time salaried employees are eligible to participate in Cubic’s flexible time-off arrangement.
• Part-time and hourly employees accrue paid time-off (PTO) / Sick leave at a rate of 5.23 hours bi-weekly.
• Cubic provides its employees 11 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.

Company Commitment to Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer.

We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law.

For more information on Equal Employment please visit: http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help To learn more, visit Cubic.com. Follow us on LinkedIn!