Contracts Manager

Akima; Huntsville, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pinnacle Solutions, LLC, an Akima company, is seeking a Contracts Manager to support a range of contracts in Huntsville, Alabama. The role requires strong negotiation skills and a deep understanding of FAR/DFARS and related regulations, with the ability to work in a matrixed environment and with minimal supervision.

The successful candidate will prepare, examine, and revise contracts, manage contract terms, and coordinate with program finance, supply chain, legal, and compliance teams to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus two years of experience, or High School Diploma/GED with four years relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelors' degree.
• Experience supporting all prime-contract types (i.e FFP, T&M, Cost Reimbursable and hybrids).
• Experience with negotiating and processing contract modifications and options.
• Experience handling contract terminations and close out procedures.
• Understanding of FAR/DFARS, GSA Federal Schedules, Federal IDIQ, GWAC contracts and supplemental government acquisition regulations.

Responsibilities

• Establish working relationships with customers via email, telephone, and in-person.
• Collaborate with program team to advise management of contractual rights and obligations.
• Prepare bids, analyze terms and conditions to evaluate risk and ensure proper contract acquisition.
• Process contractual documentation and reports; maintain historical information.
• Prepare REA's for Service Contract and CBA annual adjustments.
• This is an in-office role in Huntsville, AL.

Skills

Contract management

Contract negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Written communication

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Pinnacle Solutions, LLC, an Akima company, is hiring a Contracts Manager to support a range of contracts. The Contracts Manager must have the ability to set and manage expectations, while balancing a workload which may have conflicting priorities.

Working in a matrixed management environment, this position will provide contracts administration and management support to Pinnacle programs. Successful candidate requires a high degree of independent and creative judgment applied to highest-level goals and objectives of the corporation and an understanding of FAR/DFARS/AFFARS, Acquisition Policies and Directives, WAWF, CPARS, Subcontractor Reporting Requirements, and supplemental government acquisition regulations.

Prepares, examines, negotiates, and revises contracts. Ensures contracts are consistent with management's goals, policies, and procedures, as well as in compliance with contract terms and conditions. Reviews documents as part of the analysis of incoming requests and develops contract terms and conditions. Assures that all clarifications and amendments of negotiations are incorporated into the final contract. Generates, maintains, and audits a central contract-resource file. Ensures that necessary procedural controls exist. Participates in negotiations with existing or prospective suppliers. Performs work with minimal supervision. Independently manages basic and complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Establishing successful working relationships with customers via email, telephone, and in-person, when appropriate and an ability to act as an agent of change by identifying areas for process improvement and providing recommendations for implementation.
• Collaborating effectively with the program team (finance, supply chain, quality & mission assurance, legal, pricing, and compliance) to recommend and complete actions to ensure successful program performance and advise management of contractual rights and obligations.
• Proposal preparation will include examining Task Order proposal requirements, preparing bids, analyzing terms and conditions to evaluate risk, accuracy, and completeness to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Contract administration includes processing contractual documentation and reports, advising management of contractual rights and obligations, compilation and analyses of data, and maintenance of historical information. Support deliverable submissions and deliverable tracking.
• Responsible for preparation of REA's for Service Contract and CBA annual adjustments in conjunction with project leadership and corporate legal depts.
• This is an in-office role in Huntsville, AL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus two years of experience, or High School Diploma/GED with four years relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelors' degree.
• Experience supporting all prime-contract types (i.e FFP, T&M, Cost Reimbursable and hybrids).
• Experience with negotiating and processing contract modifications and options.
• Experience handling contract terminations and close out procedures.
• Demonstrated understanding of FAR/DFARS, GSA Federal Schedules, Federal IDIQ, GWAC contracts and supplemental government acquisition regulations.
• Knowledge of small business and small disadvantaged business requirements.
• Experience in drafting and documenting Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REA).
• Experience in audits and corrective action plans.
• Experience in gathering data and performing Service Contract Act Reporting.
• Demonstrated experience with highly effective verbal and written communications and presentation communications.
• Demonstrated success working as part of a team to achieve common goals.
• Demonstrated past experience working in a high-intensity, highly-visible, matrixed management, direct-bill project environment.
• US Citizen.

Job ID

2026-25484

Work Type

On-Site

Company Description

Work Where it Matters

Pinnacle Solutions, an Akima company, is not just another federal contractor. As an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC), our mission and purpose extend beyond our exciting federal projects as we support our shareholder communities in Alaska.

For our shareholders, Pinnacle Solutions provides support and employment opportunities and contributes to the survival of a culture that has thrived above the Arctic Circle for more than 10,000 years.

For our government customers, Pinnacle Solutions delivers comprehensive services for general construction and renovation, as well as civil and marine construction.

As a Pinnacle Solutions employee, you will be surrounded by a challenging, yet supportive work environment that is committed to innovation and diversity, two of our most important values. You will also have access to our comprehensive benefits and competitive pay in addition to growth opportunities and excellent retirement options.