Contracts Manager

Booz Allen Hamilton; Maryland; On-site; USD 55,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Professional development

Tuition assistance

Work-life programs

Dependent care

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a Contracts Manager to lead contract administration, negotiations, and proposal support for U.S. government clients. You will manage the full lifecycle from capture through closeout, reviewing risks and guiding strategies with leadership.

Expect collaboration across teams to ensure compliance and successful contract execution. The role emphasizes terms negotiation, OCI considerations, and intellectual property discussions, with a focus on mitigating risk and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with contract administration, negotiations, and proposal preparation with U.S. government clients.
• Experience with multiple contract types (fixed-price, time and materials, cost reimbursable).
• Experience negotiating teaming, non-disclosure, and subcontract agreements.

Responsibilities

• Review solicitations for potential risks and guide proposal strategies.
• Advise leadership on risk mitigation strategies and contract implications.
• Provide full lifecycle support with emphasis on terms and conditions negotiation, proposals, and project execution.
• Monitor contract performance and ensure regulatory and policy compliance.
• Manage relationships with client counterparts to achieve business goals.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Proposal preparation

Risk mitigation

Government contracts

Client relations

Regulatory compliance

OCI terms

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Contracts Manager The Opportunity: As a contract manager, you use your sharp negotiation tactics and talent for organization to help manage critical documents. We need you to bring your advanced contract management expertise to our National Security team, where you’ll be a trusted advisor and a valuable team member who finds creative solutions to complex problems for an advanced technology company. On our team, you’ll use your advanced contracting knowledge to capture, implement, and manage a range of proposals and contracts within various markets. In this role, you’ll touch every element of government acquisition, from beginning capture stages through proposal and execution, and into closeout. You’ll review and analyze solicitations for potential risks, guide suggested proposal strategies, and advise leadership on risk mitigation strategies. As a trusted business partner, you’ll provide full lifecycle support with a focus on terms and conditions negotiation, white paper and proposal support, project execution, and risk mitigation matters, including contract types, regulatory and corporate policy compliance requirements, organizational conflict of interest, risk management, mitigation, and intellectual property negotiations, and monitor operational performance. Additionally, you’ll support complex contract activities and manage relationships with client counterparts to accomplish business goals and objectives. At Booz Allen, you’ll work with a collaborative team where you’ll leverage your acquisition knowledge and be empowered to succeed.

You Have:

• 3+ years of experience with contract administration, negotiations, and proposal preparation with U.S. government clients
• Experience with multiple contract types, including fixed-price, time and material, and cost reimbursable
• Experience negotiating teaming, non-disclosure, and subcontract agreements from the subcontractor role with industry partners
• Experience with Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) terms and mitigation plans
• Experience reviewing terms and conditions and statements of work for areas of risk and risk mitigation in accordance with company policies and procedures
• Ability to support complex contract activities that require the development of creative solutions and techniques to accomplish business goals and objectives
• Ability to establish and maintain client relationships with internal and external clients
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with Department of War and Intelligence Community clients
• Ability to manage a robust contract portfolio of various sizes, scopes, and complexity
• Possession of excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possession of excellent analytical skills to solve problems and mitigate risks
• Active TS/SCI clearance; willingness to take a polygraph exam
• NCMA Professional Certification
• Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.

• health
• life
• disability
• financial
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• professional development
• tuition assistance
• work-life programs
• dependent care

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $55,200.00 to $126,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

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