Contracts Manager (Government Contracting)

Akima; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Akima Technical Solutions, LLC is seeking a Contracts Manager to support a range of contracts in Huntsville, AL. You will prepare, negotiate, and manage contracts, ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARS and related regulations while balancing competing priorities.

The role requires independent judgment and collaboration with cross-functional teams, including finance, legal, and program management. Office-based position with opportunities for professional growth within ATS.

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Bachelor's Degree plus two years of experience, or High School Diploma with five years relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience supporting all prime-contract types (FFP, T&M, Cost Reimbursable and hybrids).
• Experience 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.
• Knowledge of small business and small disadvantaged business requirements.
• Experience 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.

Responsibilities

• Establish successful working relationships with customers via email, telephone, and in-person; identify areas for process improvement.
• Collaborate with program team (finance, supply chain, quality & mission assurance, legal, pricing, and compliance) to advise management of contractual rights and obligations.
• Prepare bids; analyze terms to evaluate risk and ensure proper contract acquisition and fulfillment per policies and customer specs.
• Process contractual documentation and reports; maintain historical data and support deliverable submissions and tracking.
• Prepare REAs for Service Contract and CBA annual adjustments with project leadership and corporate legal depts.
• This is an in-office role in Huntsville, AL.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Proposal support

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma with 5 years relevant experience

Tools

WAWF

CPARS

GSA Schedules

Job description

Akima Technical Solutions, LLC (ATS), 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 ATS 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

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Bachelor's Degree plus two years of experience, or High School Diploma with five 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.

Job ID

2026-24562

Work Type

On-Site

Company Description

Akima Technical Solutions (ATS), an Akima company, is not just another federal technical solutions 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.

At ATS, the work you do every day makes a difference in the lives of our 15,000 Iñupiat shareholders, a group of Alaska natives from one of the most remote and harshest environments in the United States.

For our shareholders

ATS 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

ATS delivers a full spectrum of logistics and supply chain services that meet our customers’ most stringent mandates and metrics.

As an ATS 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.

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