Contracts Specialist

Sierra Lobo; Milan Township (OH); Remote; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Lobo is seeking a Contract Administrator to support government contracts, including DoD and NASA-related work. The role reports to the Contracts Manager and is located in Milan, OH, with eligibility for remote work.

Responsibilities include maintaining contract documentation, negotiating agreements, ensuring compliance, and supporting pricing, exports, and pre-award activities across contract life cycles. Candidates should have a related bachelor’s degree and U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
• Experience in government services, aerospace or defense industries is desirable.
• Ability to interact effectively with all levels of management, internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; strong organizational abilities and attention to detail.
• Familiarity with procurement systems, databases and QA flow-downs.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Sustain and improve Sierra Lobo’s Contract Administration System.
• Follow contract administration and procurement policy and documentation.
• Maintain integrity of contract documentation/configuration control.
• Prepare, negotiate, and coordinate consulting and NDA agreements.
• Support Export Compliance program activities.
• Pre-award contract duties and teaming agreement negotiations.
• Review contract language to identify risks and mitigations.
• Support preparation of offer volumes, reps & certs, and pricing proposals.
• Administer contract modifications and lifecycle activities.
• Coordinate contract closeout in response to customer requests.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Government contracting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Overview

Sierra Lobo, offers customers a full range of professional and technical capabilities, including Test and Evaluation, Systems Engineering, and Advanced Technologies. We also develop products and processes related to Cryogenic Fluid and Thermal Management Systems, Densified Propellant Management Systems, and Prototype Extreme Pressure and Temperature Systems. Our customers include the Department of Defense (DoD), the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

This position is located in Milan Ohio, but is eligible for remote work and reports to Sierra Lobo, Inc.'s Contracts Manager.

Responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sustaining and Improving Sierra Lobo’s Contract Administration System.
• Performs duties in accordance with SLI contract administrative and procurement policy and documentation.
• Maintains the integrity of contracts documentation configuration control.
• Consulting Agreements and Non-Disclosure Agreements. Prepares, negotiates, coordinates establishing agreements.
• Export Compliance program support.
• Contract Pre-award. Performs the following functions and duties.
• Participates in establishing/negotiating teaming agreements.
• Reviews, identifies, and defines mitigations for risks and issues identified in the RFP contract language.
• Prepares/supports preparation of the offer volume, reps & certs submittal documents.
• Supports generation of the pricing proposal.
• Contract Execution. Performs the following functions and duties contract life cycle including:
  • Serves as the Sierra Lobo interface with the government contracting officer/specialist or prime contractor subcontract administrative point of contact during life of contract.
  • At start of contract leads/supports negotiation with customer; establishes contract compliance matrix, coordinates with other SLI functions to ensure contract requirements are met through project and business operations.
  • During contract execution
  • Administers all contract modifications, reviews and verifies contract SLI execution is in compliance with requirements.
  • Prepares and maintains the contract briefs and configuration control of all contract documentation.
  • Supports program/project manager with preparing deliverables, interpreting contract requirements.
  • Coordinates the effort to closeout contract in response to customer request including generating or coordinating with other SLI.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate discipline
• Experience in the government services, aerospace or defense industry desired.
• Must possess a high level of understanding in all business matters, and have the ability to effectively interact with all levels of management, internal to the company and external to suppliers and customers, alike.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, attention to detail, integrity, customer focus, tenacity, and an ability to work effectively on teams along with good working knowledge of government contracting requirements.
• Conversant with procurement systems, data bases and quality assurance flow-downs.
• Requires U.S. Citizenship.