Principal Contract Administrator

Northrop Grumman Corporation; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corporation is seeking a Principal Contracts Administrator in Redondo Beach, CA to support the F-35 Program within the Air Dominance division. This role involves contract preparation, negotiations, and administration across the program lifecycle.

Responsibilities include interfacing with customers, tracking obligations, and ensuring compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specs. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of contracts/related field experience OR Master's with 3 years OR PhD/JD with 1 year.
• Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS and experience with different contract types.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary interface with customer for contractual issues.
• Monitor contract and program to ensure obligations are communicated.
• Support contract proposals, negotiations, administration, and customer contract activities.
• Review terms and conditions to address financial terms, delivery, IP, termination, indemnification, and risk.
• Prepare and manage written communications for contractual matters.
• Enter contract data into Contract Management System and Enterprise Accounting System.
• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables and invoices.
• Handle classified and unclassified workloads; perform other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor's degree in contracts/related field

Master's degree in contracts/related field

PhD or JD in related field

Tools

Contract Management System

Enterprise Accounting System

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Principal Contracts Administrator to support the F-35 Program within the Air Dominance division. This position will be in Redondo Beach, CA.

Our Contract Administrator is responsible for supporting proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract close-out activities, contract administration and customer contact activities to provide and ensure proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer requirements. You will be a member of the program management team, supporting program success and new growth opportunities across the portfolio.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Your Role and Impact:

• Act as the primary interface with the customer for contractual issues
• Monitor contract and associated program to ensure that contractual obligations are communicated and understood
• Participate in contract proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contract activities to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications
• Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies
• Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters
• Enter and maintain contract data into Contract Management System and Enterprise Accounting System
• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables and submission of invoices
• Ability to manage classified and unclassified workloads
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications:

• Must either have a bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in contracts / related field - OR - a master's degree with 3 years of experience in contracts / related field - OR – PhD or JD with 1 year experience in contracts
• Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS as well as experience with different contract types is required.
• Experience researching FAR/DFAR information.
• Experience evaluating regulatory changes and their impact on contracts/subcontracts.
• Ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current US Government Secret clearance
• Experience in the Aerospace and/or Defense Industry.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across functional teams.
• Experience with USG and Prime customers.
• Experience working on restricted programs, proven ability to work in closed areas with moderate oversight.
• Ability to solve a variety of complex problems by referring to policies and procedures as necessary
• Current US Government Secret clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $94,200.00 - $141,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.