Senior Contract Administrator – Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Contract Administrator in Linthicum, MD for an onsite role with a 9/80 schedule. You will manage contract deliverables, interface with customers, and ensure contractual obligations are understood and met.

The position requires a Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and experience with contract negotiations and compliance. Travel up to 10% may be required, with competitive benefits and growth opportunities within a major defense leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience in contracts administration/management or a related field (i.e. legal); OR a Master’s degree with 3 years of experience as described above.
• Will consider 9 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.
• Experience working with MS Office Suite and Adobe
• Experience using FAR/DFARS
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• A current, active U.S. Government Secret level security clearance is required AND the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP)

Responsibilities

• Act as a primary interface with 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.
• Work under general supervision to develop solutions to both routine and complex contractual matters to ensure company compliance with contract requirements on assigned programs.
• Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes and maintain historical information.
• 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.
• Assist management in achieving financial goals related to cash management and sales.
• Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters.
• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables (CDRLs/SDRLs) and submission of invoices.

Skills

FAR/DFARS

US Citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

9 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Adobe

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Contract Administrator in Linthicum, MD for an onsite role with a 9/80 schedule. You will manage contract deliverables, interface with customers, and ensure contractual obligations are understood and met.

The position requires a Secret clearance, U.S. citizenship, and experience with contract negotiations and compliance. Travel up to 10% may be required, with competitive benefits and growth opportunities within a major defense leader.