Senior Contract Architect – Government Programs (Secret)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Charlottesville, VA, is seeking a Senior Principal Contract Administrator to lead contract administration activities for the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability Division.

You will manage standard and nonstandard contracts, coordinate with customers, and ensure compliance with company policies and legal requirements. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years (or a Master’s with 5 years), proficiency with MS Office and Excel, and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in contracts administration or a related field (i.e. legal); OR a Master’s degree with 5 Years of experience.
• Experience using MS Office, specifically Excel.
• Experience using FAR/DFARS.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• An interim US Government Secret Clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret Clearance.

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.
• Enter and maintain contract data into Contract Management System and/or Enterprise Accounting System
• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables (CDRLs/SDRLs) and submission of invoices.

Skills

Contract administration

MS Excel

FAR/DFARS

Proposal coordination

Customer interface

Education

Bachelor’s degree (contracts/related field)

Master’s degree (contracts/related field)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Charlottesville, VA, is seeking a Senior Principal Contract Administrator to lead contract administration activities for the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability Division.

You will manage standard and nonstandard contracts, coordinate with customers, and ensure compliance with company policies and legal requirements. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 8 years (or a Master’s with 5 years), proficiency with MS Office and Excel, and experience with