Senior Contracts Administrator

Systems Planning & Analysis; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Health savings accounts

Retirement savings plan

Life and disability insurance

Paid time away from work

Job summary

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) seeks a Senior Contracts Administrator to manage contracts from negotiation through close-out, ensuring compliance with legal requirements and supporting management.

The role involves advising on contractual rights, assisting with solicitations, and maintaining documentation. Responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, preparing calculations, and maintaining relationships with Program Managers and customers.

Qualifications

• Superior interpersonal, organizational, written, verbal communication skills, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Administers and manages company contracts, monitoring contract transactions from negotiation to close-out.
• Ensures that contracts, modifications, and agreements comply with relevant legal requirements, contract specifications, and government regulations.
• Advises management on contractual rights and obligations and provides interpretation of contract terms and conditions.
• Provides timely support to management and proposal team to facilitate the review of solicitations and identifying questions.
• Prepares worksheets and performs calculations in support of contract activities.
• Establishes and maintains excellent internal and external relationships with Program Managers, Customers, and other departments.
• Resolves issues affecting company compliance and ensures satisfaction of legal requirements, company and customer objectives.
• Develops and maintains electronic file management of all contract-related documents.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Written communication

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Education

MA/MS degree or higher (related field)

Job description

Role Overview

Systems Planning and Analysis, Inc. (SPA) is seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator to manage company contracts from negotiation to close-out, ensuring compliance with legal requirements, supporting management, and maintaining documentation.

Responsibilities

• Administers and manages company contracts, monitoring contract transactions from negotiation to close-out.
• Ensures that contracts, modifications, and agreements comply with relevant legal requirements, contract specifications, and government regulations.
• Advises management on contractual rights and obligations and provides interpretation of contract terms and conditions.
• Provides timely support to management and proposal team to facilitate the review of solicitations and identifying questions.
• Prepares worksheets and performs calculations in support of contract activities.
• Establishes and maintains excellent internal and external relationships with Program Managers, Customers, and other departments.
• Resolves issues affecting company compliance and ensures satisfaction of legal requirements, company and customer objectives.
• Develops and maintains electronic file management of all contract-related documents.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship + active TS/SCI security clearance.
• 10+ years of related work experience with a MA/MS degree or higher (additional years of relevant experience may be substituted) in STEM, Business, Contract Administration, Statistics, International Relations, Military Studies, Political Science, National Security, Government Economics, Pre-law/Law, or a related field of study.
• Superior interpersonal, organizational, written, verbal communication skills, and attention to detail.
• Ability to effectively manage time and collaborate across a diverse set of department priorities.
• Recognized expert at developing briefs and reports for leadership team review.
• Additional qualifications as needed by organizational requirements.
• Ability to report to designated work location in El Segundo, CA, full-time, based on customer needs.

Benefits

Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities; eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid or unpaid time away from work.

Pay Range

California, Pay Transparency Salary range: USD $140,000.00 – $220,000.00 per year.