Senior Contracts Manager – Government & Defense

Skyeton; Fayetteville (NC); Remote; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation commensurate

PTO and 401(k)

Company-paid medical, dental, and VIs

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Skyeton, based in Fayetteville, NC, seeks a Contracts Manager to lead the review, negotiation, administration, and closeout of government and commercial contracts. This role coordinates with executive leadership, BD, program management, finance, engineering, and legal counsel to protect Skyeton’s interests while meeting customer commitments.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in defense contracting, FAR/DFARS, and the ability to communicate contract requirements and risks clearly

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, contract management, finance, supply chain, legal studies, or related field.
• Five+ years of progressively responsible contract administration or management experience, including government/defense.
• Experience negotiating and administering contracts with government agencies or aerospace customers.

Responsibilities

• Manage the contract lifecycle for U.S. government, prime contractor, commercial, and international agreements from opportunity review to closeout.
• Review solicitations, proposals, statements of work, terms and conditions; identify obligations, ambiguities, and risks.
• Lead contract negotiations on scope, pricing, payment, delivery, warranties, liability, IP, and termination with legal counsel
• Prepare and negotiate NDAs, teaming agreements, and contract modifications using approved templates.
• Assess FAR/DFARS and agency provisions; translate clauses into actionable responsibilities.
• Partner with proposal teams on compliance matrices, representations and certifications, pricing assumptions, and internal approvals.
• Conduct contract kickoff reviews and maintain an obligations register for deliverables, milestones, and key dates.
• Administer fixed-price, cost-reimbursement, time-and-materials, and IDIQ contracts and orders.
• Monitor scope, funding, period of performance, delivery schedules, and contractual limits; escalate overruns/delays.
• Manage changes and modifications; document scope impacts and support equitable adjustments with stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Supply Chain on subcontract flow-downs and terms; work with Finance on billing milestones and revenue docs.
• Coordinate with export controls, ITAR/EAR, cybersecurity, and government property obligations.
• Maintain complete contract files, negotiation records, and version history; support audits and inquiries.
• Serve as the contract point of contact for customers and contracting reps; route decisions to owners.
• Prepare status reports and risk summaries; improve templates and obligation tracking.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Government contracting

Risk assessment

Financial judgment

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation accuracy

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Contract tracking software

Job description

Skyeton, based in Fayetteville, NC, seeks a Contracts Manager to lead the review, negotiation, administration, and closeout of government and commercial contracts. This role coordinates with executive leadership, BD, program management, finance, engineering, and legal counsel to protect Skyeton’s interests while meeting customer commitments.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in defense contracting, FAR/DFARS, and the ability to communicate contract requirements and risks clearly