Senior Federal Contracts Director | National Security

Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station; College Station (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance benefits

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

INSPIRE Alliance is seeking a Director of Contracting to lead the contracting infrastructure for applied national security research and technology transition. You will manage the full lifecycle of federal contracts, grants, subcontracts, and teaming agreements, ensuring timely execution and sound risk management.

Reporting to the CFO, you will collaborate with executives, program managers, and legal teams to translate opportunities into executable agreements, overseeing compliance from proposal

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, law, finance, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience consistent with applicable employment requirements.
• Ten years of progressively responsible contracting experience, including substantial experience negotiating and administering federal contracts and complex agreements.

Responsibilities

• Lead drafting, negotiation, administration, and closeout of prime contracts, subcontracts, grants, cooperative agreements, and teaming arrangements; coordinate execution by appropriately authorized officials.
• Serve as the principal contracting interface with government contracting personnel, industry partners, and institutional counterparts, consistent with assigned authority.
• Evaluate terms and conditions, funding limitations, deliverables, milestones, reporting requirements, payment provisions, intellectual property and data rights, publication provisions, and termination exposure.
• Manage contract actions, including modifications, options, task orders, funding changes, extensions, and closeout; maintain complete records of approvals and commitments.
• Provide clear guidance on contractual obligations and promptly elevate material performance, funding, compliance, or business risks to executive leadership.
• Assess the applicability of federal acquisition requirements, including FAR, DFARS, Cost Accounting Standards, and other sponsor requirements; coordinate specialized interpretation with legal and compliance personnel.

Job description

INSPIRE Alliance is seeking a Director of Contracting to lead the contracting infrastructure for applied national security research and technology transition. You will manage the full lifecycle of federal contracts, grants, subcontracts, and teaming agreements, ensuring timely execution and sound risk management.

Reporting to the CFO, you will collaborate with executives, program managers, and legal teams to translate opportunities into executable agreements, overseeing compliance from proposal