Senior Federal Contracts & Proposals Lead

Computational Physics, Inc.; North Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental Leave

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Computational Physics, Inc. (CPI) is seeking a full-time Contracts Manager to own the contracts function for our federal portfolio.

You will advise leadership on FAR/DFARS, manage modifications, and track funding, deliverables, and contract health with a hands-on approach. In this single-incumbent role, you will handle P&L at the contract level, produce monthly reporting, coordinate with Finance, and guide bid & proposal efforts while ensuring compliance with government contracting requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, contract management, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of government contracts administration, program control, or program management in a federal environment.
• Significant knowledge of FAR/DFARS and federal contract types (FFP, CPFF, T&M, IDIQ).
• Experience developing cost/price proposals for federal solicitations and assembling submissions.
• Familiarity with DCAA-compliant accounting, provisional/indirect rates, and incurred-cost concepts.
• Experience with task-order finance tracking, funding/burn analysis, and contract-level P&L.
• Strong spreadsheet skills and experience with government-contracting ERP/accounting systems (Unanet, Deltek Costpoint, QuickBooks).
• Excellent organization, written and verbal communication; able to manage multiple deadlines with minimal oversight.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Administer contract actions - track modifications, option exercises, and funding; maintain records of contract types and terms.
• Manage deliverables (CDRLs) with a calendar and inputs from technical staff; ensure on-time submissions.
• Keep contract files audit-ready for DCAA/DCMA, CPSR, and security requirements.
• Ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS and agency supplements; advise leadership on government contracting law.
• Track task-order finances - monitor funding, obligations, expenditures, burn rates; flag ceilings.
• Own contract P&L - reconcile revenue, cost and margin; surface variances with context.
• Report staffing by contract: headcount, utilization, level of effort vs funded hours.
• Prepare COR monthly reporting with status, financials, deliverables, and narrative.
• Coordinate invoicing with Finance; resolve payment issues.
• Build dashboards and manage risk/issue logs for monthly/quarterly reviews.
• Develop cost proposals; assemble full proposal packages; ensure on-time submission.
• Track pipeline with BD for period-of-performance, options, recompetes.
• Grow into end-to-end bid & proposal management if opportunities arise.
• Manage subcontractor actions and support program reviews and customer meetings.

Skills

Contract management

Federal contracting

FAR/DFARS knowledge

P&L tracking

Audit readiness

Spreadsheet skills

Communication

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business or related field

Tools

Unanet

Deltek Costpoint

QuickBooks

Job description

Computational Physics, Inc. (CPI) is seeking a full-time Contracts Manager to own the contracts function for our federal portfolio.

You will advise leadership on FAR/DFARS, manage modifications, and track funding, deliverables, and contract health with a hands-on approach. In this single-incumbent role, you will handle P&L at the contract level, produce monthly reporting, coordinate with Finance, and guide bid & proposal efforts while ensuring compliance with government contracting requirements.