Senior Federal Subcontracts Specialist & Compliance Lead

Maximus; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 91,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a seasoned Subcontracts Manager to serve as the primary liaison for subcontractors and projects, balancing requirements, compliance, and capture activities. You will lead negotiations, oversee completion with minimal oversight, and sustain strategic relationships with partners.

The role requires guiding junior team members on procurement practices, ensuring alignment with FAR/DFARS and CPSR standards, and managing subcontract documentation per CPSR audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience.
• Advanced degree or professional designation preferred.
• Experience managing subcontracts under Prime contract awards, including Cost Reimbursable, Firm, Fixed Price, and Time & Material awards.
• Understanding of FAR/DFARS, NDA, TA best practices, and CPSR compliance.
• Proficiency in ERP systems (Coupa preferred), CLM systems, and Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed environment with minimal oversight.
• Experience supporting Federal Civilian and DoD programs.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated with an ability to multi-task and make sound decisions in a timely manner.
• Handling complex subcontract negotiations and dispute resolutions independently in a highly technical environment.
• Experience working in a customer service-oriented team environment within a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance tracking in all areas of performance required by the contracts and vendor agreements.
• Provide client, project, operations and corporate compliance reporting and analytics.
• Monitor and reports on Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Meet with subcontractors, vendors and third party auditors.
• Develop business continuity, disaster recovery and document archiving reports.
• Oversight of external auditors and vendor quality assurance audits.
• Deliver regular compliance updates to project management.
• Ensure staffing/operations/quality management plans appropriately updated.

Skills

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Leadership

Negotiation

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Coupa

CLM systems

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Maximus is seeking a seasoned Subcontracts Manager to serve as the primary liaison for subcontractors and projects, balancing requirements, compliance, and capture activities. You will lead negotiations, oversee completion with minimal oversight, and sustain strategic relationships with partners.

The role requires guiding junior team members on procurement practices, ensuring alignment with FAR/DFARS and CPSR standards, and managing subcontract documentation per CPSR audits.