Senior Principal Contract Administrator

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 117,500 - 176,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is looking for a Senior Principal Contract Administrator in the Marine Systems Division. This on-site position involves proposal preparation, contract negotiation, and administration for government and commercial clients.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience in contract administration, with expertise in relevant software and regulations. Benefits include a competitive salary range of $117,500 to $176,300, health plans, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in contract administration or management.
• Experience with government customers is preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface with customers for contractual issues.
• Monitor contracts to ensure obligations are met.
• Participate in proposal preparation and negotiations.

Skills

MS Office (Excel)

Contract negotiation

1ERP

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree in a related field

Job description

Job Summary

Senior Principal Contract Administrator – Marine Systems Division, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. This on‑site role supports proposal preparation, contract negotiation, and contract administration for government and commercial customers.

Location

Preferred: Sunnyvale, CA. This position may also be staffed at San Diego, CA or Linthicum, MD.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance: None.

Clearance Required for Start: None.

Travel: Yes, up to 10% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary interface with customers for contractual issues.
• Monitor contracts and associated programs to ensure contractual obligations are communicated and understood.
• Participate in contract proposal preparation, negotiations, and administration to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Develop solutions to routine and complex contractual matters, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.
• Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes, and maintain historical information.
• Review terms and conditions to address financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification, and other potential risk areas; recommend risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist management in achieving financial goals related to cash management and sales.
• Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters.
• Enter and maintain contract data in the Contract Management System and/or Enterprise Accounting System.
• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables (CDRLs/SDRLs) and submission of invoices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in contract administration/management or a related field (e.g., legal); or Master’s degree with 5 years of experience; 12 years of applied experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Experience using MS Office, specifically Excel; experience using 1ERP; experience using FAR/DFARS and/or commercial clauses.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 10% of the time.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with U.S. government customers.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.
• A current/active DoD Secret clearance.

Compensation and Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 – $176,300.00. Base pay may be supplemented with overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonuses. Employees may also be eligible for long‑term incentives.

Benefits include Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off, Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and additional benefits.

EEO Statement

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.