Senior Space Contracts Manager – Federal Programs

Lockheed Martin; Highlands Ranch (CO); On-site; USD 123,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

401(k) match

Paid time off

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Space seeks an experienced contracts professional to manage the full lifecycle from capture through proposal, award, and administration. You will coordinate with program management, finance, legal, subcontracts, business development, engineering, HR, and other functions to ensure compliance and effective contract performance.

You will act as a key liaison with customers, manage negotiations, and support audits while building strong relationships and governance around contract

Qualifications

• Experience with US Government and/ or commercial Terms and Conditions in all aspects of the contract life cycle including proposals and administration.
• Experience with USG (FAR/DFARS) and/ or commercial Intellectual Property terms and licenses or anything else.
• Ability to make effective presentations to senior management and customers.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to clearly recognize risk elements in business transactions, providing governance to the program team in carrying out the terms of the contract.
• Ability/willingness to travel as needed.
• This individual will have demonstrated abilities to develop customer relationships, provide RFP shaping/analysis and/ or have participated in proposal development and bid strategy or anything else related.
• A desire to develop program and functional leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform contracts management functions across the spectrum from capture through proposal, contract award, and all phases of contract administration.
• Provide business advice and coordinate with program management, finance, legal, subcontracts, business development, engineering, HR, accounting, and compliance.
• Serve as authorized representative interfacing with Customer buying representatives and manage contracts to support business goals.
• Coordinate solutions to contractual issues and customer concerns related to company performance.
• Ensure contractual compliance with laws and regulations and approval requirements for proposals and actions.
• Lead and support audits with internal and external teams.
• Ensure final contract documents reflect negotiated terms and conditions.
• Plan and participate in training of contract practices within the company.
• Collect contractual data and compile reports in response to requests.

Skills

US Government contracts

FAR/DFARS

Negotiations

Risk assessment

Travel willingness

Customer relationships

Proposal development

Job description

Lockheed Martin Space seeks an experienced contracts professional to manage the full lifecycle from capture through proposal, award, and administration. You will coordinate with program management, finance, legal, subcontracts, business development, engineering, HR, and other functions to ensure compliance and effective contract performance.

You will act as a key liaison with customers, manage negotiations, and support audits while building strong relationships and governance around contract