Senior Subcontracts Manager, Government Contracts

CesiumAstro; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 136,000 - 167,000; Full time

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Job summary

CesiumAstro is hiring a Manager of Subcontracts to lead a team responsible for subcontract execution across programs and suppliers. The role focuses on sourcing, negotiations, awards, amendments, and closeout while ensuring compliance with policy and contractual requirements.

The successful candidate will manage team priorities, drive continuous improvement, and partner with cross-functional teams to align milestones and budgets with program commitments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with extensive subcontract management background.

Responsibilities

• Manage subcontract personnel across assigned programs, including workload assignments, resource allocation, and performance expectations.
• Establish team priorities and develop subcontract professionals through coaching and performance management.
• Lead subcontract activities involving solicitations, proposal evaluations, negotiations, awards, modifications, disputes, and closeout.
• Develop subcontracting approaches for complex, high-value requirements in coordination with business functions.
• Apply established subcontract governance, standards, and Delegations of Procurement Authority (DOPA).
• Ensure compliance with FAR/DFARS, contractual flowdowns, and delegated authority requirements.
• Monitor subcontract costs, schedule, supplier performance, capacity, and risks to identify issues and coordinate corrective actions.
• Partner with Program Management to align execution with milestones, EACs, and customer commitments.
• Resolve complex supplier performance issues and contractual changes, escalating significant matters as appropriate.
• Maintain subcontract metrics and portfolio reporting for visibility into performance and risks.
• Analyze subcontract processes to identify recurring issues and improvements.
• Implement improvements to subcontract workflows and reporting to strengthen efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Subcontracts mgmt

FAR/DFARS

Negotiation

ERP systems

Power BI

Project tools

Data analysis

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree (related field)

PhD in related field

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Dynamics

NetSuite

Acumatica

Jira

Primavera

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

CesiumAstro is hiring a Manager of Subcontracts to lead a team responsible for subcontract execution across programs and suppliers. The role focuses on sourcing, negotiations, awards, amendments, and closeout while ensuring compliance with policy and contractual requirements.

The successful candidate will manage team priorities, drive continuous improvement, and partner with cross-functional teams to align milestones and budgets with program commitments.