Sr. Contracts Administrator

Blue Canyon Technologies; Lafayette (CO); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Life insurance

401k with 4% match

Generous PTO and parental leave

Job summary

Blue Canyon Technologies in Lafayette, CO, is seeking a Sr. Contracts Administrator to lead complex government and commercial contracts from proposal through execution.

This role requires deep FAR/DFARS expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a hybrid work setting. You will collaborate with accounting, program management, and DoD/NASA customers to ensure compliant terms and favorable outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the appropriate discipline.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or related field.
• Expert knowledge of the FAR/DFARS and government and commercial contracts.
• Extensive experience with fixed price, cost reimbursable, award fee and incentive fee contracts.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Excellent organization, analytical and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Review in-depth requests for proposals to ensure price reasonableness and proper terms.
• Review, redline, negotiate, and execute complex contracts, NDAs, and teaming agreements.
• Maintain contract files throughout the lifecycle.
• Write complex letters communicating business positions clearly.
• Ensure compliance with policies, government specifications and cross-functional coordination.
• Interpret FAR/DFARS and other applicable regulations.
• Timely communication of contract information and issue resolution with stakeholders.
• Interface with internal/external customers on contractual matters.
• Represent Blue Canyon Technologies in contractual transactions with international and DoD/NASA customers.
• Liaise with outside agencies, funding sources, and leadership; coordinate with accounting and program management.
• May include personnel management responsibilities.

Skills

Contract administration

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Prioritization

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance

Tools

Contract management systems

Job description

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Title: Sr. Contracts Administrator

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $90,000 - $130,000

(Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Hybrid position at our Lafayette, CO location (work locations are subject to change based on business need).

Benefits

• Employer sponsored health, dental, and vision benefits effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year) and parental leave

Job Responsibilities

• Perform in-depth reviewofcustomer requests forproposals andrequirementsensuring price reasonableness and integration ofappropriate termsprior tosubmittingproposals to customers
• Responsible for reviewing, redlining, negotiating, and executing complexcontracts, nondisclosure and teaming agreements, ensuring negotiated termsand conditionscomply withcompany policies
• Maintain contract file throughout the contract lifecycle
• Write complexletters that communicate a business position effectively
• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures, government specifications, and other requirements, communicating and coordinating with quality, supply chain, and other functional areas as needed
• Interpret and ensure compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and other applicable regulations.
• Timely communication of contract information and issue resolution withappropriate parties
• Interface with internal/external customers on contractual matters
• Professionally represent Blue Canyon Technologies on contractual transactions and work closely with a variety of customers, including international, DoD, NASA, and federal agency customers
• Liaison with outside agencies, other funding sources, as well as corporate attorneysand other personnel, and BCTleadership
• Work closely with accounting, program management, and other professionals to resolve issues related to contract provisions
• May include personnel management responsibilities
• Otherresponsibilities asassigned

Required Qualifications/Education

• 8+ years of experience intheappropriatediscipline
• Bachelor's degree in finance, business administration, or related field
• Expertknowledgeof the FAR/DFARSand experience administering governmentand commercialcontracts/subcontracts
• Extensive experience with fixed price,cost reimbursable, award fee and incentive fee contracts
• Ability to managemultiplecompeting priorities
• Excellent organization, analytical and critical thinking skills
• Relatedtechnicalexperience maybeconsideredinlieuofeducation

Working Conditions

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information. Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at [e-mail].