Sentinel – Staff Contracts Administrator

Sentinel – Staff Contracts Administrator

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years in Contract Administration or related professional experience – OR – a Master’s degree with 10 years of related professional experience – OR – a PhD with 8 years of related professional experience. 16 years of related experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Must be a US Citizen with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application with an investigation completed within the last 6 years.
• Knowledge and understanding of pricing principles and FAR/DFARS as well as associated Federal Contracting regulations.
• 7 or more years’ experience with proposal strategy, contract formation and customer relationships.
• Strong organizational, verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assisting leadership with managing defense contracts, working new business proposals, and performing contract closeouts.
• Working closely with program office staff and other disciplines to accomplish program and company goals.
• Interpreting and applying Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR) Supplement, and other federal agency regulations.
• Working with various Government and prime contractor customers.
• Working with various Government agencies including the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).
• Managing internal and external audits relating to contract matters.
• Proposal preparation, negotiation, certification, and compliance with Truthful Cost or Pricing Data.
• Resolving a wide range of issues demonstrating good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Leading project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.
• Understanding assigned contract scope, terms, and industry regulations to identify and manage changes to the contract baseline.
• Working on complex problems with diverse scope where analysis of data requires thoughtful evaluation and resolution.
• Communicating at the highest levels on highly significant contractual/program matters.
• Viewed as subject matter expert in field within the corporation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience in construction contracting, particularly in US Government contracts for construction, architect-engineer, including Department of Defense (DoD) military construction (MILCON) contracting
• Experience in performing contract administration on Department of Defense Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP), particularly in the Engineering and Manufacturing Development and Production phases
• Extensive proposal and negotiation experience
• Extensive experience with and knowledge of U.S. Government acquisition regulations including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS)
• Knowledge of Department of the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DAFFARS)
• Certification(s) in contracting, e.g., Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Federal Acquisition Certification in Contracting – Professional (FAC-C), and/or National Contract Management Association (NCMA) such as Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM), and/or ECTAC Certification (Northorp Grumman Enterprise Contracts Training & Certification)
• Familiarity with Northrop Grumman contracts processes and procedures
• Active DoD Top-Secret security clearance
• Master’s degree, law degree or paralegal experience
• Strong technology acumen in M365