Contracts Administrator - Level 2 or 3

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The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! 

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Contract Administrator to support its Payload and Ground Space Systems team. This position will be located in Linthicum, MD or Rolling Meadows, IL. This position can be hired at a Level 2 or Principal Level 3 and will follow a 9/80 work schedule. This schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

The Contract Administrator is responsible for supporting proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration and customer contact activities to provide and ensure proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer requirements. You will be an embedded member of the program management team, supporting program success and new growth opportunities across the portfolio.

Job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Act as primary interface with customer for contractual issues
• Monitor contract and associated program to ensure that contractual obligations are communicated and understood
• Participate in contract proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contract activities to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications
• Work under general supervision to develop solutions to both routine and complex contractual matters to ensure company compliance with contract requirements on assigned programs
• Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes and maintain historical information
• Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies
• Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters
• Enter and maintain contract data into Contract Management System or Enterprise Accounting System
• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables and submission of invoices

Basic Qualifications for a Level 2:

• Bachelor's degree with 3+ years’ experience in a contracts related field – OR – Master’s degree with 1+ year of experience in a contracts related field
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of contracts experience in lieu of degree
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Familiarity with FAR, DFARS and/or government regulations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Level 3:

• Bachelor's degree with 6+ years’ experience in a contracts related field – OR – Master’s degree with 4+ year of experience in a contracts related field
• Will consider an additional 4+ years of contracts experience in lieu of degree
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Familiarity with FAR, DFARS and/or government regulations
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS and government regulations
• Experience with Cost-Type or Firm Fixed Price contracting types
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Top Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access

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