Contract Administrator 2/3

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Contracts Administrator or Principal Contracts Administrator to join its team of qualified and diverse individuals supporting our Global Battle Management and Readiness Division. This position will be located on-site at the Orlando, FL offices but other locations such as Huntsville, AL or McLean, VA would be considered.

This position may be hired at a Level 2 or a Principal Level 3 depending upon candidate qualifications, and will follow our 9/80 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 administering, extending, negotiating and terminating standard and nonstandard contracts. The team member will also support proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer contact activities to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications. Essentially cradle to grave contract administration.  As an embedded member of the contracts team, this team member will support a diverse portfolio of programs.

Primary Job Duties:  

• Examines  performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Prepares bids; processes specifications, progress, and other reports; advises management of contractual rights and obligations; compiles and analyzes data; and maintains historical information.

• Supports interface with customer for contractual issues among team members
• 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 direct and 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, support contract changes and maintain historical information within company policy and procedure
• 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 Level 2:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of professional work experience related to contracts, proposals, business management or other similar industry experience, or Master’s Degree in relevant field of study. In lieu of degree, High School Diploma or equivalent and 6 years of relevant contracts administrative experience
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Knowledge of FAR/DFAR requirements
• Knowledge of multiple contract types including Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials or Cost Plus Fixed Fee
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret or higher clearance within a reasonable timeframe to support business operations and needs.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Level 3:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of professional work experience related to contracts, proposals, business management or other similar industry experience, or Master’s Degree and 3 years of professional work experience related to contracts, proposals, business management or other similar industry experience. In lieu of degree, High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years of relevant contracts administrative experience
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Knowledge of FAR/DFAR requirements
• Knowledge of multiple contract types including Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials or Cost Plus Fixed Fee
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active DoD Secret or higher clearance within a reasonable timeframe to support business operations and needs.

Preferred Additional Qualifications: 

• Prior experience within aerospace or defense industry
• Contract Management Certification (Certified Professional Contract Manager, Certified Commercial Contract Manager, Certified Federal Contract Manager, Certified Contract Management Associate)
• Current, active DoD Secret or TS Security Clearance

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.