Senior Contracts Administrator - Security Clearance Required

The Senior Contracts Administrator (SCA) has overall responsibility for their assigned contracts within Valiant. Working in strong collaborative partnership with the Operational teams and other critical business support functions, notably finance and legal, the SCA is responsible for ensuring Valiant's business, including revenue streams are protected with appropriate contractual documentation (whether contracts, subcontracts, PCA's or otherwise) and ensuring impeccable compliance at all times with all relevant federal references / programs related to government contracting globally or otherwise (e.

g. FAR, CFR, DFARS, SAM.gov, CPAR, etc.). The SCA is expected to drive best practices and innovation into all aspects of the contracting process at Valiant.

Responsibilities :

• Leads and manages the Contracts function of assigned portfolio at Valiant ensuring appropriate contractual documentation is in place at all times and that Projects maintain full compliance with all relevant contracting laws, regulations, and best practice guidelines at all times.
• Negotiate contract awards and modifications for all contract cost types including cost plus, cost reimbursement, firm-fixed price, fixed price / level-of-effort, and time and materials with Government contracting agency or Prime Contractor.
• Work closely with Program Operations to ensure contractual compliance and coordinate with Government contracting agency to obtain clarifications or negotiate changes.
• Coordinate with Program Operations and Finance to resolve any programmatic or financial items that may arise.
• Lead responsibility to draft contractual and other technical correspondence for government counterparts.
• Coordinates with corporate legal to review and negotiate Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements, and other legal documents as required.
• Review RFP / RFI Documents and work with various key stakeholders within Valiant to respond to RFP requirements. Provide proposal support to program team by taking an active role in negotiation of favorable terms and conditions.
• Responsible for the proposal submittal, negotiation and execution of proposals and resulting contracts.

Valiant Integrated Services is an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Four-year college degree, or equivalent, plus a minimum of 5 years related experience in government contracting roles.
• Effective analytical and summarization skills required.
• Strong ability to interpret contracts, to include applicable clauses such as the FAR / DFARs, and develop sound positions based on the interpretation.
• Prior experience with various contract types such as IDIQs, Time & Material, Cost types, Firm Fixed Price, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills needed to interface and negotiate with customers and various levels of employees and management.
• Must have the ability to work independently and in a team environment as well as prioritize assignments.
• Logical approach to problem solving with adept analytical skills.
• Strong knowledge and ability to apply requirements of federal contracting terms and conditions, including FAR / DFARS and other agency supplements.

Strong understanding of the Government acquisition process, regulations, processes and procedures.

• Review contractual documents to ensure adherence to company policy, government specifications and requirements, identify risks and areas of concern on contract terms and conditions and provide contractual advice, guidance and support to all functional areas.
• Ability to effectively manage project schedules, changes, claims, and enforcement of contract terms and conditions is critical.
• This position may require CONUS or OCONUS travel. Applicant must have the ability and willingness to travel on an as-needed basis.

Anticipated travel is less than 10%.

• Ability to obtain Secret or Top Secret clearance.
• Experience working with the Department of Defense.
• Possess a general understanding with the Service Contract Act (SCA) and Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).
• Basic understanding of export compliance / ITARS rules and regulations and laws as it applies to defense services on federal government contracts.
• Basic understanding of export compliance / ITARS rules and regulations and laws as it applies to defense services on federal government contracts.
• GSA / GWAC (OASIS) experience and the basic understanding of submission of quarterly IFF sales reporting.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office programs and SharePoint is required.
26 days ago