Job Type: Direct Hire
Job ID: 11356
Contracts Lead, McLean, VA
Our client is seeking a Contracts Lead for a full-time, direct hire opportunity.
NOTE: Position is still currently remote due to COVID, however once restrictions are lifted, individual will be required to work out of McLean, VA approximately 2-3 days/wk.
US Citizenship required per client requirements. Applicants selected for this position will be subject to a government security investigation.
Description
Our client has an opening for a Government contracts professional responsible for all aspects of contract negotiation, management, and administration in support of contracts run by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Responsibilities
- Provide cradle-to-grave contract administration expertise.
- Serve as support resource and back-up on organization's other contracts, as needed. Additionally, provide surge and back-up support in other contract areas, including direct contract engagements with other federal, state, local, non-profit and commercial entities.
- Actively manage and facilitate excellent relationships with Government Contracting Officers. Represent organization to external organizations, both U.S. Government and non-U.S. Government, building trusted relationships.
- Act in partnership with senior leadership, stakeholders, and colleagues, providing agile, responsive, decisive advice and counsel on implementing diverse and innovate new contracting strategies.
- Regularly exercise independent judgment and discretion in supporting project/program planning activities and solving complex contract issues, with a focus on clear communications and relationship management with internal and external stakeholders.
- Define, interpret, and implement corporate policy as related to contract commitments and performance.
- Identify, track, mitigate and resolve risk issues.
- Review task order descriptions of work applying contracting expertise and technical understanding of organization's competencies to determine appropriateness of work.
- Provide timely input into contract systems in response to awards and modifications.
- Provide timely and responsive generation and negotiation of supporting contractual documents, such as non-disclosure agreements, software evaluation. license agreements and public release requests.
- Provide contractual and business recommendations to technical staff regarding proprietary information, patent disclosures, intellectual property, and other contract issues
- Review and manage Contract Performance Review Assessments (CPARs).
- Work closely with Finance in managing account receivables and answering Sponsor inquiries about invoices.
- Work with Close-out team to ensure proper close-out of Task Orders.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of experience in Federal Government contract negotiation/administration.
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. Government contract laws and regulations.
- Experience working with multiple contract types (FFP, T&M, Cost Reimbursable, etc.).
- Demonstrated ability to make informed decisions, manage and prioritize workload and meet deadlines independently.
- Excellent customer service skills with ability to initiate and foster collaborative relationships both internally and externally.
- Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft office applications in a Windows environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, or related field.
Preferred
- Experience working with federal grants.
- Experience submitting proposals and negotiating contracts with State, Local and non-profit institutions.
Please Note
- Only those individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.
- No calls, inquiries, or Third Party Vendors please.
- We are an equal opportunity employer (Unable to sponsor H1B Visas).
Since 1988, The ACI Group, a Baltimore-based IT staffing firm, has been committed to hiring the industry’s leading professionals, and presenting exciting career opportunities. We have access to varied types of contract, permanent and contract-to-perm positions and offer a choice of employment options including a full benefits package.
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