Serco

Contracts Administrator III

Serco$80K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required
  • 5+ years of experience in contracts administration
  • NCMA or equivalent professional certification
  • Strong writing and analytical skills
  • Demonstrated leadership capabilities
  • Broad experience in services and product contracting
  • Ability to obtain and maintain security clearance

Responsibilities

  • Act as primary liaison with Customer Contracting Officer
  • Facilitate communication among Finance, Legal, and business teams
  • Analyze business issues impacting contracts and profitability
  • Support proposal activities including NDA and contract analysis
  • Conduct risk analysis for RFPs and guide the proposal team
  • Lead negotiation strategy and manage negotiation team
  • Ensure compliance with contract terms and corporate policies
  • Identify and manage changes to contracts and recovery proposals

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule with 2-3 days in the office
  • Opportunity to work with a variety of federal contracts
  • Career development in a fast-paced environment
  • Access to new contract policy and process innovation
  • Engagement with leadership and diverse business teams
Full Job Description
Position Description & Qualifications

Position Description & Qualifications

Serco Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, career-orientedContracts Administratorto fill a challenging role in a quick changing, growing, and customer-oriented culture. This is a fast paced, cradle-to-grave contracting position which will require the administration of a variety of federal contracts, handling of multiple pre-bid opportunities, proposal activities, negotiations, contract award, and administration of the resultant contract. The Contracts Administrator will work directly with customers and senior leaders for this Business.

This role will be responsible for administeringcontract(s) with moderate to high risk. Successful performance will require a high degree of independent and creative judgment applied to goals and objectives of the corporation.

This position can be staffed at any of the locations listed below:

Hybrid work schedule with 2-3 days in office
    • San Diego, CA
    • Colorado Springs, CO
    • Norfolk/Virginia Beach, VA
    • Herndon, VA


In this role you will:
      • Act as the primary point-of-contact with the Customer Contracting Officer or Buyer
      • Serve as a focal point for communication with Finance, Legal, and business team members for resolution of contract matters and disputes
      • Understand the business being conducted, the financial/analytical issues, and profit and loss implications
      • Support proposal activity through preparation of NDA, TA, and the analysis of contract structure
      • Perform risk analysis on RFP content and provide guidance to the proposal team
      • Develop negotiation strategy and lead negotiation team for contractual issues
      • Work with different contract types, terminate, and close out contracts
      • Review and manage contractual obligations of the company to ensure that all terms and conditions are met
      • Identify changes to contract requirements and costs and lead recovery through change proposals
      • Analyze significant and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms, and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and corporate policies and business unit procedure and communicate results to team members
      • Assist in identification, development, and implementation of new contract policy and processes
      • Manage special projects when assigned


To be successful in this role you will have:
  • A Bachelor`s degree
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  • US Citizenship
  • A minimum of 5 years of professional working experience
  • Professional certification through NCMA or a college
  • Strong writing and analytic skills essential
  • Demonstrated leadership skills
  • Broad experience covering both services and product contracting
  • An understanding of international, state, local and commercial contracting
  • Ability to travel up to 10%
  • Strong analytic skills
  • Must be self-motivated

About Serco

Serco Group plc is a British company providing public services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The company has four divisions: Health, Justice and Immigration, Transport, and Defence, and operates across the UK and Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Serco primarily provides public services to governments, including the operation of prisons and hospitals, defence and aerospace services, and transport services. The company also provides IT and consultancy services to the public sector. Serco has been involved in a number of controversies, including allegations of overcharging the UK government and mismanagement of contracts.
Learn more about Serco
Size
50,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1988

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