Description
Pinnacle Solutions, LLC, an Akima company, is hiring a Contracts Manager to support a range of contracts. The Contracts Manager must have the ability to set and manage expectations, while balancing a workload which may have conflicting priorities.
Working in a matrixed management environment, this position will provide contracts administration and management support to Pinnacle programs. Successful candidate requires a high degree of independent and creative judgment applied to highest-level goals and objectives of the corporation and an understanding of FAR/DFARS/AFFARS, Acquisition Policies and Directives, WAWF, CPARS, Subcontractor Reporting Requirements, and supplemental government acquisition regulations.
Prepares, examines, negotiates, and revises contracts. Ensures contracts are consistent with management's goals, policies, and procedures, as well as in compliance with contract terms and conditions. Reviews documents as part of the analysis of incoming requests and develops contract terms and conditions. Assures that all clarifications and amendments of negotiations are incorporated into the final contract. Generates, maintains, and audits a central contract-resource file. Ensures that necessary procedural controls exist. Participates in negotiations with existing or prospective suppliers. Performs work with minimal supervision. Independently manages basic and complex issues.
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Responsibilities
- Establishing successful working relationships with customers via email, telephone, and in-person, when appropriate and an ability to act as an agent of change by identifying areas for process improvement and providing recommendations for implementation.
- Collaborating effectively with the program team (finance, supply chain, quality & mission assurance, legal, pricing, and compliance) to recommend and complete actions to ensure successful program performance and advise management of contractual rights and obligations.
- Proposal preparation will include examining Task Order proposal requirements, preparing bids, analyzing terms and conditions to evaluate risk, accuracy, and completeness to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
- Contract administration includes processing contractual documentation and reports, advising management of contractual rights and obligations, compilation and analyses of data, and maintenance of historical information. Support deliverable submissions and deliverable tracking.
- Responsible for preparation of REA's for Service Contract and CBA annual adjustments in conjunction with project leadership and corporate legal depts.
- This is an in-office role in Huntsville, AL.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree plus two years of experience, or High School Diploma/GED with four years relevant experience in lieu of a Bachelors' degree.
- Experience supporting all prime-contract types (i.e FFP, T&M, Cost Reimbursable and hybrids).
- Experience with negotiating and processing contract modifications and options.
- Experience handling contract terminations and close out procedures.
- Demonstrated understanding of FAR/DFARS, GSA Federal Schedules, Federal IDIQ, GWAC contracts and supplemental government acquisition regulations.
- Knowledge of small business and small disadvantaged business requirements.
- Experience in drafting and documenting Requests for Equitable Adjustment (REA).
- Experience in audits and corrective action plans.
- Experience in gathering data and performing Service Contract Act Reporting.
- Demonstrated experience with highly effective verbal and written communications and presentation communications.
- Demonstrated success working as part of a team to achieve common goals.
- Demonstrated past experience working in a high-intensity, highly-visible, matrixed management, direct-bill project environment.
- US Citizen.
Job ID2026-25484
Work TypeOn-Site
