Noblis

Senior Contracts Administrator

Noblis$86K — $132K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or equivalent + 5 years of experience (or equivalent years with lower education)
  • Experience in reviewing bids and proposals for compliance with company policies
  • Thorough understanding of applicable laws including FAR and FAR supplements
  • Ability to create and manage diverse contract documentation such as NDAs and Terms and Conditions
  • Experience in ensuring procurement documentation compliance with corporate procedures
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills
  • Familiarity with MS Office applications
  • U.S. citizenship and secret clearance or ability to obtain one

Responsibilities

  • Identify contract issues and provide leadership recommendations for solutions
  • Lead negotiations on standard and non-standard contracts
  • Review, draft, and negotiate terms of non-disclosure and teaming agreements
  • Advise management on contractual rights and interpret terms
  • Stay updated on regulatory changes impacting contracts
  • Maintain and analyze both electronic and hard copy records
  • Present internally and liaise with customers and organizations
  • Ensure compliance with laws and regulations in business conduct

Benefits

  • Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
  • Paid leave and professional development opportunities
  • Tuition assistance and work-life balance programs
  • Recognition and awards for exceptional employee performance
  • Flexible participation eligibility for benefit programs based on hours worked
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

Noblis MSD is seeking a Senior Contracts Administrator with experience supporting DoD contracts; specific experience supporting NAVY, NIWC Pacific and Atlantic is desired. Under limited direction, this position requires the ability to administer, extend, negotiate, close and terminate standard and nonstandard contracts. Areas of responsibility include RFP review, proposal preparation, proposal/pricing review, negotiation, contract review to include risk recognition and coauthoring of contracts to ensure high probability of smooth contract execution. Reviews, interprets, recommends, and negotiates contractual terms and conditions and interprets established policies, procedures, and standard practices to develop proactive plans to ensure contract activities achieve desired objectives and timetables.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Identifying contract issues and providing leadership recommendations for possible solutions
  • Participating in and leading negotiating and modifying standard contracts and assisting in negotiating and modifying non-standard contracts/subcontracts
  • Reviewing, drafting as necessary, and negotiating terms and conditions of non-disclosure, teaming, license, and memorandum of understanding agreements
  • Advising management of contractual rights and obligations and providing interpretation of terms and conditions
  • Maintaining an awareness of regulatory changes and their impact on contracts/subcontracts, including export considerations
  • Maintaining, analyzing, updating, and developing various electronic and hard copy records
  • Making internal presentations and acting as a contact with customers and outside organizations
  • Being responsible for observing all laws, regulations and other applicable obligations wherever and whenever business is conducted on behalf of the Company
  • Demonstrating detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of government/commercial/international contract administration principles, concepts, and practices as well as comprehensive contract/subcontract management and leadership skills


The preferred candidate must possess a solid foundation of knowledge and be proficient in the proposal process and the management of contracts throughout the life cycle. Candidate must also possess an understanding of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). The Contracts Administrator should also possess outstanding written and verbal communication skills and be extremely organized. Basic qualifications for this position are listed below.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business administration or equivalent + 5 years of experience
    • OR Associate's + 8 years OR High School + 11 years
  • Experience reviewing bids and proposals to ensure they meet company policy and customer solicitation requirements.
  • Must have a thorough understanding of applicable laws and regulations including Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and FAR supplements.
  • Demonstrated ability to coordinate, develop and produce a wide range of contract and subcontract documentation (such as NDA, Teaming Agreements (TAs), Terms and Conditions, government regulations, SF33s, etc...).
  • Demonstrated ability to review procurement documentation for compliance with company policies and procedures and CPSR guidelines.
  • Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment with a minimal amount of direct supervision.
  • Extensive Knowledge of MS Office applications (Microsoft, PowerPoint, Excel).
  • U.S. citizenship required.
  • Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one.

Desired Qualifications

  • 7+ years of progressive professional experience specifically in contract administration.
  • Active secret clearance preferred.


Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.

Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis' total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $86,800.00 - USD $132,625.00 /Yr.

About Noblis

Noblis is an American not-for-profit science, technology, and strategy organization that provides technical and advisory services to federal government clients. Noblis works in the areas of national security, intelligence, transportation, healthcare, environmental sustainability, and enterprise transformation. Noblis was created in 1996 when Mitretek Systems Inc. was split into two separate entities. The other entity became known as Noblis ESI. Noblis has been recognized as one of the best places to work in the Washington, D.C. area by the Washington Business Journal and the Washingtonian.
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1996

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