Senior Contract Analyst - Cambridge, United States - Walsh Employment

Description

Our client is looking for a senior US Government contracts professional with Security Clearance to join a busy, growing, and successful team supporting their Electronic Systems business area.

Senior Contracts Analyst

$140-160K plus top benefits & 10% 410k

Cambridge, MA. This is a hybrid working from home role with 2 to 3 days perweek office based.

You must be a US citizen with active Security Clearance at Secret or higher level to apply for this role.

To be successful in this role:

As a Senior Contracts Analyst, you will be a key member of the contract administration team, and someone who is compliance oriented, experienced in the identification and mitigation of risk, adept at relationship building and highly organized. Other requirements for this role include:

Bachelors degree and 8+ years of DoD contracting experience in a research and development environment, with both cost reimbursement and fixed priced contract types

Experience managing business to business contracts such as in a subcontractor to prime contractor, including negotiation of terms

Expertise in full contract lifecycle management including proposal support, negotiation, contract administration and closeout

Excellent writing skills with the ability to produce clear, concise, and accurate correspondence

Ability to demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of the FAR and DFARS

Strong critical thinking, communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence positive business outcomes

Outstanding interpersonal skills necessary for working in a cross functional, team environment and ability to develop effective relationships with internal and external customers

Ability to identify risk and develop mitigation recommendations

Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook, as well as Customer Portals (PIEE, Exostar) and ERP Applications

Other desirable but not essential requirements for this role include:

Experience with Earned Value Management Systems

MBA, Juris Doctor or other advanced degree

DoD Top Secret clearance

Professional Certifications (e.g. CFCM, CPCM, etc)

Position summary:

The Senior Contracts Analyst provides cradle to grave contract management of a portfolio of US Government prime and subcontracts with various customers. The role provides the opportunity to support proposal development and to administer contracts throughout the contract lifecycle while ensuring adherence to internal policy and compliance with regulations.

Job role and responsibilities:

As a Senior Contracts Analyst you will provide proposal support including solicitation review, active participation in gate reviews, basis of estimate (BoE) development, and authoring of proposal conditions & assumptions. Other requirements for this role include:

Proposal submission and negotiation including compliance with Truthful Cost or Pricing requirements

Contract review, redlining and negotiation

Serve as primary point of contact on large research to production and/or production contracts

Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external customers regarding contract matters

Maintain contract files in accordance with internal guidelines

Support and collaborate with internal stakeholders to proactively anticipate business needs and develop sound recommendations for compliant solutions

Ability and willingness to mentor junior Contracts Administrators

Support other special projects and/or represent the department on cross-functional teams, as assigned