Contracts Manager

Job Description

Description

The Contracts Manager will be responsible for proposing and administering large scale Firm Fixed Price, defined delivery contracts. The Contracts Manager will be a leader on the Program Team, having the ability to self-motivate, influence and proactively engage with customers and guide the Program Team through the contractual and legal requirements of a complex systems integration contract while possessing the following:

• Ability to effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners and interact with senior leadership.
• Ability to resolve highly complex issues, develop negotiating strategies and provide creative solutions.
• Ability to function well in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills

This position is 100% remote nationwide. 

Primary duties and responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and fully understanding the RFP/contract and any changes, and provide daily guidance to the Program Team.
• Providing leadership in contract execution, anticipating and resolving problems, and ensuring inter-group communication and cooperation.   
• Assesses issues, risks, and develops solutions.
• Work with Procurement/Supplier Management to help develop a supplier strategy, based on the prime contract.
• Responsible for compliance with all Government contract requirements, internal policies, and all Federal, State and applicable laws.
• Supporting the Program Manager by providing guidance on contractual requirements and developing business strategies to continually improve contract position.
• Preparing compliant TINA covered cost proposals/narratives.
• Developing and maintaining strong customer relationships with Contracting Officer and Contracts Specialist.
• Maintain a contract baseline with requirements and responsibilities, continually briefing new Program Team members on contractual obligations.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors from an accredited institution and fifteen (15) years or more of related experience; Masters and thirteen (13) years or more experience
• TS/SCI Clearance needed to be obtained

 

COVID Policy: Prospective and/or new employees are required to adhere with SAIC's vaccination policy. All SAIC employees must be fully vaccinated and they must submit proof of vaccination on their first day of employment. Prospective or new employees may seek an exemption to the vaccination requirement at Contact Us and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Where work is performed strictly at a customer site, customer site vaccination requirements preempt SAIC's vaccination policy.

 

Target salary range: $155,001 - $165,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.

Overview

SAIC® is a premier Fortune 500® technology integrator driving our nation's technology transformation. Our robust portfolio of offerings across the defense, space, civilian, and intelligence markets includes secure high-end solutions in engineering, digital, artificial intelligence, and mission solutions. Using our expertise and understanding of existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions that are critical to achieving our customers' missions.

We are more than 26,500 strong; driven by mission, united by purpose, and inspired by opportunities. SAIC is an Equal Opportunity Employer, fostering a respectful work culture based on diversity, equity, and inclusion that values all contributors. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $7.1 billion. For more information, visit saic.com.