GD Information Technology-posted about 13 hours ago
$97,750 - $132,250/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Hybrid • Albany, NY
5,001-10,000 employees

Contribute to the strategic direction of the business and support impactful mission outcomes as a Contracts Administrator Principal at GDIT. Here, you’ll enable the success of the most critical government missions and the growth of a meaningful career in Contract Management. GDIT is currently seeking a State and Local (S&L) Contracts Administrator Principal to serve a key role on our S&L Contracts Team. The S&L Contracts Administrator Principal will be a trusted advisor to all customers (internal and external) to drive company and customer missions in a complex and competitive market. Additionally, this individual will support every aspect of the procurement lifecycle and use creative thinking and problem-solving skills to drive solutions that help solve our critical missions. This position will work closely with executive leadership to address key issues and provide sound advice leading to great business decisions. This role is viewed as critical to the success of a key growth area within the overall GDIT portfolio. This role includes performing in a hands-on contract administration function to support on-going proposal pursuits and administration of current contracts. This position will work closely with capture and proposal teams to assess and advise on contract risks related to potential opportunities and work with the business team to anticipate/identify, track and remediate contractual issues to resolution and perform daily contractual administration. A critical part of this position is to advise on contractual issues that may arise during program execution. The S&L Contracts Administrator Principal will work closely with executive and program management and will be the focal point for all customer contractual communications and must be able to build and nurture customer (internal and external) relationships.

  • Review, evaluate, and negotiate S&L contract terms and conditions to achieve best business performance while balancing the customer needs
  • Ability to develop risk mitigation strategies with program teams and/or solutions for risks that arise.
  • Must have cognizance of the impact on Program Cost, Deliverables, and Schedule risk as well as Company risk
  • Pre-and Post-award contract support to include: proposal preparation, risk review and mitigation, contract negotiation, contract administration, change management and customer contact activities to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications
  • Participate in special projects as required
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree
  • Experience: 8+ years of related experience in contracts administration, including experience with various contractual agreements
  • Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Manage relationships with internal customers to help build a business unit that executes flawlessly and expands business.
  • Ensure internal contractual compliance with relevant terms and conditions and compliance with designated management objectives.
  • Negotiate contracts, including price, terms, and conditions, and review subsequent contractual documents for legal sufficiency prior to execution.
  • Provide contractual and business recommendations to technical staff, business leaders, and other leaders.
  • Review requests for proposals and participates in proposal color reviews.
  • Review and approve solicited and unsolicited proposals for submission to customers.
  • Review and negotiate various types of agreements.
  • Interpret contractual work requirements and obligations.
  • Initiate and maintain contract administration and business relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
  • Identify, track, mitigate, and resolve risk issues.
  • Monitor performance of contracts for conformance with contractual terms and conditions and ensure that contracts are in accordance with legal requirements, customer specifications, laws, and regulations.
  • Make recommendations regarding contracts implementation.
  • Provide contract closeout support.
  • Communicate clearly and consistently both orally and in written format to enable appropriate actions.
  • Develop proactive approaches to solve problems and find efficiencies.
  • Serve as point of contact with internal departments, including Legal, concerning specific contract questions, issues, and problems.
  • Maintain current knowledge of relevant contractual procedures and practices.
  • Strong collaboration skills and working effectively with deadlines.
  • Preference for at least 3 years’ experience supporting State and Local Government contracts and new business opportunities, experience with Healthcare contracts, and understanding of State and Local Government Solicitations and Terms and Conditions, with an emphasis on those of New York.
  • Professional Certification (CPCM/CFCM).
  • Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
  • full flex work weeks where possible
  • a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
  • short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance
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