Contracts Administrator

Knight Aerospace Medical Systems LLC•San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

The Contracts Administrator establishes and oversees contractual relationships with customers, partners, subcontractors, and government entities. The role covers activities from proposal development through contract closeout, including regulatory compliance, negotiation of terms, and relationship management. The administrator represents the Company and its values and works to exceed customer expectations. The position involves negotiating and administering project contracts, developing agreements, assessing contractual risks, reviewing proposals, overseeing subcontract compliance, managing CDRLs and SDRLs, evaluating vendors, resolving disputes, interpreting program requirements, coordinating legal resources, advising on contractual matters, and managing intellectual property-related contractual activities.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree, a business-related degree, or equivalent industry work experience.
At least three years of experience in contract management or negotiation.
Five or more years of experience with federal government contracting requirements and procurement.
Strong contract negotiation and analysis skills.
Experience with WAWF and FAR/DFAR.
Ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.
Written and verbal communication, analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and attention-to-detail skills.

Responsibilities

Negotiate, manage, and administer project contractual activities, ensuring technical and business assumptions, limitations, and conditions are included.
Develop agreements covering statements of work, pricing, delivery schedules, and performance metrics.
Analyze contract provisions, identify risks, summarize implications, and recommend solutions.
Create and modify contract language to document agreements with customers, partners, and subcontractors.
Review proposals and offers from other firms for conformity with contract requirements and determine which are acceptable.
Work closely with Contract Officers to ensure requirements and needs are met.
Oversee subcontracts and ensure compliance.
Manage the creation and submission of CDRLs and SDRLs.
Evaluate vendor quality, cost efficiency, and timeliness.
Identify and mitigate risks, including cost overruns, schedule delays, and non-compliance.
Resolve contract disputes and claims through negotiation and communication.
Interpret program contractual requirements and coordinate legal resource services.
Advise on contractual rights, obligations, effective resource use, and legal issues.
Manage contractual activities concerning the protection and use of intellectual property in fulfilling contractual obligations.
Communicate effectively in writing and verbally, and apply analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and detail-oriented skills.
Complete assigned tasks within requested timelines and engagement budget constraints, and strive to attain realization goals.
Follow regulations, professional ethics, firm procedures, and confidentiality requirements; conduct oneself professionally.
Respond to existing client inquiries and requests within one business day or less.
Maintain regular attendance and punctuality and keep accurate, timely records of hours worked.
Perform other duties as assigned by management.