Contracts Principal

SAIC • San Diego, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

SAIC’s Business Management Contracts & Procurement Team represents the full depth and breadth of the acquisition value chain – from the sell side (customer engagement and strategy development) to the buy side (program execution, strategic alliances, supply chain management and subcontractor development). We are the full acquisition organization that supports our external and internal customer mission. Our dynamic team of acquisition professionals support SAIC’s key business areas and enterprise growth strategy. This is a hybrid position in San Diego, CA, with the ability to work from home 2-3 days a week. Will also consider candidates within the pacific time zone who are able to travel to San Diego as required. Candidates must possess a Secret clearance and the ability to get a Top Secret SCI clearance.

SAIC’s Business Management organization is seeking a Contracts Principal to manage contracts/proposals in support of its Army Navy Business Group (BG). The position requires knowledge of the government contracts field and will conduct the preparation, negotiation, acceptance, and management of government contracts to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.

Requirements

• Knowledge of the government contracts field
• Ability to conduct the preparation, negotiation, acceptance, and management of government contracts
• Ability to ensure proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications
• Ability to review contractual documents to ensure adherence to company policy, government specifications and requirements, and conformance to master agreements
• Ability to advise management of contractual rights and obligations and provide interpretation of terms and conditions
• Ability to represent organization as a prime contact on contracts or projects
• Ability to interact with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations
• Ability to develop solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation
• Ability to ensure solutions are consistent with organization objectives
• Ability to support commercial work as well as complex efforts including Firm Fixed Price (FFP) defined delivery efforts
• Experience with proposal preparation; negotiation and administration of various contracts to include Cost Reimbursable (CR), Time and Materials (T&M), Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and multiple Task Order contracts development
• Experience with preparation, negotiation, and administration of teaming agreements and proprietary information agreements
• Experience with collection and submission of data for regulatory reporting
• Experience with management of OCI Plans
• Secret clearance
• Ability to get a Top Secret SCI clearance

Nice To Haves

• Mentorship of contract team members

Responsibilities

• Reviewing contractual documents to ensure adherence to company policy, government specifications and requirements, and conformance to master agreements.
• Advises management of contractual rights and obligations and provides interpretation of terms and conditions. Represents organization as a prime contact on contracts or projects.
• Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters often requiring coordination between organizations. Develops solutions to complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.
• Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives.
• Supports commercial work as well as complex efforts including Firm Fixed Price (FFP) defined delivery efforts.
• Duties include proposal preparation; negotiation and administration of various contracts to include Cost Reimbursable (CR), Time and Materials (T&M), Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and multiple Task Order contracts development; preparation, negotiation, and administration of teaming agreements and proprietary information agreements; collection and submission of data for regulatory reporting; and management of OCI Plans.
• Provide mentorship to contract team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed