Federal Pricing and Compliance Manager

Kleinfelder•San Diego, CA

About The Position

Kleinfelder, Inc. is seeking a Federal Pricing and Compliance Manager to join its Federal Contracts and Compliance team. The role supports the management and administration of U.S. Government contracts, including compliance with pricing requirements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), agency supplements, other regulations, and prevailing wage laws. The manager leads pricing strategy development and implementation to maximize profitability while minimizing risk, advises the Chief Financial Officer on government cost and pricing compliance, improves compliance processes, and helps ensure adherence to Cost Accounting Standards (CAS), Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and internal policies and procedures. The position involves complex data and competitive pricing analysis, and close collaboration with Contracts, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, and other teams. It leads cost-volume development and proposal pricing, conducts contract cost and profitability analyses, supports audits and inquiries, and monitors accounting systems and internal controls for compliance with FAR and DFARS. The role also provides pricing training and guidance, supports project setup, and ensures applicable prevailing wage and fringe benefit requirements are reflected in pricing. Kleinfelder describes itself as an engineering, science, and construction professional services organization serving transportation, water, energy, and other private infrastructure clients. It operates from more than 110 offices in the United States, Canada, and Australia. The position offers compensation and benefits, continuing-education reimbursement, training and certification expense support, and career development through an internal mentoring program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, business, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
At least 15 years of pricing or accounting experience with government contracts, including federal, state, and local municipalities.
At least 8 years of management or leadership experience.
Expertise in government contracting, procurement regulations, federal contract cost principles, prevailing wage requirements, pricing negotiations, and cost analysis.
Comprehensive knowledge of the FAR, DFARS, other agency supplements, prevailing wage requirements, and CAS audit requirements.
Following an offer, satisfactory completion of employment reference checks, verification of professional licensure and/or educational credentials, a motor vehicle report, and a comprehensive background check.

Nice To Haves

Experience submitting annual incurred cost proposals to DCAA and overhead submissions to state transportation agencies.

Responsibilities

Review and interpret solicitation requirements, identify questions about contractual requirements affecting pricing compliance and strategy, and mitigate related risks.
Develop compliant and responsive cost and pricing exhibits for proposals.
Lead cost-volume content development, management, and publication for solicitations, contract modifications, requests for equitable adjustments, and terminations for convenience.
Develop and communicate pricing requirements during proposal planning.
Build and populate pricing templates using estimating data and coordinate with Operations, Procurement, and outside sources as needed.
Develop, communicate, and execute proposal pricing strategies.
Help obtain and negotiate subcontractor and supplier quotes.
Coordinate and lead pricing reviews with Contracts, senior leadership, and other departments.
Perform cost, price, and profitability analyses on federal contracts.
Provide pricing compliance training and raise awareness of company pricing policies and procedures among finance, accounting, and operations personnel.
Lead continuous improvement of pricing training, methodologies, templates, and skills.
Prepare or review cost estimates and ensure prevailing wage rates are used where applicable.
Interface with U.S. government and commercial personnel on pricing inquiries and audits.
Provide guidance and recommendations during project setup to support pricing compliance.
Conduct internal audits of federal projects to check compliance with company policies, procedures, and government regulations.
Ensure adherence to the Davis-Bacon Act, Service Contract Act, and applicable state and local prevailing wage laws.
Monitor and interpret prevailing wage and fringe benefit requirements for specific job classifications and geographic areas.
Support annual incurred cost proposals to the Defense Contract Audit Agency and overhead submissions to state transportation agencies.
Ensure compliance with government cost accounting rules and regulations, including indirect cost rates, segregation of direct and indirect costs under disclosed accounting practices, and accounting for allowable and unallowable costs.
Assist with DCAA, Defense Contract Management Agency, Department of Labor, and other government or client audits, reviews, and inquiries, including developing company positions and preparing audit responses.
Monitor accounting systems and internal controls, participate in enhancement initiatives, and support compliance with FAR and DFARS.
Validate accounting system data integrity for efficient and accurate government reporting.