Senior Contract Specialist

KIHOMAC•Layton, UT

12d•Remote

About The Position

Serve as the Senior Program Manager's principal integration lead for Purchasing, Data Management, and Property Management. This role provides cross-functional leadership to matrixed teams, drives enterprise-wide coordination, manages interdependencies, mitigates program risks, and ensures compliance with contractual, schedule, and performance requirements. The position requires independent work and collaboration with individuals in different geographical locations and across multiple disciplines, as it may be filled nationwide. The role involves conducting independent research in contracting and related functional areas, approaching conflicts as a problem solver, and adapting to new and changing policies and processes. Key functions include assisting with contract close-out activities, carrying out contract management functions (awards, modifications, funds/expenditure tracking, reporting), and subcontract functions (awards, modifications, flow-down clauses, purchase request/order support). Negotiation with vendors/contractors and customers is also a part of this role, as is recommending and preparing awards and contract documents, ensuring approvals and signatures, and managing internal review processes. Maintaining contract files and documentation for completeness, accuracy, and auditability, and assisting with Government business systems audits and self-assessments are also essential. The role demands integrity, ethics, good judgment, and the ability to perform other assigned duties.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, Public Administration, Contract Management, Legal Studies, Finance, or related field required.
5+ years of experience required, to include previous experience in contract administration, procurement, or government contracting.
Experience working with specific government agencies or contract types (e.g. fixed-price, cost‐reimbursement, time & materials, IDIQ etc.).
Experience with audits, compliance reviews, subcontract management.
Strong interpersonal skills to include negotiating, analytical, and problem-solving with coworkers and company partners.
Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to draft, interpret, and negotiate contract language.
Attention to detail: strong document review and record-keeping.
Ability to manage multiple contracts / tasks simultaneously.
Excellent organizational and time management skills and ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams) and contract management tools/software.
Must be a US citizen.
Ability to obtain a security clearance required.

Nice To Haves

Experience in logistics, supply chain, purchasing are a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as the Senior Program Manager's principal integration lead for Purchasing, Data Management, and Property Management.
Provide cross-functional leadership to matrixed teams.
Drive enterprise-wide coordination.
Manage interdependencies.
Mitigate program risks.
Ensure compliance with contractual, schedule, and performance requirements.
Conduct research independently in contracting and other related functional areas.
Approach conflicts as a problem solver.
Adapt to new and changing policies and processes.
Assist with contract close-out activities to include coordination with KIHOMAC accounting, DCMA, DCAA, PCO.
Carry out contract management functions to include awards, modifications, funds and expenditure tracking, and reporting.
Carry out subcontract functions to include awards, modifications, flow down clauses, purchase request and purchase order support.
Negotiate with vendors/contractors and customers when needed to reach favorable terms.
Recommend and prepare awards and contract documents.
Ensure approvals and signatures are obtained; manage internal review processes (finance, executive).
Maintain contract files and documentation, ensuring they are complete, accurate, and auditable.
Assist with Government business systems audits and self-assessments, reporting as required.
Execute tasks with integrity, ethics, good judgement.
Other duties as assigned.