Senior Contracts Manager
About The Position
Leidos currently has an opening for an experienced Senior Contracts Manager on the Maritime Business Area contracts team within the Defense Sector. This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills, clearance, and experience to support the research, development, and production of cutting-edge technology to protect our warfighters and the country. The selected candidate will report to the Contracts Director and support all contract management activities for a diverse portfolio of contracts. Primary Responsibilities Provide the oversight and evaluation of major proposals, monitoring major contracts, recommending and implementing new solutions to achieve functional objectives, be a critical asset in key negotiations, ability to resolve multi-faceted and complex contractual/customer issues as they arise, resolve performance issues, identify risks and propose mitigation strategies, ensure compliance with Leidos policies, and developing and maintaining excellent customer relationships. Candidate must be self-motivated and able to work independently. Must be a consummate team player, routinely interacting with programs, contracts, procurement, finance, project control, legal and export control team members. Proactively engage with Government contracting counterparts in order to be responsive to customer requirements. Lead the review and analysis of Request for Proposals (RFPs) in order to identify and mitigate contract risks. Review and negotiate Teaming Agreements, Nondisclosure Agreements, License Agreements and OCI Mitigation Plans.
Requirements
- Secret clearance or the ability to attain a secret clearance.
- BA degree + 12 or more years of relevant experience; or Masters degree + 10 or more years of relevant experience.
- Candidate must have in depth knowledge of all contract types (e.g., T&M, FFP, and Cost Plus).
- Working knowledge with the Navy Contracting Organizations is a plus.
- Proven ability to solicit and process complex information and data to solve complex problems and make sound decisions
- Strong interpersonal skills with measured and articulate communication skills
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers
- Proven history of working in a team environment, and fostering communication.
- Experience with Teaming Agreements, Non-Disclosure Agreements and other legal instruments a must.
- Additionally, candidate will have a strong background in Federal Acquisition Regulations.
- Travel may be required
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models including but not limited to ChatGPT, Claude, Notebook LM, and Google Gemini
Responsibilities
- Provide the oversight and evaluation of major proposals
- Monitoring major contracts
- Recommending and implementing new solutions to achieve functional objectives
- Be a critical asset in key negotiations
- Ability to resolve multi-faceted and complex contractual/customer issues as they arise
- Resolve performance issues
- Identify risks and propose mitigation strategies
- Ensure compliance with Leidos policies
- Developing and maintaining excellent customer relationships
- Proactively engage with Government contracting counterparts in order to be responsive to customer requirements
- Lead the review and analysis of Request for Proposals (RFPs) in order to identify and mitigate contract risks
- Review and negotiate Teaming Agreements, Nondisclosure Agreements, License Agreements and OCI Mitigation Plans
Benefits
- Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
