Senior Contracts Representative, Defense Agencies IT Business Area

Leidos

1d•Remote

About The Position

Leidos is seeking a contracts professional to join our Defense Agencies IT contracts team. This position is an individual contributor. Remote candidate must be located within the greater Washington D.C. or Baltimore metro areas and able to support occasional in-person meetings at Leidos and customer sites. In this role as a Senior Contracts Representative, you represent the “selling side” of the procurement interaction. Acting as the authorized Leidos counterpart to a US Government Contracting Officer, you will be responsible for a portfolio of task orders. Your primary objectives will be to build productive working relationships with internal and external customers, to negotiate changes where necessary, and to provide business recommendations and risk assessment regarding contract structure, clauses, requirements, proposals, and performance problem resolution. At Leidos the contracts team functions as an integration role that thrives at the crossroads of all areas of the business. In this role we are a critical formal, and informal, engagement point between Leidos and customer stakeholders. A successful Senior Contracts Representative is self-motivated and enjoys learning about the entire business relationship, and how all the pieces fit together, to accomplish the program’s objectives. Work Location: Daily work location for this position will be remote, though candidate must be located within the greater Washington D.C. or Baltimore metro areas and able to support occasional in-person meetings at Leidos and customer sites. Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain US Secret clearance

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
BA degree and 4 – 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 2 – 6 years of prior relevant experience
Experience in competitive federal government proposals
Experience with US Government contracts (FAR / DFARS), interpretation and administration
Analytical, communication, and presentation skills
Skills in building and maintaining relationships with both internal and external customers
Proficient in Outlook, Teams (or similar online collaboration tool), SharePoint (or similar online collaboration tool), Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and/or Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract types
Non-disclosure agreements and teaming agreements
Analyzing and mitigating Organizational and Conflict of Interest (OCI) risk
Identifying and mitigating risks associated with technical requiremens and contractual agreements
Negotiating changes
Coordinating reviews and approvals in accordance with corporate policy and procedures
Soliciting and understanding information from many sources to solve problems using sound business judgments
Advanced user skills in Excel and Word

Responsibilities

Demonstrate and act in accordance with Leidos Values in every business interaction (integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration, and commitment)
Review and negotiate terms and conditions for Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), teaming agreements (TAs), and Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCIs) mitigation plans.
Provide cradle-to-grave contract administration support for US Government contracts including: RFP analysis, hands-on proposal development including the development of terms and conditions, coordination of appropriate internal reviews, contract negotiation, and contract/task order administration and execution.
Responsible for overall contract compliance of assigned tasks in accordance with contract requirements, company policy and procedures, and applicable laws.
Frequently interact (written, oral, and face-to-face) with other contracts and procurement staff, functional peers, program management, and external and internal customers.
Daily use of Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Support audit activities and data requests from internal or external customers
Stretch assignments for competitive proposal support, and other special projects