Contract Manager

Fort Walton Beach FL - onsite

$40-$53/hour W2 DOE

6 months contract to permanent

Position Summary

Aerospace and Defense Contracts Manager responsible for contract management, agreement negotiation, regulatory compliance, contract modifications, deliverables tracking, and program closeout for prime contracts and subcontracts.

Job Requirements

• 7 or more years of aerospace and defense contract management experience
• Experience managing prime contracts and subcontracts
• Firm-Fixed-Price contract experience
• Mastery of FAR, DFARS, ITAR, EAR, and UCC contract law
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Law, or related field
• Experience structuring complex agreements, including Long-Term Agreements and Master Purchase Agreements
• Experience reviewing RFPs for technical, schedule, and liability risks
• Experience managing compliance with aerospace quality standards, including AS9100
• Experience managing international defense trade compliance protocols
• Experience leading contract negotiations involving pricing, intellectual property rights, and liability limits
• Experience performing price analysis and cost evaluations

Preferred Skills

• NCMA certification
• CFCM certification
• CPCM certification
• Experience with aerospace hardware contracts
• Experience with engineering services contracts
• Experience with Engineering Change Proposals
• Experience issuing change orders to sub-tier vendors
• Experience managing CDRLs and Data Item Descriptions
• Experience supporting classified and unclassified aerospace program closeout

Job Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate complex aerospace and defense agreements
• Structure Long-Term Agreements and Master Purchase Agreements
• Review Requests for Proposals to identify technical, schedule, and liability risks
• Enforce compliance with FAR, DFARS, AS9100, and aerospace quality requirements
• Manage ITAR and EAR compliance protocols for international defense trade
• Lead negotiations related to pricing, intellectual property rights, and asset liability limits
• Conduct price analysis and cost evaluations for aerospace hardware and engineering services
• Execute contract modifications resulting from Engineering Change Proposals and scope changes
• Issue formal change orders for aerospace hardware configuration changes
• Manage contract amendments and modifications throughout program execution
• Govern delivery schedules for Contract Data Requirements Lists and Data Item Descriptions
• Oversee formal closeout procedures for classified and unclassified aerospace programs

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client

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