Principal/Sr. Principal Contract Administrator

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Principal Or Senior Principal Contracts Administrator

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is currently seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Contracts Administrator to work onsite at our Plymouth, MN location; will interface with all levels of senior management and customer counterparts, including program managers, business managers, capture managers, pricing, and proposal teams, to perform the following contract administration responsibilities:

• Conduct proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contact activities to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.
• Examine project costs, performance requirements, and delivery schedules to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Take an active role in proposal support; managing contract proposal volumes, supporting fact finding and the negotiation process to ensure proposals are fully responsive to prospective customer requirements.
• Perform risk assessment of proposals and contracts terms and conditions and assist program office in development of risk mitigation strategies
• Develop and process contract and subcontract sign-off packages, managing the approval process for proposals, contracts and modifications
• Ensure contract performance in accordance with company policies/procedures and legal requirements, including International Traffic And Arms (ITAR), Risk Work Authorizations (RWA's), ERP, Data Requests, Property Requests, Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI), Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDA's)
• Understand, assess, and evaluate contract provisions, clauses, regulations (including FARs and DFAR clauses), flow-downs and subcontract requirements
• Maintain official program records, including contractual documents and correspondence with customer
• Advise management of contractual rights and obligations and, as needed, provide interpretation of terms and conditions.

A successful candidate must:

• Be organized and detail oriented
• Be able to deal effectively with competing priorities and deadlines, and able to handle multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.
• Be a team player, yet also be an independent & proactive contributor, with excellent problem solving and organizational skills
• Have strong customer orientation and relationship building abilities.
• Be familiar with USG and international (FMS, DCS) contracting, and able to execute those activities at a high level with little or no supervision
• Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to use them in informing, presenting, negotiating, and problem solving.

This position may be filled at a higher level depending on education and/or years of experience.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Contracts Administrator:

• Bachelors with 6 years contracts or business management experience; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
• Experience working proposals
• Experience organizing and administering contracts
• Experience reviewing, applying, and analyzing rules, policies, and regulations
• Negotiation experience
• Be able to occasionally travel to customer locations for negotiations or meetings

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Contracts Administrator:

• Bachelors with at least 10 years of contracts and/or business management experience ; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD Includes all of the above.
• Experience working proposals
• Experience organizing and administering contracts
• Experience reviewing, applying, and analyzing rules, policies, and regulations
• Negotiation experience
• Be able to occasionally travel to customer locations for negotiations or meetings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Economics, Business, Engineering, Law or related field
• Willing to obtain & maintain a DoD security clearance (US Citizenship Required)
• Government acquisition contracting background

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,900.00 - $134,900.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $168,200.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.