Contracts Administrator II

Contracts Administrator

Serco Inc. is seeking a self-motivated, career-oriented Contracts Administrator to fill a challenging role in a quick changing, growing, and customer-oriented culture. This is a fast paced, cradle-to-grave contracting position which will require the administration of a variety of federal contracts, handling of multiple pre-bid opportunities, proposal activities, negotiations, contract award, and administration of the resultant contract. The Contracts Administrator will work directly with customers and senior leaders for this Business. This role will be responsible for administering contract(s) with moderate to high risk. Successful performance will require a high degree of independent and creative judgment applied to goals and objectives of the corporation.

This position can be staffed at any of the locations listed below:

• San Diego, CA
• Herndon, VA

In this role you will:

• Act as the primary point-of-contact with the Customer Contracting Officer or Buyer.
• Serve as a focal point for communication with Finance, Legal, and business team members for resolution of contract matters and disputes.
• Understand the business being conducted, the financial/analytical issues, and profit and loss implications.
• Support proposal activity through preparation of NDA, TA, and the analysis of contract structure.
• Perform risk analysis on RFP content and provide guidance to the proposal team.
• Develop negotiation strategy and lead negotiation team for contractual issues.
• Work with different contract types, terminate, and close out contracts.
• Review and manage contractual obligations of the company to ensure that all terms and conditions are met.
• Identify changes to contract requirements and costs and lead recovery through change proposals.
• Analyze significant and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms, and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations, and corporate policies and business unit procedure and communicate results to team members.
• Assist in identification, development, and implementation of new contract policy and processes.
• Manage special projects when assigned.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in business or related field
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• U.S Citizenship
• Minimum 2 years of professional working experience
• Strong analytic skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to research and understand new issues
• Ability to travel up to 10%

Additional desired experience and skills:

• Knowledge of U.S. government acquisition regulations or state, local, or international contracting preferred
• Demonstrated small team leadership skills preferred
• Professional certification through NCMA or a college preferred