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Job Title: Senior Specialist, Contracts
Job Code: 26266
Job Location: Huntsville, AL
Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off
Job Description:
Looking for the ideal candidate who has a comprehensive knowledge of FAR/DFAR with a thorough understanding of large and major development/production programs. Your knowledge and expertise will help guide a development program; while working with a solid and cohesive integrated team in the assurance that internal and external stakeholders business and functional objectives are achieved.
Essential Functions:
+ Under general direction, plan, conduct and direct projects or major phases of significant project assignment, coordinating the efforts of internal stakeholders in the performance of assigned activities.
+ Administer moderate to large contracts of great complexity.
+ Independently negotiates with the customer contract terminology, pricing, technical requirements, scope and terms.
+ Recommend contract changes, including major revisions and coordinates the preparation and final negotiation of change orders, supplemental agreements, price re-determination, etc. affecting the life of the contract.
+ Ensure compliance with regulatory and company requirements to protect the company.
+ Monitors internal progress of contracts with various business units to ensure fulfillment of contract requirements.
+ Monitors and reviews for completeness, accuracy and conformance with Federal and Defense procurement regulations and company procedural requirements.
+ Prepares all necessary internal reports for management and periodic reports to customer contracting officers/buyers as required.
+ Assists in developing policies, procedures and practices relating to contract administration.
+ Ability to obtain a US Security Clearance.
+ Travel: 20%.
Qualifications:
+ Bachelor's Degree and minimum 6 years of prior contracts experience or Graduate Degree and a minimum of 4 years of prior contracts experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 10 years of prior contracts experience.
Preferred Additional Skills:
+ Ability to act as liaison/consultant with external and internal customers on all matters affecting contractual agreements.
+ Solid understanding of contract requirements and ability to manage these requirements in accordance with FAR and DFAR Rocketdyne & L3Harris Directives and procedures to meet Program goals.
+ Ability to quantify an issue/situation and then become actively involved in developing an action plan to achieve a successful result and covering all aspects of the given situation.
+ Capable of guiding your team through contractual matters using your contract experience and Aerojet Rocketdyne command media knowledge.
+ Strong oral and written communication skills to interact effectively with leadership representing outside organizations and/or within the company.
+ Comprehensive level knowledge of the job area.
+ In-depth knowledge of project management is a plus.
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