Sr Contracts Administrator

An exciting and challenging career opportunity to be part of a team as a Sr Contracts Administrator

Location: Summerville, SC (greater Charleston)

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge:

As a Sr Contracts Administrator, you will support the SAS business relating to administering assigned contracts and required changes, ensuring compliance with government and/or commercial contract requirements.

• Analyzes estimates of material, equipment and production costs.
• Reviews contractual documents to ensure adherence to company policy, government specifications and requirements, and conformance to master agreements.
• Responds to inquiries regarding contract obligations and revisions.
• Initiates documentation to authorize work in accordance with contractual specifications.
• Completes contract negotiations of moderate complexity.
• Independent participation in audits for internal and/or external compliance requirements.
• Ensure routine and major contracts conform with standard terms and review non-standard contracts to ensure conformance with corporate contract principles. Recommend alternative language to address customer requirements within corporate and division guidelines with supervision. Interpret regulations in relation to contracts.
• Lead proposal development activities, data compilation, analysis and application to develop pricing proposals in response to customer requests. Draft and issue large proposals with limited supervision. Develop and execute negotiation strategy with management.
• Lead discussion on functional topics within internal team. Ensure solid relationship with customer as primary contact and demonstrate problem-solving skills with issues.
• Understand the interrelationships of ERP contract inputs with other modules.
• Supports on boarding of less experienced contracts professionals through on the information sharing and informal on the job training. Review and recommend improvements to existing procedures.

Your Expertise:

• Must be a US citizen and be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance to meet business needs.
• Bachelor’s Degree required in Business Administration, Law, or other related field.
• 7-12 years of applicable contract experience. Government or Commercial Nuclear contracts experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of FAR/DFAR terms and conditions
• Experience in contract negotiations
• Strong oral and written communication skills and knowledge of MS office
• Strong organizational and presentation skills
• Ability to handle multiple opportunities and meet strict deadlines
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Who We Are:

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Steam & Air Solutions (SAS), a business unit of Curtiss-Wright, designs, manufactures, tests and provides - Navy steam turbines and steam valves, nuclear steam turbines, and aftermarket steam parts, upgrades, and overhauls.

Located in Summerville SC, this brand new state-of-the-art facility is approximately 134,000 square feet dedicated to manufacturing in relations to machining, welding, assembly and quality inspections.

To learn more, please visit us: Curtiss-Wright EMS - SAS (cw-ems.com)