Government Contracts Advisor

7 days ago


Herndon, Virginia, United States Peraton Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Contracts Administrator to join our team at Peraton. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of contracts, ensuring project compliance with government contracting requirements, and providing guidance on contractual requirements to project managers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manage a portfolio of contracts of various types, complexities, and sizes, monitoring invoices/budgets against contracts and mitigating cost overruns.
  • Ensure project compliance with government contracting requirements, including FAR, DFAR, and other agency supplements.
  • Support project managers by providing guidance on contractual requirements, including proposal responses to Request for Proposal (RFP), contract pre-award meetings, and contract negotiations.
  • Manage the start-up and close-out process for all assigned projects, including preparing and finalizing contract documents, issuing final modifications and invoices, and coordinating completion of contractor performance evaluations.
  • Assist with preparing cost proposals and narratives for projects, including developing strong customer relationships and interacting frequently with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Analyze, prepare, and negotiate contractual agreements, including Teaming, Non-Disclosure, Memorandum of Understandings/Memorandum of Agreements, and other binding agreements.
  • Support internal program teams, including highly complex problem-solving and providing creative solutions.
  • Achieve Department and Division objectives by promoting sound business principles, including strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field, plus a minimum of 10 years of related work experience (may be substituted for equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience).
  • Experience working proposal responses to Request for Proposal (RFP), participating in RFP and proposal review meetings, contract pre-award meetings, conducting negotiations, and drafting/finalization of contract.
  • Experience managing Government contracts and Subcontracts with other Government Contractors under FAR, DFAR, and other agency supplements.
  • Experience preparing, maintaining, retrieving, and communicating records, reports, or documents that may be required to meet corporate and Contract Management requirements.
  • Experience performing closeout of contracts, finalizing outstanding contract issues, issuing final modifications & invoices, and coordinating completion of contractor performance evaluations.
  • Experience interfacing with all levels of the project team, including representing and interfacing with all levels of internal and/or external management and corporate organization.
  • Current Secret clearance.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in creating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets.
  • Proficient working within a Contract Lifecycle Management tool such as GovWin or UNISOM.
  • Self-starter and independent worker with good organizational and computer skills.
  • Deltek experience is a plus.
  • Knowledge of contract types and terms.
  • Understand and implement policies and procedures.
  • Excellent communication skills.
About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces.

Target Salary Range

$86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.



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