Senior Contract Administrator

DESE Research is currently seeking a Senior Contract Administrator who is a motivated self-starter who can work independently and as part of a team. Under limited supervision, this contract professional is responsible for activities that span the entire contract life-cycle.

Responsibilities:

• Provide cradle to grave contract administration duties
• Develop, negotiate and administer subcontracts and other agreements
• Create subcontract solicitations supporting multiple contract types (T&M, FFP, FFP Level of Effort, & Cost Reimbursable)
• Tracking subcontract Period of Performance dates (POP) -Implementing subcontract mods to include funding/hours allocations in coordination with Project Control
• Work in a team environment.
• Provide routine administrative support.
• Ensure proposals are complete and submitted in accordance with customer requirements and schedules.

Education/Experience/Other Skills & Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or similar.
• Requires 5+ years' experience working knowledge of DoD Contracting and Government Pricing.
• Work experience in DoD proposals, contracts, procurement, and/or finance.
• Deltek CostPoint and Cognos experience desired.
• Strong analytical skills
• Knowledge of all contract types including FFP, CPFF, CPAF and T&M.
• Skilled in verbal and written communication.
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Word.

Why employee's love working for DESE:

At DESE, we are committed to creating a company that is known for its respect and care for employee's. We understand that happy employees are what keeps our business going and we strive to provide the best opportunities for each individual working on our team! Here are a few reasons you will love working here:

• Competitive health, dental and vision insurance with affordable premiums
• Flexible work schedules
• Two different flexible spending account options
• Company paid life insurance with options for employee paid additional
• Performance bonus program
• Education reimbursement program
• Company paid personal leave for approved philanthropic activities
• Vacation, Sick & Holiday leave
• Robust 401k profit sharing plan
• Opportunities for internal promotions
• Employee referral incentive program
• Rewards and gifts for service anniversaries

*All applicants must be fully COVID-19 Vaccinated to be considered for employment at DESE Research, Inc.*

Disability Accommodation for Applicants - DESE Research, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in its job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need an accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address or phone number to contact us about your interest in employment with us: hrandsecurity@dese.com or 256-837-8004x123.