Senior Manager, Space Systems Contracts (Remote)

Date Posted:

2025-04-07

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCT99: Field Office - CT Remote Location, Remote City, CT, 06101 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

Collins Aerospace is seeking to add an experienced Senior Contracts Manager to our Space Systems Contracts Team to manage multiple proposals and contracts concurrently.  This role will lead contract managers which negotiate and manage a high volume of contracts and associated business relationships for our Space Systems business including Deep Space applications. The ideal candidate will have experience managing and negotiating U.S. Government (USG) direct contracts (especially NASA), customer-facing subcontracts to USG prime contractors, and commercial contracts experience.  The qualified candidate will take personal initiative to proactively serve both internal and external customers.  This person will provide customers with quality experiences, establishing and maintaining effective relationships through the entire contract management process.  We define success as exceeding customer expectations. 

Additionally, the ideal candidate in this role will have leadership skills to manage contract managers and teams, negotiate complex contract items that are escalated to senior management, and communicate effectively with executives internally and externally. 

What YOU Will Do:

• Lead a dynamic team of contract managers with various experience to accomplish goals of the business and Collins Contracts organization
• Advise senior management teams on contracts, legal issues, and strategy to optimize financial and contractual performance of the business
• Responsible for negotiating, structuring, and/or administrating contractual documents that establish business relationships with customers and/or partners
• Works with sales, finance, functional teams, and legal department to structure contracts
• Analyzes contracts to ensure compliance to company policy, government specifications and other requirements
• Reviews high incoming volume of customer requests for quotes, identifies proposal/quotes requirements, reviews terms and conditions for acceptability and compliance with company policies and procedures, assists in proposal development as required and participates in securing required management approval for submittal of proposals to customers
• Review contractual terms and conditions for their acceptability, assessing risk and impact to the proposal utilizing the Company resources including legal, operations, and pricing, as necessary. Provide alternate terms and conditions to customer
• Maintaining contract documents and communication in multiple contract management systems
• Operates in accordance with company policies and practices, and in compliance with accepted business ethics
• Takes proper action to closeout contracts in accordance with applicable procedures at the conclusion of all activity
• Assures the timely communication of contract information to appropriate persons and maintains complete and accurate contract files
• Acts as principal interface with leaders of internal/external customers on contractual matters
• Takes necessary action or coordinates action to resolve any contractual problems with the contract execution team in a timely manner
• Provide guidance and coaching to their team and fellow contracts group members
• May require travel to an office or customer to support negotiations/meetings

Qualifications YOU Must Have:

• Typically requires University Degree and minimum 10 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 7 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience 
• U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Aerospace industry experience
• Prior supervisory experience of teams
• Prior US Government contract experience
• Prior experience with US Government direct contracts (especially NASA); prime contract subcontracts
• Experience with certified cost and pricing data proposals and compliance. 
• Strong FAR/DFARS/NFARS experience including application and execution
• International contract experience including sales to foreign governments
• Prior experience with USG contract management
• SAP and similar ERP experience

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