Principal / Sr. Principal Contracts Administrator - Level 3 or Level 4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Contracts Professional level 3 (Principal Contracts Administrator) or Contracts Professional level 4 (Sr. Principal Contracts Administrator) to join its team of qualified and diverse individuals supporting its Strike Division.    

The successful candidate will support the high-profile B-2 Program and work closely on a day-to-day basis with Managers, Directors, Engineers & Vice Presidents.  

This position will be hired at a Principal Level 3 or a Sr. Principal Level 4 and will follow a 9/80, Hybrid work schedule. This schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  The Contract Administrator is responsible for supporting proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration and customer contact activities to provide and ensure proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer requirements. You will be an embedded member of the program management team, supporting program success and new growth opportunities across the portfolio. 

This position will be located in Oklahoma City, OK with an optional site location of Palmdale, CA. 

Primary Job Duties:  

• Act as primary interface with customer for contractual issues

• Monitor contract and associated program to ensure that contractual obligations are communicated and understood

• Participate in contract proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contract activities to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications

• Work under general supervision to develop solutions to both routine and complex contractual matters to ensure company compliance with contract requirements on assigned programs

• Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes and maintain historical information

• Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies

• Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters

• Enter and maintain contract data into Contract Management System or Enterprise Accounting System

• Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables and submission of invoices

This position may be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4 depending upon candidate qualifications and experience.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Level 3:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of professional work experience, or Master’s Degree and 3 years of professional work experience related to contracts

• An additional 4 years of experience will be accepted in lieu of degree

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

• Knowledge of FAR/DFAR requirements

• Knowledge of multiple contract types including Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials or Cost Plus Fixed Fee

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret or higher Clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

Basic Qualifications for Principal Level 4:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8  years of professional work experience, or Master’s Degree and 6 years of professional work experience related to contracts

• An additional 4 years of experience will be accepted in lieu of degree

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time