Contracts Negotiation Senior Manager

Overview

Arcfield is a leading provider of full lifecycle, mission-focused systems engineering and integration capabilities to the U.S. government and its allies. The company has more than 60 years of proven experience providing advanced engineering and analysis, IT and C5ISR capabilities to support our nation’s most critical national security missions. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA and with 16 offices around the world, Arcfield employs approximately 1,200 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals who put our customers’ missions first, helping them solve their most complex challenges through innovations in modeling, simulation and analysis, digital transformation and C5ISR. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Responsibilities

As Arcfield continues to expand our contracts portfolio we are seeking an experienced and results-oriented Contracts Negotiation Senior Manager to join our dynamic team. As a contracts leader you play a crucial role in ensuring the efficient and effective management of our contracts as our company continues to grow. This position is responsible for overseeing the entire contracts lifecycle from proposal development to contract execution and closeout, while ensuring compliance with company policy, federal regulation, and contract terms. The ideal candidate will have experience managing complex contracts and a proven ability to mentor contracts and other corporate functional personnel in the acquisition process. The candidate should have exceptional leadership abilities with demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with other corporate stakeholders – Finance, Legal, Procurement, Pricing, and Government Compliance, Business Sectors, and Growth – to ensure the company successfully delivers on its contractual requirements in support of our customers’ missions.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Management and administration of company contracts including contract negotiations.
• Provides guidance and mentorship to a team of contracts professionals, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Establishes contract policies and processes and oversees the work of subordinate employees.
• Manages contracts personnel in the performance of contract negotiation, analysis, and administration; proposal preparation; and customer contact related to contract acquisition and fulfillment. Plans, conducts, and supervises assignments, generally involving larger and more important projects or multiple projects.
• Handles more complex bids/contracts, particularly classified proposals/contracts, that may require integrating content from other corporate functions and/or preparing specialized or non-routine responses.
• Reviews and resolves all issues effecting contractual compliance and ensures satisfaction of company and customer objectives.
• Advises management of contractual rights, obligations, and risks and provides interpretation of terms and conditions.
• Collaborates with and provides contractual guidance to Arcfield’s business Sectors and program management personnel and manages contract change control process.
• Focal point for communications with Legal, Finance and Business Sector teams for resolution of contractual issues and disputes.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum 12-15 years of contracts management experience or a master’s with 10-13 years of experience or a PhD with 8-10 years of experience
• Demonstrated expertise in federal acquisition processes, FAR/DFARS, and other relevant federal regulations.
• Must POSSESS and be able to maintain a TS/SCI clearance, with Polygraph

Other Education and Experience

• 4 - 5 years supervisory experience preferred
• Must be willing to work in a SCIF.

EEO Statement

EEO

Arcfield proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, marital status, physical or mental disability, status as a Disabled Veteran, Recently Separated Veteran, Active-Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran, Armed Forces Services Medal, or any other characteristic protected by law.