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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Level 2 Contract Administrator to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located on-site in San Diego, CA. This position requires the ability to work on site weekly in Rancho Bernardo with a hybrid telework schedule. 

What You’ll Get to Do 

The Contract Administrator will report to the RQ-4 Foreign Military Sales (FMS)/International Contract Manager and provide Contracts support for various contracts within the RQ-4 program.  The RQ-4 Contracts team is part of the AISR&T BU within the Global Surveillance Division and is focused on providing innovative solutions to problems and growing the business for the BU. 

 
The Contract Administrator will interface with all levels of management and customer counterparts, including program managers, business managers, finance, and pricing to perform the following contract administration responsibilities:  

• Administers, extends, negotiates and closes standard and nonstandard contracts

• Conduct proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contact activities to provide for proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications.

• Take an active role in proposal support and bid preparation; managing contract proposal volumes, supporting fact finding and the negotiation process to ensure proposals are fully responsive to prospective customer requirements

• Perform risk assessment of proposals and contracts terms and conditions and assist program office in development of risk mitigation strategies  

• Develop and process contract sign-off packages, managing the approval process for proposals, contracts and modifications 

• Maintain excellent working relationships with customers to effectively communicate, administer, modify, negotiate and terminate standard and nonstandard contractual agreements

• Advise program teams of contractual rights and obligations, including interpretation of contract terms and conditions 

• Maintain and update contract documents and official program records, including contractual documents and correspondence 

• Provide direct contract support, review contractual documents to ensure protection of company's contractual/risk posture, satisfaction of contractual requirements and adherence to company policies

• Research contract issues and prepare analysis with citations

• Work cooperatively with the technical staff to address customer requests

• Understand, assess, and evaluate contract provisions, clauses, regulations (including FAR and DFARS clauses), flow-downs and subcontract requirements  

Basic Required Qualifications 

• Must either have a bachelor’s degree with 2 years of related professional experience or master’s degree with 1 years of related professional experience

• Basic understanding of Government contracting requirements

• Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS clauses

• Experience working independently on routine to moderate contract management responsibilities including contract and regulatory compliance and negotiations (price, terms and conditions and technical requirements)

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Strong technical contracts background to include proposal development and negotiation skills

• Experience in the Defense Industry

• Experience leading teams, including cross-functional/cross-organization teams

• Ability to manage multiple contracts at the same time of moderate value and risk level, including various contract types such as cost reimbursable and fixed price