Contracts Manager

Overview

• Location: VariQ office in Rockville, MD

• Salary: Dependent upon experience

• Security Clearance: None

• Available: ASAP

• Manage the Federal purchasing process in accordance with FAR/DFAR regulations and CPSR requirements, ensuring that all requirements for an Approved Government Purchasing System are managed and maintained and support each step as required including acquisition planning, RFPs/RFQs to suppliers, source selection, price analysis, technical evaluations, purchase requisitions, subcontract agreement negotiations and finalization, purchase order management and closeouts
• Manage federal, state, local government, and commercial contracts, including IDIQ contract management
• Work with internal departments and subcontractors to ensure that all contractual deliverables are met and obligations are complied with, including FAR, DFAR, and other regulations related to federal acquisition
• Draft, review, and revise a variety of contracts with customers including (but not limited to), subcontracts, consulting agreements, teaming agreements, and NDAs
• Ensure the organization's internal contract documents and records are accurate and well maintained to CPSR requirements
• Ensure contractual compliance, FAR and DFAR requirements and deliverables are accurately recorded and tracked to delivery
• Provide support to Business Development in ensuring timely processing of non-disclosure, teaming, and other agreements with partners
• Meet with customers to discuss both contractual, legal, and business matters
• Provide advice and guidance to the different teams relating to contract generation
• Maintain excellent working relationships with clients to ensure their needs are understood and met
• Create, prepare, review, and edit all contracts
• Provide support, assistance, and advice on new potential businesses opportunities and throughout the procurement process
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes and devise plans to implement these changes

• Excellent Communication skills, both verbal and written. Must be comfortable communicating with clients and suppliers in a professional and timely manner
• Exemplify a strong attention to detail
• Possesses superior organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects with short and/or shifting deadlines
• Comfortable working as part of a multidimensional team and supporting multiple departments within the organization in order to help achieve overall success
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of legal terminology and the ability to draft and review contracts of all types including (but not limited to), subcontracts, consulting agreements, teaming agreements and NDAs
• Solid grasp of FAR and DFAR requirements as it relates to federal prime contract and subcontract management
• Must have strong computer skills and knowledge of common programs such as Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat
• Previous experience working with contract regulations and the related laws
• Capable of professionally managing confidential information
• Exemplify creative problem-solving abilities

• This job description is not designed to cover a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities are subject to change at any time. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
• While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

• All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.