Contracts Administrator, Sr - HRC0015854

Job Responsibilities

• Complex Contract Lifecycle Management
• Manages and oversees assigned contracts throughout the lifecycle by planning, organizing, and executing complex pre-award, award, post-award, renewal, modification, and closeout activities
• Reviews and analyzes complex contractual requirements, special provisions, flow-downs, deliverables, and administrative obligations to ensure proper implementation and ongoing compliance
• Led administration of nonstandard, sensitive, high-risk, or strategically significant contract actions and related documentation

Compliance, Risk, and Issue Resolution

• Oversees and resolves the most complex issues related to contracts and contract-related laws, regulations, policies, and procedures, escalating or coordinating with legal counsel and leadership as appropriate
• Reviews contract administration practices and contract files to identify deficiencies, compliance gaps, inconsistent interpretation, or control weaknesses, and drives corrective action
• Evaluates contractual and administrative risk, documents findings, and recommends mitigation strategies, including corrective actions, withholding recommendations, or other remedies within established governance processes

Policies, Processes, and Governance

• Develops, implements, and maintains SOPs, templates, policies, procedures, and systems for contract management activities to improve consistency, compliance, and operational efficiency
• Establishes or refines standards for contract files, milestone tracking, renewal workflows, review protocols, and records retention practices
• Interprets evolving requirements and translates them into practical administrative guidance for contracts staff and business stakeholders operating in a federally regulated environment

Leadership and Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serves as a senior subject matter resource to contracts staff, program management, procurement, finance, legal, and operational leadership
• Supports audits, internal reviews, customer inquiries, and process assessments

Required Skills

• 6+ years of progressively responsible experience in contract administration, subcontract administration, procurement, or government contracting, including responsibility for complex agreements and issue resolution
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, contracts management, public administration, finance, legal studies, or a related field and a preference for (but not required) for an advanced degree in a related graduate/advanced degree (J.D., MBA, etc.)
• Advanced contract administration principles across the full lifecycle
• Risk identification, quality assurance review methods, corrective action processes
• Process design, internal control concepts, records governance, and audit-readiness standards needed to sustain a compliant contracts administration function

Preferred Skills

• Experience in a federal contractor, aerospace, research, higher education, or other highly regulated environment
• Experience with NASA, FAR-based, or flow-down compliance environments

How to Apply

To apply, share your experience by uploading a resume and completing an online application. Applications received by July 24, 2026, will receive full consideration. Applications received after this date will be considered until the position is filled.