Subcontracts Administrator

About the role

Pursue a career where you thrive, work with exceptional people, and be yourself. Join Parsons, a company that values people, embraces agility, and fosters growth.

Responsibilities

• Support the Subcontracts team managing Parsons Government Services Sector.
• Manage Subcontracts, representing the organization as the primary subcontract administrator on assigned subcontracts.
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal/external customers.
• Negotiate terms and conditions of non-disclosure and teaming agreements.
• Prepare, analyze, and evaluate bids and proposals to ensure they meet government requirements.
• Perform comprehensive Cost and Price Analysis of bids and proposals.
• Administer subcontracts of various types and complexity, including Cost Plus, FFP, T&M, and Labor Hour.
• Develop supplier evaluation criteria, negotiate subcontract provisions, and support the generation of subcontract packages for review, approval, and awards to suppliers.
• Negotiate terms and conditions, pricing, milestones, and other applicable elements for the procurement of equipment and services.
• Advise management of contractual rights and obligations and provide review and interpretation of terms and conditions.
• Maintain an awareness of regulatory changes and their impact on subcontracts.
• Provide leadership in negotiating and modifying standard and non-standard subcontracts.
• Identify and resolve subcontract issues and problems, providing leadership in developing solutions and making recommendations to management.
• Provide direction and training to assigned professional staff.
• Create proper file documentation in accordance with Parsons and CPSR regulations.
• Ensure all files are Parsons and CPSR compliant.
• Support the subcontractor setup process for all new subcontractors with adherence to Parsons requirements, including documentation collection, submission, and tracking approval process.
• Perform additional functions as assigned or required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration (or related field)
• 6+ years of related work experience involving typical procurement activities, including subcontracting.
• Ability to lead and confidently support Request for Proposal (RFP) and review meetings, contract pre-award meetings, final negotiations, and draft/finalization of contract.
• Experience and knowledge of CPSR, Procurement Policies and Purchasing Systems.
• Experience with creating file documentation in compliance with CPSR requirements.
• Knowledge of negotiating various contract types, including Firm Fixed-Price (FFP), Firm-Fixed-Price Level-of-Effort (FFP LOE), Cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) Term and Level of Effort (LOE), Time and Materials (T&M), and Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ), Government-wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs).
• Excellent working knowledge of Subcontract Management and Procurement concepts; Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFAR), General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR), and Truth in Negotiations (TINA).
• Ability to counsel management, provide leadership in developing and communicating new concepts; apply them accurately throughout an evolving environment; organize, schedule and coordinate multiple work phases; determine the appropriate approach at the task or project level.
• Outstanding communication skills (written and oral) with the ability to successfully interact at all levels of a matrix organization; ability to develop relationships within all levels of the organization.
• Proven customer service skills.
• Extensive organizational and time management skills; must be able to multi-task with a high degree of accuracy and detail in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Ability to adjust quickly and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; capable of representing the organization as a prime contact on subcontract matters with program management, vendors, and customers and, provide leadership to less experienced professional employees on projects.
• US citizenship.

Desired Skills

• Experience in negotiating and managing construction subcontract agreements in support of Federal Clients.
• Knowledge and experience with Deltek Costpoint.
• Familiarity with subcontract construction bonding, Davis-Bacon requirements, certified payroll, and construction subcontract billing.