Contracts Manager, Integrated Solutions

The Contract Manager is responsible for overseeing the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, executing, and administering agreements while ensuring compliance with company policies, legal requirements, and business objectives. In a fast-paced, high-growth environment with multiple priorities and evolving business needs, this role requires exceptional organization, adaptability, and the ability to manage competing deadlines with accuracy and efficiency.

The Contract Manager serves as a strategic business partner, collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and mitigate risk, streamline contract processes, and support operational goals. Success in this role requires a proactive mindset, sound judgment, and a willingness to step outside traditional responsibilities to support business initiatives, solve problems, and contribute wherever needed. The ideal candidate thrives in an environment with constant change, embraces ambiguity, and is comfortable balancing a high volume of work while maintaining attention to detail and delivering excellent customer service.

Essential Job Functions:

• Serve as primary interface for all contracts with all entities, to include: (1) managing contracts, (2) resolving contractual issues, and (3) signing all contractual documents.
• Provide full life cycle contract management, to include negotiating, developing, administering and closing out all contracts.
• Negotiate contract terms with customers, vendors, suppliers, and business partners while balancing legal, financial, and operational risks.
• Maintain an organized contract management system, ensuring all agreements, amendments, renewals, and supporting documentation are accurately tracked.
• Track and report key contract metrics, risks, compliance issues, and performance indicators to management.
• Manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously while meeting aggressive deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Participate in special projects, process improvement initiatives, system implementations, acquisitions, or organizational changes as assigned.
• Partner with cross-functional teams, including Legal, Finance, Operations, Sales, Business Development, Human Resources, and Program Management, to administer contracts and support successful project execution.
• Work with technical and program management teams to administer all awarded project contracts, to include managing customer contract relationships, monitoring programs for compliance with contract terms/current government regulations, supporting data tracking for reporting and past performance, facilitating the resolution of any contract and/or program issues, and assuring overall successful program execution in accordance with Contracts department and organizational policies, procedures, operating practices and objectives.
• Serve as a primary interface between Albers Aerospace and the Agency's or Prime Contractor's Contracting Officers for both awarded and proposed contract issues, including developing timely and actionable solutions that balance the interests of both the company and its customers.
• Review, interpret, negotiate, and administer contracts while identifying legal and business risks and advising leadership on appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Provide business development support relative to prospective contracts, to include development and drafting, reviewing, signing and submission of proposal documents such as RFI/RFQ/RFP responses, work statements, pricing, OCI certifications, and quality plans.
• Review and approve the company's Representations and Certifications and subcontracting plans for business proposals.
• Research contract/subcontract disputes, to determine responsibility and final resolution of the problem.
• Provide support to executives by providing review of government solicitations to analyze protocols and resources needed to comply with proposed obligations.
• Flag concerns with government solicitations and ensure senior leadership is appropriately briefed on all significant terms and risks.
• Participate in proposal bid/no bid analysis.
• Maintain contract document management system, to include tracking and reporting of contract funding, portfolio, backlog, and historical award information.
• Oversee government reporting and periodic compliance filings, to include: SAM registration, GSA schedule reporting, FSRS reporting, ESRS reporting, CPARs ratings, service contractor reporting, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.
• Analyze solicitation requirements and prepare fully compliant responses to Request for Proposal (RFP) from Federal Government Agencies across all Contract Types, FFP, FPI, T&M, CPIF, CPFF, and Other Cost Reimbursable Contract Types.
• Lead research development, service, and production cost proposals in accordance with RFP of sole source and / or competitive environment.
• Understand and analyze RFP requirements, developing and presenting cost kick-off briefings, pricing proposals, analyzing cost data, and support negotiations.
• Interface with the proposal team (capture managers, program managers, engineering, contracts, finance/accounting, and operations personnel) to ensure that proposal is in compliance with Cost Accounting Standards and company policies and procedures.
• Lead and attend client kick-off meetings, BD-project-team handoffs, and other client-facing events
• Implement contracting strategies, to include answering questions on the operational aspects of contracting, contributing to new and innovative business contracting solutions, and supporting business planning activities.
• In-depth understanding of FAR and accounting practices include audits, cost pools, rates, and analysis of contract cost data.
• Ensure timely response to proposal deadlines and customer requests.
• Raise all potential contract compliance issues to EVP, Finance & Administration.

Note:The duties and responsibilities described on this document are not necessarily a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned to the teammate from time to time; and the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Contract Management, Legal Studies, Finance, Supply Chain Management, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 4–7 years of progressive experience in contract management, contract administration, procurement, legal operations, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience managing the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, executing, administering, and closing contracts.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, commercial terms and conditions, and risk management principles.
• Excellent negotiation, analytical, and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and mitigate contractual risks.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively across all levels of the organization.
• Proven ability to build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills with the ability to manage confidential and sensitive information.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience using contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems, document management systems, or enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.
• Ability to interpret complex contractual language and communicate business implications to non-legal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
• Strong customer service orientation and commitment to delivering timely, solution-focused support.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities, embrace continuous improvement, and contribute beyond primary job responsibilities as business needs evolve.
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of (Federal Acquisition Regulation, Defense FAR Supplement, Cost Accounting Standards and Government procurement policies and practices).
• Experience with all forms of government solicitations (RFP, RFQ, RFI and other forms).
• Experience managing all forms of government contracts (Cost-type, FFP, FP LOE, T&M, IDIQ contracts, GWACs, and GSA Multiple Award Schedules), including reviewing and understanding representations and certifications, subcontracting issues and pricing.
• Experience managing contracts valued at $20M and up.
• Understanding of Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) issues.
• Ability to handle large amounts of diverse, often conflicting, information.
• Ability to interact, organize and coordinate appropriate actions with numerous parties, including all levels of staff from administrative to executive.
• High degree of independent and creative judgment in resolving complex contractual and business issues.
• Must be a U.S citizen, must possess or be able to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting government, commercial, or regulated industry contracts.
• Knowledge of procurement practices, vendor management, and compliance programs.
• Experience participating in process improvement initiatives and cross-functional projects.
• Familiarity with audit support, regulatory compliance, and internal controls.
• Contracts related certification (s) a plus: CPCM (Certified Professional Contract Manager) or CFCM (Certified Federal Contract Manager).

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.
• CONUS travel may be required from time to time.

Working Conditions

• Onsite Required/Office Environment: Employee accessibility to HR, private office on second floor, shared printer in community area.
• Occasional Travel: Depending on business needs, occasional travel may be required. Travel requirements are typically infrequent and planned in advance.

Reasonable Accommodations

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Albers Aerospace is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate. All employment decisions are based upon qualifications, merit, and business need.