Principal Contracts Administrator

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Contracts Administrator to support our team in Herndon, VA or Lexington Park MD.

This is a hybrid role based out of the Washington, DC, Maryland, or Virginia metro to attend periodic meetings.

Responsibilities to include but not limited to:

• Administer assigned contracts, including contract modifications, ensuring compliance with prime contract requirements, proposal preparation, and contract negotiations with existing or prospective clients.
• Review, draft, and negotiate pre-award related contractual agreements including NDAs, TAs, and MOUs while assisting with OCI plans and mitigation strategies.
• Monitor company performance for conformance to original proposals, maintaining continual review to ensure all terms comply with legal requirements and government regulations.
• Prepare contractual modifications, task orders, and contract close-outs while maintaining status tracking on all contract actions.
• Coordinate with contracting officers, subcontracts administrators, program managers, auditors, and other personnel for all matters pertaining to contract administration.
• Recommend appropriate activities to resolve performance difficulties and respond to internal/external data calls.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS preferred) or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of contracts administration experience in a government contracting environment.
• 3+ years of experience collaborating with key stakeholders and program leadership to solve complex issues.
• Strong working knowledge of FAR and DFARS regulations.
• Proven experience managing a variety of contract types including CPFF, CPAF, CPIF, FFP-LOE, and FFP.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree or relevant professional certification in Contract Management (e.g., CPCM or CFCM).
• Demonstrated experience handling complex contract negotiations and strategic customer relationship management.
• Experience with enterprise contract management software systems and internal reporting tools.
• Experience with non-traditional contract types such as OTAs, CSOs and SWP

Clearance Requirements

• Secret Clearance to start with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position more than 50% of the time.
• Must be able to work under pressure and operate a computer and other office productivity machinery continuously.
• Must be able to communicate, converse, and exchange accurate information with peers and senior management.