Senior Contract Administrator

Built on Experience. Built for Skill. Built for You.

Keel was formed by bringing together three industry leaders combining generations of hands-on expertise in steel fabrication, shipbuilding, aerospace, and defense manufacturing.

That means when you join Keel, you’re joining a team backed by decades of proven craftsmanship and real-world results.

We build ships, defense systems, aerospace components, and heavy steel structures that serve critical missions — and we do it with pride.

Your Mission:

The Senior Contracts Administrator would support proposal development, review/negotiate contract terms and conditions with Keel’s diverse customers, provide guidance to Keel business leaders, and work with program managers to verify contracts terms are met and contracts are maintained.

This position will have responsibility for ITAR/EAR compliance.

Explore the Depth of the Role:

• Duties include supporting proposal development, reviewing/negotiating government and commercial contract terms and conditions, completing Keel’s contract review process prior to contract award, assisting in developing procedures to ensuring corporate compliance with government FAR/DFARS clauses, CMMC requirements and ITAR/EAR requirements, developing procedures for ensuring compliance with contract terms and conditions, managing execution and delivery of contract documents, coordinating responses with Keel Subject Matter Experts, reviewing and executing Non-Disclosure Agreements and managing company registrations within Government and customer portals.
• The Senior Contracts Administrator will also have responsibility for mentoring more junior members of the contracts team.
• The Senior Contracts Administrator works with the Director of Contracts and Contracts Administration team to evaluate contract requirements and advise senior management.
• All other related duties as assigned.