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Mid Level Career (5+ yrs experience)
$125,000 - $155,000
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Business - Legal
McLean, VA (Off-Site/Hybrid)
Contracts Administrator / Contracts Manager
Location: Mclean, VA (Hybrid)
Clearance: Public Trust or ability to obtain
Experience: 5+ Years in Federal Government Contracting
Preferred: Paralegal or JD; bid protest and contract negotiation background
Position Overview
We’re hiring a Contracts Administrator/Manager who can run a federal contracting shop with accuracy, speed, and judgment. This role requires someone who can manage a small contracts staff, lead cross-functional coordination, and stand toe-to-toe with strong, opinionated leaders while maintaining clarity, professionalism, and control.
This position is ideal for a candidate with paralegal or JD training who wants to apply legal reasoning to GovCon operations, proposal support, negotiations, and bid protest strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Management
- Supervise, mentor, and develop contracts specialists, subcontract admins, and proposal compliance staff
- Set priorities, manage workload distribution, and enforce deadlines
- Establish repeatable processes for contract review, compliance, and documentation
- Provide steady decision-making under pressure or when facing strong personalities
- Serve as the authoritative point of contact for contracts issues across the company
Working with Executive / Headstrong Leaders
- Communicate contract risks and options clearly to executives, PMs, and technical leads
- Hold your ground when negotiating terms, scope, or compliance requirements
- Translate legal/contractual issues into business terms
- Facilitate alignment between BD, capture, delivery, finance, and partners
Pre-Award
- Analyze solicitations and identify compliance gaps, risks, ambiguities, and negotiation angles
- Lead T&Cs reviews, FAR/DFARS interpretation, bid/no-bid inputs
- Prepare and negotiate teaming agreements, NDAs, subcontractor flowdowns, OCI statements
- Support proposal compliance, PECP inputs, certifications, pricing assumptions
- Conduct legal-style research on clauses, protests, and agency decisions
Bid Protest / Legal-Oriented Work (Preferred)
- Evaluate award decisions for protest vulnerability
- Support drafting protest analysis and internal strategy
- Research GAO/COFC decisions to improve capture strategies
Contract Negotiation
- Lead negotiation of prime contracts, subcontracts, mods, and flowdowns
- Protect company interests regarding IP, liability, rate structures, and deliverables
- Align terms with finance and operational constraints
Post-Award
- Conduct contract kickoffs, briefs, and internal handoffs
- Track deliverables, funding, mods, options, and reporting
- Manage subcontracts and subcontractor performance
- Prepare contract modifications, REAs, and formal communications
- Maintain full audit-ready contract documentation
Qualifications
- 5+ years federal contracting experience
- Strong mastery of FAR, DFARS, agency supplements
- Experience managing junior staff
- Proven ability to collaborate with strong-willed senior leaders
- Skilled in drafting, negotiating, and interpreting complex terms
- Experience with proposals, compliance, and pricing models
- Strong written communication skills
Preferred:
- Paralegal certificate or JD
- Bid protest experience
- Subcontract management
- Knowledge of socio-economic programs
Successful Traits
- Confident communicator with backbone and tact
- High composure under pressure
- Detail-obsessed and accountable
- Business-oriented, legally disciplined
- Calm but firm across competing priorities
Why This Role Matters
This role protects the company from contractual risk, accelerates growth, improves margins, supports negotiations, and ensures operational discipline across BD, delivery, and operations.
Location: Mclean, VA (Hybrid)
Clearance: Public Trust or ability to obtain
Experience: 5+ Years in Federal Government Contracting
Preferred: Paralegal or JD; bid protest and contract negotiation background
Position Overview
We’re hiring a Contracts Administrator/Manager who can run a federal contracting shop with accuracy, speed, and judgment. This role requires someone who can manage a small contracts staff, lead cross-functional coordination, and stand toe-to-toe with strong, opinionated leaders while maintaining clarity, professionalism, and control.
This position is ideal for a candidate with paralegal or JD training who wants to apply legal reasoning to GovCon operations, proposal support, negotiations, and bid protest strategy.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Management
- Supervise, mentor, and develop contracts specialists, subcontract admins, and proposal compliance staff
- Set priorities, manage workload distribution, and enforce deadlines
- Establish repeatable processes for contract review, compliance, and documentation
- Provide steady decision-making under pressure or when facing strong personalities
- Serve as the authoritative point of contact for contracts issues across the company
Working with Executive / Headstrong Leaders
- Communicate contract risks and options clearly to executives, PMs, and technical leads
- Hold your ground when negotiating terms, scope, or compliance requirements
- Translate legal/contractual issues into business terms
- Facilitate alignment between BD, capture, delivery, finance, and partners
Pre-Award
- Analyze solicitations and identify compliance gaps, risks, ambiguities, and negotiation angles
- Lead T&Cs reviews, FAR/DFARS interpretation, bid/no-bid inputs
- Prepare and negotiate teaming agreements, NDAs, subcontractor flowdowns, OCI statements
- Support proposal compliance, PECP inputs, certifications, pricing assumptions
- Conduct legal-style research on clauses, protests, and agency decisions
Bid Protest / Legal-Oriented Work (Preferred)
- Evaluate award decisions for protest vulnerability
- Support drafting protest analysis and internal strategy
- Research GAO/COFC decisions to improve capture strategies
Contract Negotiation
- Lead negotiation of prime contracts, subcontracts, mods, and flowdowns
- Protect company interests regarding IP, liability, rate structures, and deliverables
- Align terms with finance and operational constraints
Post-Award
- Conduct contract kickoffs, briefs, and internal handoffs
- Track deliverables, funding, mods, options, and reporting
- Manage subcontracts and subcontractor performance
- Prepare contract modifications, REAs, and formal communications
- Maintain full audit-ready contract documentation
Qualifications
- 5+ years federal contracting experience
- Strong mastery of FAR, DFARS, agency supplements
- Experience managing junior staff
- Proven ability to collaborate with strong-willed senior leaders
- Skilled in drafting, negotiating, and interpreting complex terms
- Experience with proposals, compliance, and pricing models
- Strong written communication skills
Preferred:
- Paralegal certificate or JD
- Bid protest experience
- Subcontract management
- Knowledge of socio-economic programs
Successful Traits
- Confident communicator with backbone and tact
- High composure under pressure
- Detail-obsessed and accountable
- Business-oriented, legally disciplined
- Calm but firm across competing priorities
Why This Role Matters
This role protects the company from contractual risk, accelerates growth, improves margins, supports negotiations, and ensures operational discipline across BD, delivery, and operations.
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