Contracts Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida.

📋 Description

• Manage the lifecycle of awards and contracts from review to execution, ensuring compliance and negotiation for Aerospace & Defense as well as commercial markets.

• Provide support for contracts related to specialty batteries, development initiatives, and government-funded munitions agreements.

• Assist with data analysis and manipulation, ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARs/CFR, representations and certifications, and internal reporting processes.

• Review and prepare contracts for management evaluation, feedback, and approval.

• Oversee the review and tracking of contractual documents, their status, and approvals leading to contract acceptance.

• Interpret, compile, edit, and proofread texts and data for technical discussions, documents, reports, and proposals.

• Analyze contracts and terms to ensure alignment with corporate standards and recommend negotiation strategies.

• Administer contracts for ongoing compliance maintenance.

• Collaborate with corporate resources on Contract, ITAR, CMMC, and FAR/DFARs/CFR compliance matters.

• Ensure compliance with export regulations, program security, and regulatory standards.

• Establish consistent messaging for compliance communications in collaboration with program management.

• Assist in the development, operation, implementation, and enforcement of internal controls and protocols.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Marketing, or a closely related field, or equivalent knowledge gained through experience and/or training.

• 2-5 years of experience in government contracting.

• Experience in administering firm-fixed and cost-plus contracts.

• Comprehensive understanding of FAR, DFARs, and CFR.

• Strong knowledge of CMMC, cybersecurity, and information safeguarding practices.

• Proficient in reading, writing, and speaking English.

• Comfortable presenting to groups of up to 10 people both virtually and in person.

• Advanced mathematical skills; experienced with financial reporting and earned value management.

• Ability to analyze requirements and comprehend underlying project requests.

• Capable of multitasking and reprioritizing while ensuring all responsibilities are addressed.

• Significant proficiency in Adobe and Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Word, and SharePoint.

• Skilled in interpreting Excel formulas, pivot tables, and understanding data-input impacts in complex spreadsheets.

• Ability to read and understand Aerospace & Defense industry proposals, contracts, announcements, regulations, procedures, FAR/DFARs/CFR clauses, and government contracts.

• Exceptional organizational and reporting abilities.

• Capacity to work under pressure to meet project deadlines.

• Excellent technical writing and editing expertise.

• Up to 50% travel may be required.

• Candidates must qualify as a U.S. Person under ITAR (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or refugee/asylee) and/or comply with ITAR requirements for access rights.

🏝️ Benefits

• 3+ weeks of paid time off.

• 11 paid holidays.

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents at discounted rates.

• Life insurance.

• Short-term disability coverage.

• Educational reimbursement opportunities.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• 401(k) matching with a 100% match at a 6% contribution level.

• Continuous training and career development support.

• Remote work position.