Government Contracts Administrator

  Northern Defense Industries, LLC (NDI), an AMS Group, Inc. (AMS Group) Company, is a leader in design, integration, and delivery of full-spectrum integrated security solutions for critical infrastructure, maritime & coastal, and transportation applications. AMS Group is a privately held U.S. business formed in 1983 with the purpose of accelerating time-to-market and providing through-life-support of state-of-the-art technology for defense and homeland security needs. For over twenty years NDI has provided mature, cost effective, proven technology systems that have been deployed around the world, providing Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) for U.S. and partner nations.  

The Government Contracts Administrator role will focus on Department of Defense (DoD)/Department of War (DoW) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposal and contract activity. Position requires the candidate to have a solid proficiency in understanding and administering various DoD/DoW and DHS contract, subcontract and purchase order types. 

Functional Responsibilities: 

· Complete registration of Company with prime contractors and/or suppliers to include portal registration process. 

· Provide contract administration support for assigned proposals and contracts/subcontracts including customer/supplier interface, negotiations, and contract interpretation to ensure compliance with contract terms. 

· Ability to review contract and/or subcontract Terms & Conditions to include flow downs, change management, inspection, acceptance, payment, warranty, close-out, and records retention. Identify Terms and Condition exceptions. Lead and/or support contract and/or subcontract negotiations. 

· Draft correspondence to Contracting Officers, Contract Specialists and Supplier contracts/subcontracts personnel regarding contractual issues for review and approval. 

· Act as primary contracts interface between Company and customers/suppliers on all contractual matters. 

· Review and process contract and subcontract modifications. Monitor compliance with contract/subcontract deliverable requirements.  

· Ensure effective and open communication of proposal and contractual information between organizational stakeholders to include subsidiary management, program management and Corporate Operations and Finance functional leads. 

· Understanding of Foreign Military Sale contracts and U.S. export regulations to ensure compliance with Department of State and Department of Commerce laws and regulations. 

Education

· Minimum of a four-year bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) from an accredited college or university. In lieu of a four-year bachelor’s degree (BA or BS), eight years of demonstrated U.S. Government DoD/DoW and/or DHS contracts experience.

Experience  

· Minimum five (5) years in the U.S. Government contracting space supporting DoD/DoW and DHS contracts in a similarly related professional position. Knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR) and Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR). 

Skills and Qualifications: 

· Excellent people, organization and interpersonal skills.

· Experience in working within an ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central preferred).

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 

· Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with multiple stakeholders.

· Excellent written and oral communication. 

· Desired: Demonstrated knowledge of Foreign Military Sale contracts and U.S. export regulations to ensure compliance with Department of State and Department of Commerce laws and regulations. 

· Desired: U.S. Navy Foreign Military Sales contract and/or subcontract experience.

· Desired: Active Certified Federal Contracts Manager (CFCM), Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM), or Project Management Professional (PMP) certification(s).

Security Clearance  

· Minimum current Secret security clearance with ability to maintain clearance through employment.

Location

· This position will be a full time, in-person role. We are searching for a candidate who can work at either our Torrance, CA office location or Alexandria, VA office location.