Senior Subcontracts Administrator

Job Summary

The Senior Subcontracts Administrator builds, standardizes, and scales the subcontracting function supporting all CBRE Government Services portfolios. This is a full-time, salaried role. Reporting to the Sr. Manager of Subcontracts & Procurement, the position partners with Operations to implement consistent subcontracting processes, administer a portfolio of subcontracts, and ensure compliance with government contracting requirements and internal policies and procedures. The role requires deep FAR/DFARS knowledge, strong subcontract administration experience, structured change-management capability, and a proactive, solution-oriented approach. As the first point of escalation, the position provides decisive guidance to subcontract administration staff and helps resolve issues quickly and effectively.

Primary Job Functions

• Lead change management initiatives to implement a consistent subcontracting model across multiple business lines.


• Partner with Operations leaders to define roles and responsibilities: Operations owns requirements, scopes, and budgets; Supply Chain leads solicitation strategy, competitive evaluation, award recommendations, and subcontract file compliance.


• Facilitate workshops and process-mapping sessions to clarify handoffs throughout the subcontract lifecycle.


• Drive adoption of standardized intake processes, documentation requirements, approval gates, and service expectations.


• Collaborate with Operations on award recommendations so technical, commercial, and compliance factors are fully considered.


• Establish communication routines and partnership structures supporting performance monitoring, corrective actions, change management, and closeout.


• Manage the full lifecycle for assigned key subcontracts, including solicitation, negotiation, award, administration, and closeout.


• Pre-award/Solicitation: Partner with Operations to understand requirements, strengthen procurement-type justifications, and prequalify suppliers as appropriate.


• Negotiation: Confirm requirements are met and achieve best value or lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA).


• Award: Follow required procedures to oblige funding and execute subcontracts and system purchase orders.


• Administration: Support dispute resolution, invoice clarifications, subcontractor performance management, changes, and closeout.


• Serve as a subject-matter expert on FAR, DFARS, the Service Contract Act, Davis-Bacon Act, collective bargaining agreements (SCA/DBA/CBA), other federal regulations, and company policies.


• Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Supply Chain to align subcontractor deliverables with program milestones, support seamless execution, and resolve performance issues.


• Mentor junior subcontract administrators and cross-functional business partners; provide subcontract administration guidance to mentor/protege small businesses as needed.


• Apply a continuous-improvement mindset to challenge the status quo, conserve resources, and enable greater focus on strategic initiatives.