The Contracts Manager oversees contract management, ensuring compliance, guiding internal teams, leading proposals, and handling complex contract issues while providing administrative support for government contracts.
Contracts Manager
Employment Type: Full-Time, Mid-Level
Department: Administrative and Logistics Support
CGS is seeking a skilled Contracts Manager to oversee and maintain all current agreements while meticulously negotiating and finalizing new contracts. This role requires expertise in contract management to ensure compliance and optimize terms for both existing and upcoming contracts
CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates who are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others. Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities.
Skills and attributes for success:
- Ensure overall contract compliance for assigned tasks, adhering to contract requirements, company policies, procedures, and applicable laws
- Lead and coordinate proposal and award activities for assigned contracts, offering guidance to internal teams, throughout every stage of the contract lifecycle
- Independently review complex contract actions at all stages of the contract lifecycle, developing and implementing tactical plans to address risks and seize opportunities.
- Work with the Business Development Team, Client Success Team, and Human Resources Team to tackle complex contract administration and proposal challenges
- Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for contracts, providing expert guidance and resolution on complex contract issues and ensuring compliance with all contractual obligations
- Provide cradle-to-grave contract administration for various Government contracts, including RFP analysis, hands-on proposal development and review, draft terms and conditions, coordinate internal reviews, contract negotiation, and manage contract/task order execution
- Regularly engage with contracts and procurement staff, functional peers, program management, and both external and internal customers through written and oral communication
- Accurately and promptly enter contract data into various systems, monitor updates, resolve discrepancies in contract documents, and ensure data quality and accuracy
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 3+ years of experience managing various contract types and solicitation types
- Knowledge of Federal Contracting guidelines
- 3+ years of experience in supporting Federal clients
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal government security clearance
- Proven expertise with MS Outlook, Excel, and Teams
Our Commitment:
Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our client’s specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems.
For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.
Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.
We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.
- Health, Dental, and Vision
- Life Insurance
- 401k
- Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
- Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Join our team and become part of government innovation!
Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board:
https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/
For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:
Email: [email protected]
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