Ignite IT is an INC 5000 fastest growing company that delivers breakthrough digital innovations that transform large federal agencies, improving the lives of your employees and the Americans they serve.
The Senior Contracts Specialist at IGNITE IT plays a crucial role in enhancing the performance and profitability of the organization by managing contracts and subcontracts that support federal government services. This position requires extensive experience in contract management, compliance with federal regulations, and collaboration with various teams to ensure successful contract execution.
*** US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED ***
*** FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED ***
Requirements
Responsibilities
- Provides domain expertise in contract or subcontract management.
- Administers contracts or subcontracts and monitors contract or subcontract performance.
- Acts as focal point for all contractual communications and commitments to customers or subcontractors.
- Maintains documentation and files in accordance with applicable processes.
- Assures compliance with applicable federal regulations and internal policies and procedures.
- Participates as a key member of the proposal or program team to address contract and/or subcontract requirements.
- Collaborates with the Capture/Proposal/Program Manager to support overall contract or subcontract performance.
- Reviews Requests for Proposals and participates in preparing compliant proposal responses.
- Reviews or supports reviews of subcontractor proposals including management of the source selection process.
- Negotiates contracts or subcontracts within business goals and documents substance of discussions, agreements, and results.
- Reviews contract or subcontract documents for accuracy, performance risk, and conformance with contract terms, conditions, and other provisions.
- Collaborates as a key member of program team to ensure contract or subcontract requirements are fully understood and executed.
- Responds to internal and external inquiries regarding contract or subcontract issues, audits, and compliance requirements.
- Manages contract or subcontract change process and works with the Program Manager to mitigate performance risk.
- Advises and supports business team on issues and developments relative to assigned contracts or subcontracts.
- Monitors contract and subcontract performance for scope changes and takes appropriate action.
- Builds customer or subcontractor relationships and knows customer or subcontractor needs and issues.
- Provides leadership, subject matter expertise, and innovative recommendations to contracting issues.
Requirements and Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
- Broad expertise in contract or subcontract management.
- Very substantial knowledge of applicable federal regulations (FAR/DFARS).
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
Ignite IT is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, Veteran status, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristic. In accordance with EO 13665 Final Rule, Ignite IT will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Benefits
Ignite IT offers a comprehensive salary and benefits package to include Medical, Dental, and Vision; Short Term/Long Term/Life Insurance; 401K with matching and fully Vested 100%; PTO; Holiday; Training; and much more…
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
- Master's degree plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
- Broad expertise in contract or subcontract management
- Substantial knowledge of applicable federal regulations (FAR/DFARS)
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
What We Do
Passion and Purpose. We are a start-up borne out of a group of architects and engineers providing solutions that transform with digital breakthroughs. We Partner - Partnership to us means being all in - on the ground, in the weeds, producing and delivering mission solutions. We Innovate - driving digital innovation and experimentation to improve decision services for the American people. We Engage – co-creating to deliver HCD (human centered design) to solve tour customers digital challenges. We Deliver – and take pride and accountability in everything we do. We are Ignite IT. Ignite IT deploys teams that are customer-obsessed, delivering a CX (Customer Experience) renaissance to our Private and Public Sector customers. We combine Commercial BX (Business of Experience) with customer delivery experts to benefit agencies to innovate and improve services and launch new digital solutions. We have built a company foundation dependent on each of our employee’s success, and provide a healthy, engaging, community where learning and knowledge sharing are encouraged. We empower our employees to be bold, continually innovate and propose new ideas to improve processes and services. We engage daily on work that touches millions of people, always focusing on positive impacts and results. We enable mission services that enable Enterprise companies to succeed in digital transformation, protect Border Agents, deploy the Army Reserve and National Guard, providing decision dominance to make America safer. We apply these digital services across the Private and Public Sectors to include include HHS, DHS, AOUSC and Army. We aim to continually raise the bar for our customers to expect more from their digital services. For more information, visit www.igniteitservices.com
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