Subcontracts Administration, Lead Associate

About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton is seeking a Subcontracts Administration, Lead Associate for the following responsibilities:

• Ensure complete compliance with CPSR requirements.
• Provide full life-cycle subcontract management of various contract types, complexities, and sizes that will consist of monitoring subcontract and vendor performance, funding, and invoices/budgets to mitigate cost overruns.
• Ensure compliance with subcontract and procurement policies, procedures, and standard operating practices.
• Identify and work with business unit and contract leadership to advise and resolve complex contractual challenges with subcontractors and vendors, including ability to meet schedules, cost and technical requirement concerns, and requirement changes.
• Analyze, prepare, and submit request for proposals/quotes for various business opportunities.
• Support Program Managers by providing guidance on contractual requirements and mitigating the company's risk.
• Manage the fully life cycle of a Subcontract Agreement to include pre-award actions, start-up and close-out process for all assigned projects.
• Negotiate and coordinate additions, deletions or modifications to subcontracts.

Qualifications

To be successful as a Subcontracts Administration, Lead Associate, candidates should possess:

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of related experience or a Master's degree and 3+ years of related experience. 9+ years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Experience with the following subcontract types: FFP, T&M, Labor Hour, Cost Reimbursement (w/fixed-fee).
• Familiarity with Fair and Reasonable determinations as well as Subcontractor price analysis.
• High-level of accountability and responsibility with in-depth knowledge and a strong understanding of:
• Federal Acquisition Regulations, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplements, as well as other Agency Supplements.
• Ability to read, understand, and decipher required flow-down terms from the Prime Contract.
• Negotiating Subcontracts with other Government Contractors.
• Great business sense with a laser focus on growing business through relationships.
• Understanding of financial systems and purchase requisition process.
• Firm understanding of managing subcontracts with multiple contract types.

Key skills/competency

• Subcontract Management
• FAR/DFARS Compliance
• Contract Negotiation
• Procurement Policies
• Vendor Performance Monitoring
• Cost Reimbursement Contracts
• Price Analysis
• Risk Mitigation
• Financial Systems
• Contract Lifecycle Management