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Raytheon · 16 hours ago

Principal Specialist, Contracts (Onsite)

Tucson, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$87K/yr - $165K/yr

5+ years exp

Raytheon is a leading company in defense and aerospace, and they are seeking a Principal Specialist in Contracts to support their Naval Air Missiles contracts organization. This role involves managing production contracts and proposals, requiring strong business acumen and relationship-building skills with internal and external customers.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide support to senior management regarding contractual and business issues

Advise management of contractual rights and obligations and possible mitigation of contractual or programmatic risks

Build relationships with regular communication with key leaders both internally and externally, interfacing with customers for correspondence, contractual changes, and contractual issues

Analyze Request for Proposals (RFP), proposal reviews and coordination, contract negotiation, estimate at completion (EAC) reviews, support program management and execution reviews and general contract administration

Maintain and drive a robust change management process across the portfolio in order to recognize and eliminate ambiguities or unauthorized changes that could result in cost overruns, delivery and performance problems, and/or schedule delays in this development program

Develop and implement strategies to deal with complex issues that require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation

Work in a fast-paced environment, where prioritization is required to be effective

Qualification

US Government contractsFAR/DFARS knowledgeContracts AdministrationProposal managementProgram/Project ManagementFinancial/Estimating ManagementJuris DoctorMBAContracts certificationsRelationship buildingTime managementTeamwork

Required

Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience, or An Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years' experience

Experience with administrating US Government contracts, FAR and /or DFARS

Experience in managing proposals and / or similar contracts negotiations

Experience with one or more of the following: Contracts Administration/ management, Program/Project Management, Supply Chain Management or Financial/Estimating Management