Senior Contracts Manager

Overview

Join a Company Where You Can Make a Real Impact – and Own a Piece of the Future

Are you energized by the idea of helping a company grow smarter, serve our customers better, and connect more deeply? Do you thrive in an environment where your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work drives real results? If so, we’d love to meet you.

We’re a mid-sized, employee-owned company on a mission to create meaningful value for both our employees and our customers. That means we’re not just looking for someone to fill a seat — we’re looking for someone who wants to build, innovate, and evolve with us.

Our company primarily serves the Navy and other Department of Defense clients, offering a dynamic environment where your expertise will make a difference.

About the Role

The Senior Contracts Manager is a member of the Contracts Team and is responsible for full contract lifecycle management of assigned contracts. This includes pre-award and proposal support, post-award administration, modifications, renewals, extensions, compliance, and contract closeout for both prime and subcontract work. Responsibilities also include managing subcontracts, purchase orders, and independent contractor agreements.

Responsibilities

As a member of our team of contract managers, the position will be responsible for the following: 

• Review, draft, and negotiate contract terms and conditions, teaming agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other contractual documents.

• Interpret contract terms and conditions and provide guidance to internal stakeholders.

• Demonstrated expertise using Deltek Costpoint to support project financial management, including project setup, funding modifications, and invoicing. Serve as a resource to internal teams by providing guidance and training on Costpoint processes and best practices.

• Perform risk reviews of contracts and other legal documents and develop mitigation strategies when necessary.

• Identify non-compliant terms and conditions and work with internal teams to mitigate contractual risks.

• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of FAR and DFARS changes and communicate impacts to existing contracts.

• Evaluate Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) and support development of mitigation or avoidance plans.

• Manage GSA Multiple Award Schedule and other contract vehicles by analyzing, reporting, negotiating, and maintaining modification requirements and terms and conditions.

• Support company audits by preparing documentation, coordinating responses, and ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements.

• Participate in the development and implementation of contracting procedures, policies, and process improvement initiatives.

• Provide program teams with summaries of contractual requirements that may impact cost, schedule, or performance.

• Collaborate with Program Managers, Sector Vice Presidents, and Project Control Analysts on contract execution and compliance.

• Monitor company performance for conformance with original proposals and contractual terms and conditions.

• Support timely and accurate billing to the government for prime contracts and to prime contractors for subcontracts, coordinating with finance and project teams to ensure compliance with contract requirements. Provide guidance on contract pricing, cost allocation, and other financial aspects of government contracting.

• Provide guidance and support to junior contracts staff and project control analysts, contributing to a collaborative and high-performing team environment.

• Assist with the development and implementation of training and knowledge-sharing efforts to keep the team informed on FAR/DFARS updates and contracting best practices.

• Support monthly financial activities including billing coordination, preparation of ETCs and EACs, and responses to financial and program data calls.

• Support contract negotiations, modifications, and issue resolution with government customers and prime contractors.

• Maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders, including Navy program offices, internal project teams, and subcontractors.

Qualifications

Education Requirments: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Contract Management, Finance, or a related field required. (Master's degree preferred)
• Associate’s degree with 10+ years of relevant experience supporting government contracts may be considered in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.

Other Qualifications:

• Advanced proficiency with Deltek Costpoint required, including demonstrated experience with project setup, funding modifications, and invoicing within a government contracting environment. Ability to serve as a resource to internal teams and provide guidance and training on Costpoint processes and best practices.

• Strong financial acumen, including experience supporting budgeting, cost tracking, invoicing, and project financial management.

• Experience supporting Department of Defense (DoD) contracts.

• Working knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) and their application to contract administration.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities and tight deadlines.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor and support team members, including willingness to train others on tools, processes, and best practices.

• Due to the sensitivity of customer-related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Salary range: $117,000 - $144,000 (The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.) 

About being a part of Team AVIAN

As an employee-owner, you’ll be a catalyst for progress — helping us find new opportunities with current or new customers, company efficiencies, streamline processes, and bring people and ideas together in smarter ways. Whether it’s helping us optimize workflows, enhancing the employee experience, or delivering more impactful solutions to our customers, your inputs will have reach and relevance across the organization.

Taking care of each other is a cornerstone of our AVIAN philosophy. Being part of the AVIAN team means being part of a team that takes pride in being expansive in our community because our impact doesn’t stop in the workplace. We actively engage in community initiatives, empowering our employees to make a meaningful difference.

You’ll Succeed Here If You...

• See opportunities where others see routine
• Are curious, collaborative, and passionate about making things better
• Enjoy connecting dots across teams, tools, and tasks
• Believe in doing the right thing the right way — even when no one’s watching
• Play an active role in our growth, using your ideas and initiative to shape how we work, serve, and succeed together
• Embrace a “one team” mindset knowing we are stronger together through trust, transparency and teamwork.
• Understand the power of ownership — and are excited to be part of an employee-owned culture

Why Join Us?

• Employee Ownership: We’re not just building a company — we’re building a legacy. As an employee-owner, you’ll share in our success and have a direct stake in our future.
• Real Growth: We’re expanding, evolving, and exploring new ways to serve. Your contributions will shape our direction and help us grow stronger.
• Purpose-Driven Work: Every improvement you help make is one that adds value — not just for us, but for the people and missions we support.
• Culture of Collaboration: We’re big enough to take on meaningful challenges, but small enough that everyone still knows your name.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Designed to support your health, financial security, and overall well-being, our health and wellness benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with telemedicine services and a TRICARE supplement for veterans.
• Flexible Leave Benefits: we prioritize a balanced, supportive environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally and offer flexible and paid time off, 11 paid holidays, paid sick leave, maternity and bonding leave, and military training leave.

AVIAN is a service-based organization. As an equal opportunity employer, our policy of business is to seek the most qualified candidate for each talent opportunity without regard to race, creed, color, sex, age, religious belief, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual preference, physical or mental handicap, lawful political affiliation or veteran’s status.