Senior Contract Manager

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Sr. Contracts Manager to join our team! In this role you will get to lead a team and manage all contracts activity for the Infrastructure Solutions Sector of our Engineered Systems Business Unit. You will be responsible for some of our largest, most complex engineering, construction, and services contracts in the Federal sector, along with managing challenging issues and negotiations.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Negotiates the most significant contracts or contract modifications, often under difficult conditions.
• Draws upon broad prior experience to effectively negotiate the most favor terms and conditions with prospective and current clients while achieving Company objectives.
• Identifies risks and contractual terms not conforming to Company policy.
• Participates in Sector Business Unit, Company, and Corporate strategic planning activities for specific projects (e.g., risk assessment, bid/no bid analysis, participation in business plan development, etc.).
• Selects personnel, makes staffing assignments, supervises work produced to ensure consistent high quality performance.
• Provides training and development for personnel assigned
• Maintains an active participation in related professional societies to keep abreast of relevant contractual issues.
• Keeps subordinates up to date relative to the availability of resource materials dealing with current contract administration and negotiation issues.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field
• 15+ years of prime contract administration experience within defense, government services, or commercial firm providing engineering, services, and/or construction is required
• Requires a comprehensive knowledge of industry business practices and the negotiation of US Government, commercial and international prime contracts, subcontracts, non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, joint venture and other types of agreements
• Must also possess strong written and oral communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills.
• Working knowledge of PC software packages typically associated with contract administration
• Must be capable of independently negotiating the most complex contractual issues
• Proven ability for managing and directing work involving complex situations
• US Person

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• TS Security Clearance desired
• Experience proposing and negotiating Engineering and Construction Contracts
• Experience developing and negotiating Requests for Equitable Adjustment, Engineering Change Proposals and Claims
• Contracts certifications