[Hiring] Contracts Manager @S & K Technologies, Inc.

Role Description

This position is approved to work remote - the position could also be located near the Marana, AZ office for closer proximity to internal customer groups. In this position, the Contracts Manager will specialize in managing, directing, and supporting direct contracting efforts to support the three LLC's that are a part of S&K Technologies, Inc. construction arm. This position will have a focused emphasis on support to construction and architect-engineer contracts. The role requires a “cradle to grave” contracting process with close collaboration with various internal departments, subsidiaries, and external customers.

• Prepare, review, negotiate, administer, and track commercial and federal construction subcontracts and prime contracts, purchase agreements, Master Service Agreements, and related contract documents in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplements (DFARS), S&K policies, best commercial practices, and other US Government regulations and policies.
• Support Project Managers (or other Project Leads) with timely and accurate contract guidance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure subcontract scope, deliverables, flow-down requirements, prevailing wage requirements (Davis-Bacon & Service Contract Act), insurance, licensing, and risk requirements are fully captured for execution and enforced.
• Interpret and apply all required contract clauses, including FAR clauses, especially construction-related, federal flow-downs, and customer contract requirements.
• Coordinate contract reviews, approvals, routing, signatures, and filing in accordance with S&K policies.
• Identify, mitigate, and provide guidance on contractual risks, including scope gaps, schedule impact, damages, commercial exposure, and contract compliance obligations.
• Organize and maintain accurate contract records in required S&K repositories such as SharePoint, and LLC organizational & management systems such as Procore.
• Create, implement, and utilize templates for such documents as Price Negotiation Memorandums, Price Competition Memorandums, subcontracts, Master Service Agreements, change orders, contract modifications, letters of intent, lien releases, waivers, Teaming Agreements, and all other related contractual documents.
• Assist with continuous improvement and alignment of S&K and the assigned LLC(s) contract tools, templates, workflows, and training materials.
• Provide recommendations associated with risk and contract terms to limit S&K’s exposure and communicate analysis of contract documents.
• Collaborate with Operations, Project Controls, Finance, and others to support startup, execution, and closeout.
• Analyze new procurement law, regulation, and contract trends for potential impact on business, and maintain contracting career field currency.
• Possess an expert understanding of, and proficiency with, corporate or LLC Federal Procurement Policies and Procedures manual to ensure all pre-award and post-award actions are compliant.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required. Preferred degree in Business Administration, Contracting, or Finance.
• Ten (10) years’ minimum experience in construction and architect-engineering contracts and/or subcontract management required.
• Experience in U.S. government construction and architect-engineering contracting career field.
• Experience preparing and managing commercial and federal construction subcontracts.
• Contracting telecommunications, vertical, civil, or utility experience preferred.
• Extensive working knowledge of construction-related FAR provisions, federal flow-down requirements, and government contract structure in value of micro-purchases through $100M plus.
• Knowledge of construction contracting principles including insurance, lien rights, flow-down clauses, and general commercial terms.

Requirements

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty assigned thoroughly and independently, without supervision on short-term projects.

Benefits

For a general description of benefits, please visit: https://www.sktcorp.com/career-center/