Contracts Specialist 4

We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired to have a meaningful impact powering, automating, integrating, and securing the world's most critical infrastructure and facilities. This translates into fulfilling opportunities for employees driven to excel in a meaningful career. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability. Together, we transform the way complex, large-scale systems are designed, delivered, and sustained-enhancing client outcomes, improving lives, and changing the world for the better.

Position Summary

In this role, you will be responsible for end-to-end contract management to include development, negotiation, administration, and compliance. You will work with the operations, finance, and business leadership to develop strategies, perform complex analysis, review terms and conditions, and propose fact-based decisions to ensure M.C. Dean interests are protected. You will also interact directly with customers and senior management; work as part of a team on major efforts such as proposals from a contract's perspective, and coordinate and communicate activities with all stakeholders.

In your role, you will provide contracts support to M.C. Dean operations in Europe and the United States. This role will be located in Charleston, SC.

Activities and tasks will include but are not limited to:

• Working with the proposal and business operations teams in pursuit stage by Interpreting, and providing guidance on solicitation, government and commercial regulations, and customer policies and procedures material to program teams.
• Assessing risk issues and customer and trade information to advise the leadership team on M.C. Dean business objectives and to recommend appropriate contract vehicles.
• Preparing pre-negotiation memos and assisting the business team on negotiation of contracts and agreements in accordance with established procedures.
• Engaging with the internal business stakeholders and customer counterparts on administration of federal contracts to include steps to mitigate contractual risk, ensure compliance with contract provisions, build customer relationships, and help advance MCD's business interests.
• Completing and maintaining contract data in the appropriate business system(s) e.g.: Salesforce, CMS and coordinating activities with internal and external stakeholders through to the closeout process to ensure contract requirements are met.
• Reviewing, negotiating, and maintaining agreements such as Non-disclosure and Teaming agreements.
• Working with other internal stakeholders and customer counterparts on contract close out activities.
• Ability/willingness to adjust work schedule to align with OCONUS business operations as needed.
• Able to communicate effectively and work in a team environment with internal stakeholders and customer counterparts.
• Ability/willingness to travel 10-15% (including OCONUS)

Position / Candidate Requirements:

• Education: Degree in Business or a Related Discipline
• Bachelors' Degree and 7+ Years of Relevant Experience or
• Masters' Degree and 5+ Years of Relevant Experience

Required Experience:

• Requires a thorough understanding of Federal Acquisition Regulations, agency supplemental regulations, and Cost Accounting Standards.
• 7+ years Federal Contracting or contracts administration. A background in finance, accounting, or business management is a plus.
• Experience in preparing cost and technical/business Management proposals.
• Familiarity/experience in construction and/or systems installation services contracts.
• Experience in government solicitations and background managing contracts.
• Understanding of labor requirements associated with federal contracts e.g.: SCA, Davis-Bacon Act, and associated requirements.
• Ability/willingness to travel 10-15%

Abilities:

• Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
• Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
• Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Identify and understand the speech of another person.