Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Serco provides services across defense, citizen services, transportation, and government sectors. The Subcontracts Administrator will lead and conduct negotiations, competitions, and administration of major subcontracts, including developing RFPs and managing program teams. The role also ensures subcontractor compliance with negotiated prices, terms, delivery schedules, and federal contracting requirements.
Responsibilities
- Work effectively in a project team environment to ensure that programmatic timelines for pricing/ proposal support and subcontract/purchase order awards are met
- Develop competitive and single/sole source Requests for Proposal (RFPs) for federal services and products of medium to high complexity and price. Understands how to tailor prime contract requirements; understand various contract type options and their proper use to ensure selected contract will result in the lowest risk and best performance for Serco and its clients
- Lead a program team in subcontractor negotiations concerning price, terms, and delivery schedule
- Award subcontracts of high complexity, price, and documents all actions within department compliance standards
- Provide effective subcontractor management ensuring compliance with negotiated price, terms and delivery schedule. Communicate/ escalate subcontractor performance issues promptly
- Close out subcontracts, including cost-reimbursable subcontracts, timely
Skills
- US Citizenship
- A bachelor's degree in business administration or related field
- Experience in US government procurement
- Minimum 8 years of experience in a federal contracting environment
- Comprehensive understanding of federal contracting requirements (FAR/ DFAR) and contract law
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Work effectively in a project team environment, ensuring that schedules for pricing/ proposal support and subcontract/purchase order awards are met
- Provide effective subcontractor/supplier management ensuring compliance with negotiated price, terms, and delivery schedule
- Effectively manage multiple simultaneous and rapidly changing priorities, and meet agreed-upon schedules
- Proven problem-solving skills
- Preferably with a peer prime contractor supporting large labor subcontracts
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangement from the Herndon, Virginia headquarters or remote work from anywhere in the U.S.
- Performance-based incentives for eligible positions
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Robust vacation and sick leave benefits
- Flexible work arrangements where permitted by role or contract
- 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Life insurance and disability coverage
- Optional coverages that can be purchased, including pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, and ID theft protection
- Birth, adoption, and parental leave benefits
- Employee Assistance Plan
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