Job Title:Contracts Principal Leader - Huntsville, AL
Job Number:0900BLJ

Job Category:Contracts and Legal
Primary Location:USA-AL: ALABAMA-HUNTSVILLE
Schedule:Full-time
Job Type:Regular
Employee Status:Regular
Job Posting:2009-Oct-16
Description
Essential Job Functions

• Creates new contracts and documents based upon interaction with clients. Negotiates and administers new contracts changes, and non-disclosure agreements in accordance with corporate and area of assignment policies. Creates strategy and approach to contract processes and procedures.
  
• Creates, prepares, reviews and edits contracts, new work orders, amendments, modifications and changes of a high complexity and risk. Creates strategy and approach across a number of different contracts, agreements and documents in order to enhance company position.
  
• Reviews contracts in area of assignment or of less experienced administrators on a regular basis; advises managers regarding potential improvements or new approaches; facilitates and advises management's approach is appropriate. Identifies and implements revisions and enhancements and communicates to client. Creates additional strategies and approaches to other contracts as appropriate.
  
• Prepares appropriate contractual responses to meet applicable law and regulatory requirements as well as contractual requirements.
  
• Retains currency on contract regulations and contract law in appropriate areas. Researches and updates information and provides same to other team members. Coordinates and oversees changes in contracts and other documents across the organization as appropriate in relation to regulations and laws.
  
• Acts as expert in providing support and assistance in proposals for new business. Creates appropriate approach and draft documentation to facilitate process.
  
• Acts as an interface and point of contact with the client and internal staff regarding contractual issues; resolves issues and communicates approach.
  
• Works in conjunction with interdisciplinary team to ensure contractual requirements are met as determined by established deliverables; ensures adherence to those deliverables; communicates milestones and commitments; identifies and implements remedies; determines effect on other processes and procedures and implements changes as appropriate.
  
• Provides leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel.
  

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  
• Bachelor's degree in pre-law, business administration or related field preferred
  
• Eleven or more years of contract administration experience
  
• Experience working with contract regulations and other appropriate laws
  
• Experience working with contract regulations and other appropriate laws which for some assigned areas may include Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Agency Supplements, and Service Contract Act (SCA)
  
• Experience working with contract law
  
• Experience working with strategies to enhance and improve contracts and contracts approach
  

• Strong negotiation skills and training
  
• Strong business and contract writing skills
  
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  
• Personal computer and business solutions software skills
  
• Organizational skills to balance and prioritize work
  
• Interpersonal skills to communicate with customers, suppliers, and support personnel
  
• Strong communication skills
  
• Leaderhip skills
  
• Ability to work in a team environment
  
• Ability to keep sensitive and confidential material private
  
• Ability to exercise creativity, judgment, and leadership capabilities in interpreting and solving complex problems
  
• Ability to provide direction to other personnel
  
• Ability to act in a consulting capacity
  
• Ability to recommend measures to improve processes
  
• Ability to multi-task