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From the employer's careers site First seen 27 Oct 2026

Contracts Management Specialist

Salary

$96,050 - $141,250 per year

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Description

Millennium Space Systems, a part of Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), is seeking a Contracts Management Specialist to support the Contracts team. This role is responsible for leading various contracting actions, such as developing complex and quality proposals, negotiating new contracts and change orders, and performing contract administration on existing programs.

The successful candidate will develop and maintain effective working relationships with United States Government (USG) customers. This is a full-time position located onsite at our office in El Segundo, California.

Responsibilities:

  • Interfacing with customers and business partners and conducting proposal preparation, contract negotiation, and contract administration within a portfolio of programs
  • Preparing proposals by examining proposal requirements, analyzing terms and conditions to evaluate risk, reviewing Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for accuracy and completeness
  • Administering contracts by processing contractual documentation and reports, advising management of contractual rights and obligations, and compiling and analyzing data
  • Facilitating proper shipment, billing, and payment collection for deliveries and interfacing with DCMA as required
  • Preparing weekly and monthly reports and maintaining assigned contracts
  • Preparing proprietary information agreements, associate contractor agreements, export licenses/agreements, and various types of memoranda
  • Understanding and interpreting FAR guidelines for specific contract types and managing flow downs

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher
  • 5+ years of contract-related experience
  • Knowledge of the FAR and DFARS, general knowledge of pre-award and post-award federal government contracting industry practices, techniques, and standards
  • Experience with various contract types, including cost plus, fixed price, and time and materials
  • Active U.S. Top Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to demonstrate the skill and ability to perform moderately complex contracts administration tasks and support development of competitive proposals
  • Ability to develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity and work under minimal supervision
  • Experience working with commercial partners in the defense industry
  • Experience working with the government as a prime contractor, preferably for DOD
  • Experience working with Other Transaction Agreements (OTA)
  • Experience with CostPoint

Benefits:

  • Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
  • Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs
  • Paid and unpaid time away from work

Pay Range:

  • Level 3: $96,050 - $141,250
  • Level 4: $118,150 - $173,750

Skills

Required

  • FAR
  • DFARS
  • contract administration
  • proposal preparation
  • negotiation

Nice to have

  • CostPoint
  • Other Transaction Agreements (OTA)
  • defense industry experience
Apply on Millennium Space Systems