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Contracts Management
Littleton, Colorado; Sunnyvale, California
JOB ID: 624198BR
Date posted: Apr. 06, 2023
Locations: Littleton, Colorado; Sunnyvale, California
Description: The coolest jobs on this planet… or any other… are with Lockheed Martin Space
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At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing people are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds’ hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products.
Going to space is just the beginning. It’s what you do when you get there that matters. Lockheed Martin builds the satellites and spacecraft that do amazing things in space for government and commercial customers. Connecting people. Advancing discovery. And protecting what matters most. Lockheed Martin-built satellites give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide.
As we look to the future, we’re driving innovations to help our customers do even more in orbit. That’s why we’re crafting smarter satellites that operate like smartphones in the sky, with apps that can be updated in orbit so they can adapt as mission needs on the ground change. Your mission is ours. And as that mission evolves, we’ll be ready. Will you?
If you are you looking for a career where you can have a significant positive impact on nationally critical programs, and serve some of your country’s most important and dynamic security missions? A job where you can grow and learn? Do you want to be part of an environment that encourages and supports employees to think big, perform with quality and build incredible products?
What does this role look like?
Join our Contracts team and become a part of something special in support of these missions. Our team needs people with strong business skills and a desire to grow and develop their careers in contract management.
The successful candidate will be high-performing, well-seasoned contracts expert able to perform complex efforts without appreciable direction. Responsibilities include ensuring contract compliance and efficient contract administration (including proposal efforts), establishing and maintaining excellent customer relations, both internally and externally, and supporting business strategies for new business opportunities.
The successful candidate will be responsible for advising contracts leadership of contractual rights, obligations, and risks, conducting contract negotiation, contract administration, and customer-contact activities to ensure compliance with company policies, federal regulations, legal requirements, and customer specifications. Additionally, a successful candidate must be proficient in understanding contract terms and ensuring internal functional areas are able to effectively understand the impacts of agreements reached with external Customers.
The successful candidate thrives in autonomous and creative environments supporting dynamic onsite classified programs.
This role will offer you the following daily challenges:
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, generating and recommending solutions for complex contractual matters, developing a contracts strategy for proposals and contract execution, actively developing and navigating diverse customer relationships, creating risk assessments and mitigation plans for program use, assisting the leadership team on unique assignments that require contractual expertise and leadership. Teammates also have the opportunity to support on-boarding of new employees and facilitate a fun and positive learning environment!
Basic Qualifications:
To be successful, you will need to possess these basic qualifications:
Experience managing and negotiating contracts
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
You will need to be a US Citizen, and currently possess and be able to maintain a US TOP SECRET clearance (SCI Eligible), to support this government contract, as well as successfully pass a drug and background check, in order to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Desired Skills:To be successful, ideally, you should also have:
Experience negotiating and managing various contract types
Knowledge of acquisition regulations (FAR, DFAR)
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced team environment and work well under pressure
Possess effective relationship-building skills with peers, leadership, and suppliers
Bring positivity and enthusiasm to every project you touch. In addition to the work, you love being part of a team and working collaboratively through the process.
PLEASE NOTE-Other important information:

• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
• By applying to this role, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities, within Lockheed Martin, where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match.

Benefits of Employment:
Our employees play an active role in strengthening the quality of life where we live and work by volunteering more than 850,000 hours annually.
Learn more about Lockheed Martin’s competitive and comprehensive benefits package here.
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To promote the sharing of ideas, Lockheed Martin champions an inclusive work environment that urges differences and big-picture thinking.
We are creating a better today and tomorrow by seamlessly aligning diversity and inclusion efforts with Lockheed Martin’s values and business strategy. We offer business resource groups such as African American Council for Excellence (AACE), The Women’s Impact Network (WIN), Hispanic Organization for Leadership & Awareness (HOLA), Military/Veterans Network, PRIDE LGBT Professional Network, and more. We are also committed to enabling transitioning veterans to connect with their communities and find new purpose as they reintegrate into civilian life. By clicking on the links, you can find out more on how we proudly support Global Diversity and Hiring Our Heroes
At Space we value your skills, training, and education. We believe that by applying the highest standards of business ethics and visionary thinking, everything is within our reach – and yours as a Lockheed Martin Space employee… join us to experience your future!
Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.
Clearance Level: Top Secret
Other Important Information You Should Know
Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.
Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.
Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.
Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week
Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in Colorado or Washington is $107,400 - $205,900. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full time employees: accrue 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO); receive 40 hours of Granted PTO annually for incidental absences; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of PTO per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO is prorated based on hours worked and start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Pay Rate:
The annual base salary range for this position in California or New York City is $123,500 - $232,800. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.
Lockheed Martin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They’re dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.
As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin’s vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers’ toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.
Experience Level: Experienced Professional
Business Unit: SPACE
Relocation Available: Possible
Career Area: Contracts
Type: Full-Time
Shift: First