**Administrative/Clerical** **Contract Administrator** Grand Prairie, TX Posted: 11/12/2024 Job Description Job ID#: 208794 Job Category: Administrative/Clerical Position Type: Associate - W2 Shift: 1 **PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking a Contract Administrator, in Grand Prairie, TX or Columbus, MS.** **Job Description:** The Contract Administrator is responsible for terms and conditions review and analysis, contract drafting, support negotiations, initiating estimate requests, review and input to the Cost of Sales Analysis (CSA) and will support final preparation of binding Purchase Agreements. Your challenges: **Support Contract Management: 40%** -Preparation of contractual documents including Purchase Agreements (PA), Contract Amendments, Memorandums of Agreement (MOA), -Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDA), etc. -Ensuring any changes to requirements, scope or schedule are addressed with Program Management and the customer and detailed appropriately through contract amendments per the direction of Manager, Contract Administration -Launch Quote request per approved sales checklist -Process quote revisions to ensure CSA matches terms outlined in PA (in case of approved deviations) **Support Contract Negotiations: 30%** -Support Initial review and mark-up of terms and conditions -Summaries and articulate terms and conditions deviations -Co-ordinate inputs from cross functional team to support terms and conditions negotiations **Other Responsibilities: 30%** -Review offer/proposal submission for accuracy and adherence to approved CSA prior to release -Support contracts team with uploading and maintaining currency of contract documents on Salesforce -Support with Import & export aircraft with the Federal Aviation Administration -Support and register aircraft on the International Registry **Your boarding pass:** -Possess a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university -Have two (2) or more years of related experience in contract administration, contract negotiations or legal negotiations. -Knowledge of, and experience with, commercial contracting requirements -Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Adobe Acrobat, Excel and PowerPoint. -5-10% Domestic and International travel may be required -US Person under ITAR definition (U.S. Citizen, green card holder or person covered under our existing ITAR license) **Preferred skills:** -Master's degree from an accredited college/university -Experience in aviation/aerospace -Strong business insight -Experience with Salesforce Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter. Job Requirements Minimum Security Clearance: No Clearance **VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled** To read our Candidate Privacy Information Statement, which explains how we will use your information, please visit http://www.tadpgs.com/candidate-privacy/ or https://pdsdefense.com/candidate-privacy/ The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable: + The California Fair Chance Act + Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance + Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers + San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled