✦ Luna Orbit — Legal & Compliance

Contracts Manager, Lead - Gov't Contracting exp needed (Job 1323)

at DLH

📍 Remote, US Remote 💰 $105K – $130K USD / year Posted April 06, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $105K – $130K USD / year
Type Full-Time
Experience mid
Exp. Years 8-10 years
Education Bachelor's degree
Category Legal & Compliance

About this role

Contracts Manager leads day-to-day life-cycle management of the company's contracts, which include US Government contracts for all divisions, ensuring contract compliance and business administration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Under supervision of the Director of Contracts and Procurement, supports leadership in interpreting contract terms and providing advice to corporate Officers and Operating Center Presidents
  • Support project managers in program execution while ensuring contractual and regulatory compliance
  • Supports proposal activities, including review of contractual terms and conditions, completion and negotiation of NDAs/TAs, participation in color reviews, completion of compliance requirements and support of compliance reviews
  • Develop relationships with contracting officers and subcontractors
  • In coordination with the Procurement Department, leads the subcontracting and procurement activities under prime contracts by developing solicitations, negotiating terms/prices, and executing subcontracts

Technical Overview

Knowledge of FAR, CPSR, and government procurement systems; experience with complex IDIQ, T&M, CPFF and FFP contracts; strong negotiation and documentation skills.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an experienced government contracts professional with 8-10 years of experience, strong FAR knowledge, and a track record leading negotiations and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Must-Have Skills

Bachelor's degree8-10 years of government contracts management experienceFAR knowledgeContract negotiations experienceExperience managing complex multi-year contractsExperience with Gov-approved procurement systems with CPSR experience is desired

Nice-to-Have Skills

CPSR experienceERP systems experienceCPCMCFCM certifications

Tools & Platforms

ERP systemsProcurement systems

Required Skills

Contract complianceSubcontractsNDA/TA reviewSolicitationsCost allocabilityAllowabilityReasonableness of costsPolicy revisionDocumentationReportingGov approved procurement systemsCPSRFARERP systemsProcurement managementNegotiationsCPFFT&MIDIQFFP

Hard Skills

Contract complianceSubcontractsNDA/TA reviewSolicitationsCost allocabilityAllowabilityReasonableness of costsPolicy revisionDocumentationReportingGov approved procurement systemsCPSRFARERP systemsProcurement managementNegotiationsCPFFT&MIDIQFFPIDIQ

Soft Skills

Excellent written and verbal communicationInterpersonal skillsLeadershipAnalytical thinkingMultitaskingAdaptabilityTeam collaboration

Certifications

Required

CPCMCFCM

Industry & Role

Industry Government/Public Sector
Job Function Manage government contracts lifecycle, ensuring compliance, negotiations, and procurement administration

Keywords for Your Resume

contracts managergovernment contractsfarsfederal acquisition regulationcpsrcpcmcfcmndastassolicitationscost allocationallocabilityallowabilityreasonablenessprocurementerp systemsfARidIQtdmffpgoverment

Deal Breakers

Bachelor's degree, 8-10 years gov contracts experience, FAR knowledge

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