Contracts Manager

HGL - WHO WE ARE 

At HGL, we value our employees as individuals and as important members of our team. We offer a work environment that is flexible, inclusive, and dedicated to creating a sustainable future. We provide opportunities for a dynamic work environment surrounded by industry leaders working to solve today’s environmental, infrastructure, and natural resources challenges. HGL offers career advancement through internal and external training, skill advancement, and education. Projects at HGL span the United States and its territories all while solving problems associated with emerging contaminants (PFAS, radiological, and unexploded ordnance) along with traditional chemical contamination across all media. 

With over 600 employees, HGL is large enough to execute high profile projects but is small enough where the President and COO know everyone by name. By joining HGL, you will be working to restore the environment and protect our future.

HGL - WE INVEST IN YOU

It’s not just a job, it’s your career. HGL provides career growth opportunities via mentoring, training, education, and support for your certifications and licenses. HGL’s mission is to continually deliver new solutions and technologies for the ever-changing range of environmental challenges encountered in today’s world. HGL’s corporate culture ensures you’ll be given the opportunity for career advancement while being supported by bright, highly productive peers and leaders.

POSITION DESCRIPTION  

Currently HGL is seeking a highly motivated Contracts Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will manage a portfolio of Federal, State and/or Commercial contracts and work closely with other Managers and Contract Administrators to ensure compliance through the full contract life cycle.  Contract Managers are also fully engaged with reviewing Government (and other) Requests for Proposals (RFP) and responding to those RFPs, ensuring compliance with the RFP and contract requirements.  We are looking for a creative professional to provide leadership and management on complex environmental contracts with a collaborative team.

The position is preferred to be onsite at HGL’s office in Reston, VA.  A hybrid work schedule may be offered. Remote will be considered.

Responsibilities/Duties

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING 

The person hired for this role will be responsible for:

• Managing contracts, including large Federal Government ID/IQ contracts, task orders, and complex performance-based contracts.   Contract types include cost reimbursable, time and materials, fixed unit rate, and firm fixed price contracts.
• Providing cost proposal support to the technical and pricing team in fast paced, high volume environment, including ensuring proposals are accurate and meet RFP and contract requirements.
• Communicating with Government Contracting Officers and other Government officials, including both routine contract administration and complex negotiations. 
• The successful candidate will work closely with HGL project and program managers, as well as other members of the contracts and procurement team, and Government contracting personnel to manage contracts from solicitation through closeout, including participating in internal and external Client Program reviews, ensuring compliance with contract requirements.

Required Skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL  

The ideal candidate will need the following as a foundation for success in this role:

• At least ten years of Federal Government contract management including experience with cost reimbursable, time and materials, fixed unit rate, and firm fixed price type contracts.
• Experience with negotiating proposals, change orders, REAs, and other complex agreements.

• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant U.S. government regulations and standards regarding government contracts administration, including the FAR, DFARS and other agency FAR Supplements.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a complex and fast-paced environment, meeting deadlines for multiple simultaneous projects and priorities.
• Exhibit sound business judgment, working well both independently and in a collaborative, team-oriented environment to develop comprehensive, effective solutions to challenging issues.
• Demonstrated skills in managing client relationships and the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with staff at all levels of the organization.

• Required skills include excellent communication and organization; working with and maintaining confidential information; strong technical writing and documentation; advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced environment.  
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, accounting, finance, or project management; will consider directly related work experience and/or professional certifications in lieu of a degree.

WHAT YOU NEED TO STAND OUT  (Preferred, not required)

• Previous experience managing contracts for USACE, USEPA or other federal government environmental remediation site is preferred. 
• Experience with managing Joint Venture Contracts is a plus.
• Experience focused on government contracting including AE and construction contracting.
• Experience with review of leases and licenses and other commercial agreements. 
• NCMA Certification CFCM or CPCM preferred.
• Experience with managing and reporting Government Property a plus.
• Experience with GSA schedules a plus.
• Experience supervising staff a plus.

Details

MORE ABOUT HGL AND THE OPPORTUNITY

We are all unique in our experiences and diversity of backgrounds, yet we share a drive and vision in our belief that we can make a difference in improving the world we live in through collaboration, teamwork, and a positive work environment. This unites and empowers us to strive for excellence in all our endeavors.

A pre-hire drug test is required. 

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
 
 If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by phone at 703-478-5186 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. 

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A full list of benefits is available at www.hgl.com/careers/.