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SAIC

Senior Contracts Principal

SAIC

. Provide contract support for high-complexity and strategic proposals within the Army Navy Group .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeRemote • Virginia • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in contract proposal preparation, including Cost Plus and Fixed Price proposals, while ensuring compliance with FAR, DFAR, and relevant regulations. Proven ability to communicate effectively with senior leadership and manage complex projects in a dynamic environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Contract Proposal PreparationFAR and DFAR KnowledgeOrganizational Conflict of Interest MitigationCost Plus and FFP ProposalsCommunication with Senior Management

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Hard Skills
Cost Plus ContractingFixed Price ContractingProposal WritingContract DraftingRisk MitigationPricing StrategyCompliance ManagementContract ExecutionNegotiation SkillsProject Management
Soft Skills
Effective CommunicationInfluencing SkillsCreative Problem SolvingInterpersonal SkillsAdaptability
Industry Keywords
Organizational Conflicts of InterestCommercial ContractsCommercial Solutions OpeningsOther Transaction AgreementsTotal Compensation PlansAcquisition RegulationsTINACAS

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide contract support for high-complexity and strategic proposals within the Army Navy Group
  • Prepare, review, and submit Cost Plus and FFP proposals
  • Serve as the “book boss” for all cost and/or contract volumes
  • Write cost proposals and compile supporting documentation
  • Draft required contractual artifacts, including commercial contracts, Commercial Solutions Openings, Other Transaction Agreements, OCI mitigation plans, total compensation plans, and administrative information
  • Work closely with legal, functional counterparts, and senior leadership within the company

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related business discipline and fifteen (15) years or more of experience; OR Master's and thirteen (13) years or more experience; OR PhD or JD and ten (10) years or more experience
  • Equivalent combination of education, professional training or work experience, and minimum fifteen (15) years' contract proposal experience may be substituted in lieu of degree
  • Extensive experience with CPFF, CPAF, CPIF, FFP, T&M and commercial contracts and proposal preparation
  • Strong grasp of Organizational Conflicts of Interest concepts and mitigation strategies
  • Extensive knowledge of FAR, DFAR and applicable Agency supplements
  • Excellent oral and written skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly, effectively, and independently with senior management
  • Extensive knowledge of relevant laws, regulations, terms, conditions, and policies governing acquisitions, including FAR, DFARS, TINA and CAS
  • Ability to function well in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment managing multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
  • Ability to effectively influence, negotiate, and communicate with internal and external business partners/customers and interact with senior executive leadership of the Business Group
  • Ability to effectively identify and mitigate Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) and write OCI Mitigation Plans
  • Ability to identify and mitigate risks related to proposal compliance, pricing strategy, contract execution, performance/reputation
  • Ability to provide creative solutions
  • US citizenship