Director, Contracts, Enrichment Operations

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Position Overview

The Director of Contracts will lead the Contracts organization for BWXT Enrichment Operations (BWXTEO) ensuring business units and functional partners are equipped to maximize the value of all customer contracts. This role is responsible for managing all contracting activities within the BWXTEO Contracts department supporting major proposal efforts and partnership agreements and serving as a strategic advisor to internal stakeholders at all levels to advance business and financial objectives throughout the contracting lifecycle.

Your Day-to-Day as Director of Contracts:

• Lead and develop the BWXTEO Contracts organization overseeing all department partnership with Legal draft negotiate and amend contracts and related agreements; resolve contract issues; review risks; and support proposals and crossfunctional initiatives.
• In collaboration with Business Development and Legal participate inand when requested leadcontract and agreement negotiations that align with business goals company policies and risk mitigation strategies.
• Evaluate terms and conditions on new project solicitations identifying risks ambiguities and conflicts that may require special consideration in proposals or contract negotiations.
• Work with proposal teams to shape winning strategies by streamlining approaches based on contract type and identifying relevant risks.
• Develop a thorough understanding of contract and project requirements and guide project personnel to ensure compliance and minimize company risk.
• Communicate project status and potential risk factors to BWXTEO leadership at all levels.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with customers to support balanced agreements that meet project objectives while managing company risk.
• Provide strategic guidance to Contracts and project staff and collaborate with Legal on innovative contract solutions that support business and project goals.
• Ensure the BWXTEO Contracts organization is properly staffed trained and equipped to support a growing business.
• Manage and develop reporting staff and oversee the cost center budget building a contracts team capable of supporting rapid organizational expansion.
• Partner with leadership to ensure adherence to BWXT Corporate Policies and Contracting Guidelines securing necessary approvals and developing new policies and procedures as needed.
• Support customer reviews audits and responses to financial audit inquiries particularly those related to cost allowability.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in business management economics finance operations engineering or a related field. Advanced or law degrees are a plus but cannot replace required experience. Project management experience is beneficial.
• At least 10 years of experience in contracts or a combination of contracts procurement project management and/or financial support for complex contract actions involving government contracts. Experience managing budgets and direct reports is preferred.
• Experience with a wide range of contract types (CR FFP T&M incentive-based IDIQ CRADA FOA grants etc.) across all contracting phases from presolicitation to closeout.
• Expertise in contract change management including directed changes particularly within FFP environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience working across multiple management levels and engaging with internal and external customers.
• Strong ability to identify contract risks and address complex contract financial and business/legal issues as they arise.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams while managing multiple priorities and taking a handson approach when needed.
• Proven leadership skills including coaching and mentoring less experienced team members.
• Extensive familiarity with government regulations (FAR DEAR DFARS NASA FAR etc.) and federal cost principles.
• Working knowledge of finance or accounting related to budgeting cost control treasury and risk management.
• Strong analytical and creative problemsolving skills with the ability to develop nontraditional solutions.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with no dual citizenship.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to travel as needed.
• Position will be onsite and may be based in Oak Ridge TN (preferred) Erwin TN Lynchburg VA or Washington DC.

Pay: $131480- $207000

The base salary range for this position in Tennessee (US-TN) at the start of employment is expected to be between $131480 and $207000 per year. However the base salary offered is based on local job market factors and may vary further depending on factors specific to the selected job candidate such as job-related knowledge skills experience and other objective business considerations. Subject to these considerations the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements such as an annual cash incentive in addition to a full range of medical retirement and/or other benefits. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided at such time the selected job candidate receives an offer of employment. If hired the selected job candidate will be employed at-will unless employed at a location and in a position subject to a collective bargaining company further reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment compensation or benefit program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance company or individual department/team performance and other market factors.

As a federal government contractor BWX Technologies Inc. and any subsidiaries affiliates and related entities (BWXT or the Company) complies with all federal state and local laws and customer requirements regarding health and safety such all BWXT new hires will be required to adhere to applicable Company health and safety requirements within the workplace as a condition of employment.

All candidates must be U.S. citizens. Selected applicants are required to successfully complete a pre-employment check and drug addition the position may require the ability to obtain and maintain applicable federal eligibility requirements for access to classified/sensitive information or matter which involves an extensive criminal and financial background investigation drug test previous employment and reference verifications.

BWXT is committed to the concept of Equal Employment Opportunity. We have established procedures to ensure that all personnel actions such as recruitment compensation career development benefits company-sponsored training and social recreational programs are administered without regard to race color religion sex national origin citizenship age disability protected veteran or other protected status.

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