Contracts Administrator
Posted on: 14 Jan 2026
Richmond, VA
Job Description
Amentum is seeking a Contract Administrator. Primary responsibilities include:
Cradle to grave support handling multiple bid opportunities, proposal work, negotiations, contract award and administration of the resultant contracts.
Manage a variety of federal contracts from both the Civilian and Defense sectors
Conducts proposal preparation, contract negotiation, and administration of major contracts.
Monitors company performance for conformance to original proposal and maintain continual reviews to ensure that all terms and conditions are met and that the contract is in accordance with legal requirements, customer specifications, and government regulations.
Prepare and disseminate information throughout the company regarding contract status, compliance, modification, deviation, negotiation, and termination.
Prepare special reports and analyses as required.
Lead and conducts proposal preparation, contract negotiation, and administration of major contracts
Monitor company performance for conformance to original proposal and terms and conditions.
Serve as point of contact for customers both internal and external in regards to contractual matters
Act as advisor regarding legal requirements, customer specifications, and government regulations to management and others
Ensure compliance with PAE company policies and procedure
Ensure compliance with DCAA
Analyze and interpret federal government regulations including GSAR, FAR, DFARS and other agency supplements and applies knowledge to perform sophisticated risk analysis for new and ongoing opportunities.
Review and negotiate terms and conditions of different types of contractual agreements – Non-Disclosure, Teaming and Subcontract agreements to ensure compliance with established legal policies and standards
Review/evaluate solicitations and provide proposal guidance support and assists in the preparation
Advise management on contractual rights & obligations, and interprets terms and conditions.
Provide contract expertise to Operations Staff
Required Qualifications:
A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Business, or a related discipline coupled with 3- 4 years contract administration experience; OR a High School diploma coupled with 5- 6 years contract administration experience.
A minimum of 2 years’ experience supporting prime contracts
Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
Secret level clearance preferred.
Compensation Details:
The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
Benefits Overview:
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
Health, dental, and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Amentum
Germantown, MD
Amentum supports the most critical missions of government and commercial organizations world wide.
Amentum is a premier global government and private-sector partner whose experience, passion and purpose drive mission success. We operate, serve, maintain, protect and support the most discerning and critical programs in Nuclear & Environment, Mission Support & Sustainment, Threat Mitigation, Mission Assurance, Strategic Capabilities Engineering in Critical Infrastructures, Facilities, and Ranges here and abroad. Amentum’s culture of safety, operational excellence, and ethics was formed throughout our 116-year heritage and sharpened by our unrelenting dedication to the customer’s mission.
At Amentum, we stand for operational excellence at every facet of the mission. It’s not about just getting the job done, but about empowering missions to accomplish results and positive outcomes for our customers.
With unrelenting dedication, we also support secure supply chains that take advantage of the most appropriate technology while being driven by people that have lived with the outcomes as opposed to just working in them. We also maintain and operate facilities and equipment that enables mission, doing it in ways that extend the useful lifespans while updating it to face modern challenges.
No matter the mission, with Amentum, mission excellence is achieved. See some of our project highlights below:
Although Amentum is new, our heritage dates back to the early 20th Century, with roots in iconic American companies. We honed our reputation throughout the Golden Age of Innovation, establishing deep relationships with customers in the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of Energy.
In more recent years, we became a preeminent government contractor as URS and later joined with the world’s premier integrated infrastructure company, AECOM. We honed our values of operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution underpinned by a strong sense of safety and integrity.
On Feb. 1, 2020, Amentum was born. Preserving our culture of excellence and commitment to safety and ethical business, Amentum remains a trusted partner to U.S. federal government agencies, allied governments and corporations worldwide supporting critical programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. Headquartered in Germantown, Md., we are more than 20,000 professionals in 48 states and 28 foreign countries and territories working together to ensure the success of our customers’ most vital missions.
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IndustryEngineering
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