Director of Contracts

Blue Canyon Technologies, RTX's small satellite manufacturer and mission services provider, is solving some of the toughest challenges in space. Our components and bus platforms have completed missions ranging from very-low Earth orbits to lunar and interplanetary journeys at a fraction of the cost of traditional space systems. We support premier defense, commercial and civil organizations including the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, NASA, MIT Lincoln Lab, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Colorado and more. Join our innovative and dynamic company as we build, test and operate the small spacecraft of the future.

Position Purpose: The Director of Contracts directs a team of contracts professionals responsible for the proposal, negotiation, performance, and closure of contracts for the company. In this role you will oversee all phases of contract lifecycle management for civil, defense, and commercial domestic and international contracts.

Title: Director of Contracts

Position Type: Full Time

Pay Range: Pay Range: $120,000 - $240,000  (Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data.)

Location: Lafayette, CO

Benefits:

• 100% company paid health, dental and vision benefits for you and your dependents effective the first of the month following hire date
• Life insurance
• 401k (matching 4% with a minimum 5% contribution)
• Generous PTO (3 weeks of vacation + 3 floating holidays, 2 weeks of sick time, 7 paid holidays throughout the year and parental leave).

 Job Responsibilities:

• Support the BCT General Manager and serve as team lead.
• Provide leadership and guidance to all contracts personnel, coordinate training and mentoring to develop and build skillsets, foster growth and development of each individual member, and ensure consistent professional work is performed by the team.
• Direct and oversee the creation and realization of processes, methodologies, and practices that ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and contract terms and conditions.
• Mitigate risk exposure for the company.
• Apply and exercise strong business judgment to ensure business objectives.
• Monitor and ensure strong relationships with internal and external customers.
• Provide oversight and management in resolving complex contracting actions.
• Represent the company in communications with internal management.
• Responsible for directing the preparation, review, negotiation and administration of complex, multi-phased sales contractual instruments.
• Manage various aspects of request for proposal solicitation preparation, evaluation, negotiation, award, change management and close-out.
• Analysis and negotiation of complex terms and conditions.
• Identify and articulate key aspects of contracts to multiple stakeholders.
• Engage corporate counsel as needed in the review of NDAs, Licensing Agreements, MOUs, and other strategic documents.
• Ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Serve as principal advisor to accounting, program management, and other personnel in resolving issues related to contract provisions.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

 

Required Qualifications/Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; advanced degree or certification preferred
• 10+ years of experience working directly with Government and Commercial contracts
• Extensive experience reviewing, preparing and/or monitoring sales contracts
• Significant experience with Government (FAR / DFAR) contracts, including Fixed Price (FP), Time & Material (T&M), Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF), Fixed priced level of effort (FPLOE), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Level of Effort (LOE), Incentive and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract types/vehicles
• Advanced knowledge of patent, copyright, and technology transfer regulations
• Expertise in identifying liability, risk, export, intellectual property issues, and proposing solutions
• Advanced knowledge of budgeting and proposal process, including the application of indirect rates and fees
• Mastery of the ability to drive innovative thinking and engage successfully with all levels of management, engineering and administrative staff both internal and external to BCT
• Proven exceptional skills in managing, inspiring, and evaluating a contracts team while adapting to dynamic situations
• Related experience may be considered in lieu of education

 

Working Conditions:

This job operates in a professional office environment, but in a manufacturing company. This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines.  BCT anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require BCT to shorten or extend the application window.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, bend, reach, and walk. The position requires some light physical effort. This would require the ability to lift or move objects up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move objects up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job which includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

Blue Canyon Technologies is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected factor. Colorado Residents:  In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation.  You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.  Blue Canyon Technologies is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Po at HR@bluecanyontech.com.