Government Contracts Administrator
Lincoln Electric
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- The Government Contracts Administrator is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of U.S. government contracts and subcontracts, including RFIs, RFQs, renewals, reporting, and compliance.
- This role serves as a key liaison between the company’s U.S. business entities, in combination with the Legal department, and government contracting stakeholders, ensuring adherence to statutory and regulatory requirements while supporting strategic business decisions.
- Conduct initial review of government RFQs, RFIs, contracts, and subcontracts.
- Review, negotiate, and communicate contract requirements across business functions.
- Advise internal teams on statutory obligations, compliance requirements, and recommended contract modifications.
- Coordinate and manage compliance reports, benchmarks, and performance metrics.
- Oversee contract lifecycle management including renewals, terminations, and reporting deadlines.
- Analyze solicitations and contracts to ensure compliance with regulatory and business requirements.
- Advise on contractual and compliance obligations for new business opportunities.
- Identify contractual risks and recommend solutions.
- Complete customer-requested representations and certifications.
- Ensure quality control and compliance through audits and process reviews.
- Escalate issues appropriately within the organization.
- Prepare, maintain, and manage contract documentation, correspondence, and internal approvals.
- Maintain accurate records of contractual and program documentation.
Requirements
- Minimum 3 years of experience in government contract administration; Department of Defense experience preferred.
- Experience in contract lifecycle management and government contracting requirements.
- Ability to advise on contract formation, compliance, risk assessment, and dispute resolution.
- Must be able to interpret contract language, clauses and differentiate customer clauses vs. government required clauses.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact across all levels of leadership.
- Collaborative mindset with strong stakeholder engagement capabilities.
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
- Experience creating and implementing clause matrices a PLUS.
- Four year degree in Business Administration, Language (English), Paralegal Studies or related or 10 + equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
government contract administrationcontract lifecycle managementcompliance reportingcontract negotiationrisk assessmentdispute resolutioncontract language interpretationclause matrix creationperformance metrics analysisstatutory obligations advising
Soft skills
excellent communicationcollaborative mindsetstakeholder engagementstrong attention to detailself-starterability to manage multiple prioritiesindependent workorganizational skillsproblem-solvinginterpersonal skills