US Government and International Contracts Manager

As a Contracts Manager your responsibilities are inclusive of Customer, Regulatory, and Curtiss-Wright internal requirements.  Job duties include Contract review and administration, licensing and trade compliance, and multi-dimensional reporting.  The position is in the Aston PA headquarters.  The scope of responsibility includes direct control for the Aston Pa facility and oversight duties for the Cognac (Merpins) France facility.

Location: Aston, PA

We Take of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge

Bid and Proposal

• Review initial contract terms and conditions at proposal stage.

• Advise management of business risk and legal risk clauses, in coordination with CW legal to classify as business risk vs. legal risk.

• Participates as member of contract negotiation team in partnership with Sales, as a required approver of initial bids and final negotiated contracts.

• Approves final contracts for execution.

• Ensures compliance with all Customer, CW and regulatory requirements, ensures that all non-compliances are highlighted and appropriately approved / resolved.

• Frequently engages directly with customer and/or end user contacts and appropriately represents the Curtiss-Wright Company.

Contract Review

• Reviews all contracts at proposal stage and all contract changes.

• Generates a contract compliance matrix, highlighting legal and contract risks

• Flows compliance risks and non-conformances to appropriate management personnel for rectification or acceptance.

• Ensures customers are aware and concur with final contract terms and conditions, drives changes or appropriate documentation of acceptance.

• Ensures that all medium and high-risk T&C’s are rectified and/or accepted and at the appropriate Delegation of Authority (DoA) level

Contract Administration

• Archives all contracts in a single archive, with clear indexing for ease of retrieval.

• Ensures all contract changes are reviewed and approved as above and are flowed throughout the organization for proper implementation.

• Ensures that contract changes in scope are appropriately costed and quoted to the customer, as appropriate in conjunction with Program Management (if so assigned)

• Supports accounting to prepare correct monthly or milestone invoices in accordance with contract terms. 

• Administers documentation required for close-out of government contracts: close-out audits, final invoice, patent disclosures, disposition of surplus property and final release of claim, etc.

Trade Compliance and Export Control

• Ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements.  Includes but not limited to FAR and other appropriate US foreign country regulations, internal standards.

• Specifically obtains licenses for all ITAR and EAR regulated items and monitors all licensing requirements and ensures ongoing compliance.  Will function as Export Control Officer (ECO) or Empowered Official (EO) for US Gov’t export control.

• Archives in a clear and organized manner all licensing for contracts as required.

• Specifically manages and/or supports approval process for Business Partners, through internal CW Trade Compliance standards including approval for consultants, service providers and distributors.

• Ensures Business Partners are authorized to operate on behalf of the company in compliance with internal standards and applicable laws including FCPA.

• Delegation of Authority Compliance – ensures that all business unit contracts are following CW and internal Business Unit delegation of authority requirements.

• May be requested to support compliance training per CW requirements for the Business Unit, records and reports as appropriate / required.

Reporting

• Direct reporting to Finance Controller or Business Unit GM, with matrix reporting to CW Trade Compliance Officer and CW Legal.  Takes frequent direction from matrix reporting lines and facilitates coordinated communications across all functions.  The Merpins facility has a commercial sales and contracts team for which this position will provide oversight.  The position may have direct reports that are assigned, as necessary, to support functional responsibilities.

What You Bring

• Minimum 10 years of experience in government contracting and trade compliance.

• Bachelor’s degree required in a business discipline, with a JD a plus.

• Strong working knowledge of US regulatory requirements inclusive of FAR / DFAR, ITAR, TINA, EAR.

• Experience with domestic and international government contracts for highly engineered defense articles.

• High degree of independent judgment, initiative, and discretion are required to effectively perform in the role.  Requires the ability to anticipate potential problems and act quickly to avoid them without delaying progress of the project. 

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

Curtiss-Wright Arresting Systems / ESCO, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright's EMS Division, is a world leader in emergency arresting systems for military aircraft. With two facilities, located in Aston, PA (USA), and Merpins, France, Curtiss-Wright Arresting Gear / ESCO specializes in land-based arresting systems.

For more information, please visit us at Curtiss-Wright EMS - Arresting Systems / ESCO (cw-ems.com)

No unsolicited agency submittals please.  Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal.  Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss-Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss-Wright.  

Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.