Senior Contracts Manager - Utility Program Services

ICF is seeking an experienced and dynamic Senior Contracts Manager to lead a team of contract managers in a growing and dynamic group with a broad client base in commercial and state and local contracts. The ideal candidate will have people management experience, advanced contract drafting, reviewing and negotiating experience, proposal business/cost volume development experience, as well as knowledge and expertise handling day-to-day contract administration in a fast-paced environment with numerous multiple priorities. The ideal candidate must be comfortable with supporting client interaction and working with geographically diverse internal/external clients and management. This position will support ICF’s Utility Program Services (UPS) Division within ICF’s Energy, Environment & Infrastructure Group. Most clients and stakeholders will be located on the west coast.

The candidate will have the opportunity to work with senior management in the department as well as company-wide leadership teams. Infrequent travel to other ICF offices or client locations may be required.  

This position can be 100% Remote in the 48 contiguous United States, with preference given to the Reston, VA area for a hybrid schedule. 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Provide daily oversight and management to team. 

• Provide mentoring to team members to develop and build upon skillsets of the team to ensure growth and development of each individual member. 

• Assist in the development of more junior level staff in developing negotiation, business proposal and contract administration skills. 

• Conduct consistent team meetings to ensure flow down of department/company processes, procedures and policies. 

• Establish effective working relationships with senior account leaders and Program team members. Understands both strategic and operational goals and translates them into effective contracting practices. 

• Maintains own portfolio of active proposals and projects.  

• Guide project teams in the development of compliant business proposals to address RFP requirements, pricing strategies, and mitigate risk consistent with sound business practices, company policies, and government regulations. 

• Proactively assesses critical contract obligations and contract provisions, to include gaps and risks. Advises on contract revisions to better meet the needs of the client and ICF.  

• Notifies management and appropriate Program Management of potential non-compliance and other problems that could have an adverse impact on the company, specifically advising on contractual rights and obligations, interpreting terms and conditions and government regulations. 

• Leads the proper coordination of various types of agreements and other contract/legal documents with other corporate functions, such as accounting, legal, and tax.  

• Delegate workload among team members to ensure effective and efficient support to proposal …