Description

Primary Function: 

Subcontract Manager is responsible for the full lifecycle management of subcontracted goods and services, from solicitation through closeout. This role ensures subcontractor performance aligns with cost, schedule, technical, and compliance requirements.

The Subcontract Manager serves as the primary interface between the company and its subcontractors, driving accountability, mitigating risk, and supporting program objectives.

Essential Responsibilities: 

•          Manage the end-to-end subcontract lifecycle, including solicitation, negotiation, award, administration, and closeout
•          Serve as the primary point of contact for subcontractors, maintaining strong supplier relationships
•          Evaluate and negotiate cost proposals, terms, and conditions to ensure best value and compliance
•          Monitor subcontractor performance against cost, schedule, technical, and quality requirements
•          Ensure compliance with prime contract requirements, including FAR/DFARS flow-down clauses
•          Identify and mitigate subcontract risks to support program execution
•          Collaborate cross-functionally with program management, engineering, finance, and legal teams
•          Support proposal efforts, including subcontractor selection, pricing, and technical evaluation
•          Oversee subcontract modifications, change management, and issue resolution
•          Lead subcontract closeout activities, including final cost reconciliation and performance evaluation

Work Conditions: 

Employee will be working within an office environment. Employee may be expected to travel on occasion.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements:

•          Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, or related field
•          5+ years of experience in subcontract administration, procurement, or supply chain
•          Strong knowledge of FAR/DFARS and government contracting practices
•          Proven ability for negotiation, communication, and supplier-relationship skills
•          Ability to analyze cost proposals, schedules, and technical data
•          Proficiency with ERP and procurement systems

Preferred Requirements:

•          Experience in Aerospace, Defense or highly regulated industries
•          Experience in supporting proposals, monitoring cost, supplier performance, quality and schedules
•          Ensure subcontractor compliance with prime contracts, flow-down clauses and safety standards
•          Familiarity contract types, contract closeout activities, including final cost reconciliation and performance evaluations
•          Strong communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Summary

Long Wave Inc. is a Small Business defense contractor headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK. We are an industry leader in the installation and maintenance of Very Low Frequency/Low Frequency/High Frequency (VLF/LF/HF) communication systems, software development, software, and hardware installation, Nuclear Command and Control Communication (NC3), Contract Support Services (CSS), and systems engineering. We have grown into an agile company based on experience, trust, and integrity. Long Wave is the best Strategic Communications Small Business in America. As a leader in services and solutions, software, and engineering products, we make certain that our abilities are as diverse and unique as our customers.

As a government contractor, we specialize in:

•     Engineering
•     Tower and Antenna Maintenance and Installation
•     Software Development
•     Software and Hardware Installation
•     Operations and Maintenance of Government Facilities
•     Information Technology and Cybersecurity Services
•     Simulation and Training
•     Program Management Services for Various Agencies and Clients

Staffed with retired military, senior engineers, and support personnel from industry, we have helped to design and implement some of the United States Military’s most critical and innovative communications technologies. Our subject matter experts have hundreds of years of combined experience operating, maintaining, and modernizing communications suites around the world and our software developers have decades of experience analyzing, architecting, developing, testing, and deploying software solutions for the United States Navy and commercial customers.

Our military men and women around the world count on Long Wave to provide services for many of today’s modern military communication programs. Some of our accomplishments include:

•     The Clarinet Merlin Receiving System (CMRS), a shore-based communications system that continuously monitors emergency transmissions from buoys launched from United States Navy submarines;
•     A Command and Control (C2) Dashboard, which provides databases for operational and maintenance support for the United States Navy’s Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) leadership;
•     Long Wave developed Trainers and Stimulators that provide mission rehearsal capability, which can completely simulate a communication suite with integrated voice and data communications.

Long Wave is proud to have been supporting the United States Military since 1995.