Senior Contracts Management

This position is part of the Rotary and Mission Systems business area, where employees across Canada support engineering, systems integration, training, sustainment and in-service support programs for Canadian and international military customers across land, air and sea.

Specific Job Description:

• Analyzes contract terms and conditions for risk and acceptability
• Formulates and drafts contracts, proposal artifacts, confidentiality agreements, memoranda of understanding and other forms of formal business arrangements
• Prepares contractual and commercial responses to customer Requests For Proposal (RFPs)
• Prepares contractual risk assessments for stakeholder assessment and consideration when making business and programmatic decisions
• Prepares Contract Change Proposals (CCPs) and negotiates the implementation into the contract
• Leads negotiations in collaboration with Program Manager (PM), Legal, and Technical Leads
• Is a trusted advisor to internal client groups and provides advice and guidance with respect to contractual and commercial matters
• Exhibits fundamental leadership and mentoring capability amongst peers and colleagues and proactively demonstrates expected attitude and behaviours indicative of a consummate professional and team player
• Actively supports a progressive stance on continuous improvement to maximize the department’s value output.

Required skills, qualifications and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in commerce, Business Administration or Law (or related/equivalent degree), or an acceptable mix of academic standing and work experience
• 7-10 years of contract/subcontract administration experience, preferably in the Canadian defence market
• Experience with and knowledge of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) procurement regulations and terms and conditions is an asset
• Experience in drafting and reviewing contracts, and negotiating the resulting contract
• Familiarity with international contracting and foreign Government terms and Conditions is an asset, i.e. United States Department of Defense (DoD) Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (FARS), United Kingdom Defence Conditions (DEFCONS)
• Proficient knowledge of Microsoft® Office® applications
• Strong written and oral communication skills.