Senior Contracts Management Lead F-35

About us: 

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics has been designing, building and sustaining the finest military aircraft in the world for more than 100 years. We are committed to delivering operational readiness for our customer’s missions to ensure continued relevancy for the life cycle of our products.. 

The Opportunity

An exciting career opportunity awaits for a talented individual who thrives in a quick paced, dynamic, and diverse environment. 

This is a senior level role, and as such, you will be required to provide advice on the full range of contract management activities and responsibilities include negotiating and managing a variety of contract types, initiating, tracking, and monitoring contract changes, deliverables, correspondence, and risks, and maintaining associated documentation for the F-35 Training Support Services team and Aero programs. 

This role will be based in Williamtown

Your responsibilities will include:

Our ideal candidate will have the following skills, experience and attributes:

• Lead the preparation non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements, international sales agreements, and other contractual documents.
• Perform risk assessments of proposed contractual terms and conditions, and develop recommendations to minimize their potential risk to the business.
• Participates in management review of proposals, tenders and contracts and ensures that all legal and contractual matters relating to tenders and proposals are addressed efficiently and promptly.
• Responsible for implementation of, and adherence to, contract management policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance to business personnel on contract obligations and requirements, contracting policies and procedures.
• Maintains contract documentation and contract administration systems to ensure a full and complete record of all contract information is kept.
• Post contract-award, provide contract management support to programs such as prepare contract change proposals, conduct reviews to ensure contractual obligations are being met and provide advice to resolve contractual problems with the project delivery team in a timely manner.
• Ensure contracts activities are carried out in compliance with legislation, statutory regulations and ethical standards.
• Ensure appropriate document handling processes are in place to manage customer Confidential Information, as well as processes to ensure sufficient marking and protection of Lockheed Martin Proprietary Information including those required to support company obligations under US Export control regimes.

About you:

To be successful in securing this position, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce or Legal
• Extensive experience in contract managements, supply chain or procurement in contract and supplier management activities.
• Extensive knowledge of legislative frameworks, Australian Standards and their application to commercial contracts and stakeholder obligations.
• Extensive knowledge of ASDEFCON suite of terms and conditions.
• Proven background managing confidential contracts through all phases to completion; supported by strong commercial acumen and analytical ability; coupled with problem-solving and negotiation skills.
• Proven ability to engage, influence and build strong working relationships to achieve common goals and Project objectives.
• Strong organisational and communication skills written and oral; presents professionally in all forums; punctual, reliable -working productively in both team and autonomous environments.
• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline from a recognised institution and/or relevant experience within the Defence sector.

What we offer you:

At Lockheed Martin Australia, we empower you to be your best. Our Destination Wellbeing portfolio will guide you on your journey to take greater control of your time, life, wealth, and health.

 9-Day Fortnight, Access to purchase additional leave, and Army Reservist Leave are just some ways we provide you with the flexibility to manage your time away from work.

Your financial wellbeing is important to us, and we provide access to Novated Car Lease, discounted Health Insurance, and membership to Destination Discounts (which saves you money on everyday purchases).

You can create your own learning and development experience with access to multiple learning platforms, where you can build your skills through several online and internal training resources.

Together we can make a difference. 

Special Requirements:

Applicants are required to be Australian Citizens and hold a current CoA baseline clearance and be eligible to obtain and maintain a NV1 Defence Security Clearance. 

Employment may be contingent on the satisfactory result of criminal and/or other background screens, which require the collection and transfer of personal information.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Lockheed Martin supports Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity in the workplace by creating a place of employment that is, harassment free, diverse, fair, ethical, inclusive, and values the contribution of all its employees. Diversity and inclusion are the foundation of our culture and reflect our values of doing what’s right, respecting others and performing with excellence. By leveraging our employees’ unique talents and experiences, we will deliver innovative, affordable solutions and unparalleled customer value.