Contracts Specialist

Date Posted: Country: Australia Location: AUSNSW116: Garden Island NSW, 83 Cowper Wharf Roadway, Building 328, Potts Point, NSW, 2011, Australia Position Role Type: Support Australia’s defence mission Leading Defence Contractor Flexible work opportunities and a supportive culture Rapidly grow knowledge through ongoing training opportunities Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia Right now, we are seeking a bright and energised Contracts Specialist. Join our team of outstanding people with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines and position yourself at the forefront of tomorrow’s capabilities. In return, we will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities. Start your mission in a career filled with extraordinary opportunities for learning, mentoring and professional development. We offer flexible work and career growth backed by global expertise and a supportive culture. This is your opportunity to join a fast-moving company that works on interesting and unique projects to support Australia’s defence mission and contribute to the critical outcomes of the Australian Defence Force. Reporting to the Contracts Manager, you will work within a program delivering essential Defence capability in collaboration with our customer and industry partners. As a Contracts Specialist , you will play a key role in supporting the management of commercial agreements across some of Australia’s most critical defence programs. This position involves working within a matrix organisation and collaborating with project teams to ensure effective contract execution in line with company policies and approved management plans. You will contribute to contract negotiations, draft commercial correspondence, and assist in identifying and mitigating commercial risks. Your responsibilities will include maintaining contractual records, supporting bid and proposal activities, and serving as a point of contact for customer and supplier interfaces throughout the contract lifecycle. This role offers exposure to complex procurement processes, compliance requirements, and opportunities to influence decision-making while ensuring the integrity of sensitive information. Key Responsibilities Day-to-day administration of commercial requirements for assigned program contracts, including liaising with internal and external stakeholders to administer program contract agreements and ensure successful delivery of services. Ensuring all commercial activity follows the guidelines specified by the Program Management Plans. Contribute to the identification of commercial risks, and the development and implementation of solutions. Provide interpretation and explanation of customer procurement policy and regulations, company policy, and contract requirements and terms and conditions, to stakeholders to manage compliance and inform decision-making. Serve as a point of contact for customer and supplier interfaces with the company. Maintaining records in relevant systems and databases, ensuring all agreements are included, up-to-date and are regularly reviewed for currency and accuracy. Skills, Experience and Qualifications A Degree in Business, Commerce or Law, with a minimum of 2 years relevant experience in a similar role. Have a good practical knowledge and experience in contract management and procurement activities. Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a NV1 Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia’s most significant defence capabilities. If you are looking to contribute to the mission that matters, click apply now or contact us at RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr