Operations Subcontractor Lead

4 days ago


Osborne, Australia BAE Systems Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Operations Subcontractor Lead to join our team at BAE Systems Australia. As an Operations Subcontractor Lead, you will be responsible for the establishment, mobilisation, and management of Operations Subcontractors within our Maritime Sustainment business.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and manage statement of work documentation to ensure contracts are established in a manner that can be effectively managed in the production environment.
  • Prepare product or service work scope descriptions for make vs buy assessments and collaborate with supply chain to ensure alignment with the overall production build strategy.
  • Develop operations subcontractor statements of work for all buy conclusions, ensuring clear scope demarcation and alignment with the overall production build strategy.
  • Manage the day-to-day execution of contracts, ensuring success in WHS&E, schedule, cost, and quality to contract and program charter.
  • Support the development and lead the management of all operations subcontractor request registers and tracking IT tools.
  • Manage operations subcontractor mobilisation to ensure production readiness and integration within the shipyard.
  • Manage operations subcontractor workforce during the production phase, ensuring seamless integration and coordination with the overall production workforce.
  • Work closely with the operations team and operations subcontractors to ensure all production work scope is coordinated safely and efficiently, to achieve the required schedule and quality requirements.
  • Manage operations subcontractor compliance with operations management processes and representation at meetings, including the ship plan of the day.
  • Provide support to the operations subcontractor project manager for control account management of the operations subcontractors scope, including earned value management, managing progress, performance, and variations.
  • Work closely with the supply chain function to ensure commercial management of operations subcontracts through effective commercial and correspondence administration, including payment, milestones, variation cost & schedule claims, notices/letters, flow down of contract amendments and change requests.
  • Ensure the relevant operations subcontract work scope, personnel, equipment, and site requirements are valid and managed for conformance to undertake the scope of work.
  • Continually oversee the onsite and offsite contracted work to be undertaken, being aware of subcontractor performance and adherence to contract, most importantly of workplace WHSE.
About You

We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in subcontractor management and coordination, with experience in leadership of multi-functional teams in a complex operating environment. You will have a tertiary qualification in a relevant field or equivalent, and a demonstrated experience in earned value management on complex programs.

You will be a flexible, practical-minded, and driven individual who is able to communicate effectively across multiple levels of the business. You will also have a strong record of planning, scheduling, statement of work, evaluation of tender documentation, contract negotiations, compliance management, and supplier relationships.

We believe in hiring for potential, and we know that some candidates may hesitate if they don't tick all the boxes. If this role interests you, but you don't meet all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.



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