Contract Manager and Dpm

**About us**

One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.

**What you'll do**

The Contact Manager and Deputy Program Manager SGS-E is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the highest level of service quality and customer satisfaction for our government client. The Program Manager plays a pivotal role in:

- Program Management of a complex SATCOM Sustainment program
- Daily management of a Sustainment delivery team
- Daily management of the customer facing contract and supplier sub-contracts
- Oversee multiple teams, ensuring program goals are reached
- Running budget and funding channels for maximum productivity
- Ensuring the quality of the services/solutions provided exceeds client expectations

**The day-to-day**

Some key responsibilities of the Contract Manager/DPM are:

- Working closely with the government client on programmatic outcomes
- Working closely with management to provide advice on programmatic outcomes
- Working closely with the Program Manager for Program delivery outcomes
- Establishing and leading regular customer service reviews
- Monitoring service levels to ensure that service delivery metrics are tracked and reported and are being met
- Monitoring team issues and implementing corrective action where necessary to avoid reoccurrence
- Handling customer complaints or concerns quickly and professionally to maintain good customer relationships
- Ensuring systems, procedures, and methodologies are in place to support outstanding delivery of contract deliverables
- Performing trend analysis and developing, owning and driving general service improvement plans
- Resolving called out customer specific issues and improving service methodologies to increase team productivity and performance
- Providing regular updates to International Government management and internal partners on customer satisfaction and any issues or challenges that need to be addressed
- Driving revenue assurance and liaising with the business to ensure accurate cost accounting
- Analyse, evaluate and overcome program risks
- Producing reports for managers and government customers
- Management of all Program contracts, both customer facing and sub-contractor

**What you'll need**
- Have a deep understanding of service management principles, frameworks (such as ITIL), and standard methodologies. This includes Incident management, change management, problem management, and service level management
- Have a deep understanding of ASDEFCOM Contracting and contract management
- Have strong interpersonal and communication skills to build and maintain relationships with collaborators. They need to be able to understand requirements, manage expectations and ensure customer satisfaction
- Possess leadership qualities to guide and motivate teams. This includes the ability to lead without authority, to delegate tasks, to provide clear directions and to inspire collaboration and partnership
- Possess strong project management skills and the ability to oversee multiple initiatives at the same time. They need to be able to plan, organise, and coordinate resources, timelines and deliverables
- Be skilled at analysing complex situations, identifying problems, determining root causes and proposing effective solutions. They need to be able to think critically and make decisions quickly to address service/solution related challenges
- Have a continuous improvement attitude. They need to be able to proactively identify areas for improvement, implement process enhancements, and drive efficiency in the services/solutions handled
- Must be an Australian citizen and have an active Australian Government Security Clearance (NV1) or have held one previously

**What will help you on the job**

The Contract Manager/DPM should:

- Understand budgeting, cost management, and financial planning to ensure that solutions/services stay align to financial goals
- Have a broad technical understanding of satellite telecommunications processes, systems, infrastructure and technologies
- Hold a bachelors degree (or equivalent) in business administration or related field, or Project Management
- Experience in development of Defence Sustainment Contract deliverables
- Have ten or more years of experience in a Program or Project Management role
- Have five or more years of experience in government Contracting

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