Contracts Specialist

4 days ago

Bibra Lake, Australia Birdon Full time

We are currently seeking a Contract Specialist to join our team in Bibra Lake. You will be responsible for guiding the engineering team in adhering to defence systems, regulations and specifications, ensuring the creation of a successful end product meet the specifications and standards of our client.

Birdon Pty Ltd is proudly an Australian owned global company, providing whole of life solutions to multinational defence, government, maritime energy, and resource sectors. With continual growth and diversification, we are currently seeking a Contract Specialist to join our team in Bibra Lake. You will be responsible for guiding the engineering team in adhering to defence systems, regulations and specifications, ensuring the creation of a successful end product meet the specifications and standards of our client.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Provide commercial advice to project and tender teams ensuring that key commercial and contractual issues and risk are addressed with in an effective and efficient manner
- Support contract negotiations and assist in the transition of successful tenders into live projects
- Undertake contractual management of projects to maximise commercial outcomes and performance including advice on escalations, extensions, variations, and payments
- Lead negotiations with customers, subcontractors and suppliers relating to contractual issues, teaming arrangements, licensing arrangements and confidentiality agreements to deliver appropriate commercial outcomes
- In conjunction with the Legal team create new subcontracts (where required) ensuring commercial, contractual and performance risks are managed and appropriate head-contract flow-downs are in place
- Provide advice and support to Project Managers on contract risks and opportunities, variation claim support, and other commercial support during the execution of contracts
- Assist Project Managers in the timely and efficient closure of contracts and subcontracts
- Uphold documentation standards by ensuring contract documentation is properly completed, administered and executed and that sufficient records, registers and notices are maintained Support development and implementation of best practice procurement and contract management frameworks, plans and processes

**Essential**:

- Formal degree in business, commerce, law or related tertiary qualification
- Contract Management Experience with high complexity contracts between $10m - $50m
- 5+ years procurement experience
- Dispute and claim management experience
- Excellent computer literacy skills
- Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent Analytical and researching skills
- Defence experience desirable
- Australian Citizenship, with eligibility to hold an Australian NV1 security clearance Service-oriented team player with a “make it happen safely” attitude

**Benefits**:

- EAP
- Onsite Parking
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working environment Professional development and career progression

We deliver value for our customers through our innovative people, organisational agility, and operational excellence. And we pride ourselves in been a family-owned business that values the importance of family and have embedded this culture in our working environment. As an equal opportunity employer, all positions are open to any person that may have the required characteristics and experiences. Birdon proudly supports the Prime Minister's Veterans Employment program.

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