At a Glance
- Tasks: Support contract negotiations and manage commercial relationships to drive business success.
- Company: Join Raytheon UK, a leader in defence and aerospace technology.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, 25 days holiday, pension scheme, and flexible benefits.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with opportunities for travel and professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in national security while growing your career in a collaborative environment.
- Qualifications: Relevant degree or experience in contracts, strong communication, and commercial awareness.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Location: Glenrothes, Harlow or Livingston will be considered as a base site. Hybrid working (3 days on-site at base site). There is likely to be business travel to UK sites.
Security: Clearance Required Baseline & SC. For further information on security clearance requirements and eligibility please visit this website: National security vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK.
Duration: Permanent. Hours: 37hrs.
Key Skills & Experience
- Legal contracts, commercial, contractual agreements, contract negotiations, admin, other business skills such as financial, project management, risk management.
Benefits and Work Culture
- Competitive salaries.
- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr).
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution).
- Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
- 6 times salary 'Life Assurance' with pension.
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
About Raytheon UK
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do.
About The Role
As a highly valued contracts and commercial specialist you are expected to be a business enabler, supporting both the winning and subsequent delivery of a profitable business. Making our company one that our customers see as easy to contract with and work with through the delivery of their programmes. You will provide contractual and commercial governance and advice to the bid and project teams as the subject matter expert in your contracting area, support multiple contracts and provide flexibility as the business requires.
Skills And Experience
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
- Experience in reviewing and drafting contractual documents.
- Strong commercial awareness, business principles and governing law.
- Experience of commercial risk management.
- An ability to respond to tasks with tenacity and flexibility, whilst working cross functionally in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Strong communicator and relationship builder with both internal and external customers.
- An ability to remain calm under pressure and collaborate with others.
- Positive, self-motivated and the ability to work independently.
- A willingness and ability to travel occasionally.
Desirable
- Previous experience of contracting in the Defence sector.
- Accreditation in Commercial and Supply Chain management.
- Eligible to obtain security clearance (SC) beyond baseline personnel security standard (BPSS).
- Basic programme management skill set – Risk Management/Programme Gating/ Metrics.
- Strong record of problem solving and dispute resolution.
- Experience of working with international suppliers or customers.
- Experience of Financial Management.
- Awareness of Data Protection and other relevant commercial and contract legislation.
- Familiarity with business process management tools (IPDS, SAP or similar) and the competitive bidding process.
Responsibilities
- Provide full contractual and commercial support to development, approval and issuance of bids and proposals, whether in response to RFP/ITN etc or as part of the company strategy.
- Identify any commercial risk, provide input to the overall risk plan and implement effective risk mitigation.
- Lead in the negotiation of contracts.
- Manage new and existing contracts effectively, including all contract change control and support to the other functions, including contract flow-downs.
- Resolve all commercial issues promptly and effectively.
- Manage the financial aspects of the contract, including forecasting and milestone plans (including timely claim submission).
- Be the commercial face of the organisation to the customer, as the day to day contact and subject matter expert.
- Assure the successful completion, closedown and archive of contracts.
- Be the champion of change and improvement.
Principal Contracts Specialist in Livingston employer: Raytheon UK
Raytheon UK is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work culture that values innovation and collaboration. With the flexibility of hybrid and remote working arrangements based in Winnersh, employees enjoy a healthy work-life balance while engaging in meaningful projects that contribute to military training advancements. The company prioritises employee growth through continuous learning opportunities and a supportive environment, making it an attractive place for those seeking rewarding careers in training analysis.
