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Principal Contracts Specialist
RTXPrincipal Contracts Specialist supporting Raytheon UK’s defence and aerospace bids, negotiations, and contract delivery. Providing commercial governance, risk management, customer advice, and financial oversight across UK programmes.
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in contract management, commercial risk assessment, and financial oversight, while effectively communicating and building relationships with stakeholders. Capable of leading negotiations and providing governance on contractual matters within a multidisciplinary team environment.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Contract ManagementCommercial Risk ManagementFinancial ManagementStrong Communication SkillsDefence-Sector Contracting Experience
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Hard Skills
Contract DraftingRisk MitigationFinancial ForecastingChange ControlDispute ResolutionProgramme ManagementMetrics AnalysisCommercial AwarenessGoverning Law KnowledgeData Protection Awareness
Soft Skills
Relationship BuildingTenacityFlexibilityCalm Under PressureSelf-Motivated
Tools & Technologies
IPDSSAPBusiness Process Management Tools
Certifications & Qualifications
Accreditation in Commercial and Supply Chain ManagementSecurity Clearance (SC)
Industry Keywords
Defence SectorContract LegislationCompetitive BiddingCross-Functional TeamworkMilestone Planning
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Provide full contractual and commercial support to development, approval and issuance of bids and proposals, including responses to RFP/ITN and company strategy
- Identify commercial risks, contribute to the overall risk plan, and implement effective risk mitigation
- Lead contract negotiations
- Manage new and existing contracts, including contract change control and contract flow-downs
- Support other functions on contractual and commercial matters
- Resolve commercial issues promptly and effectively
- Manage financial aspects of contracts, including forecasting, milestone plans, and timely claim submission
- Act as the organisation’s commercial face and day-to-day customer contact
- Provide contractual and commercial governance and advice to bid and project teams as a subject matter expert
- Support multiple contracts and provide flexibility as business requirements change
- Assure successful completion, closeout, and archiving of contracts
- Champion change and improvement
- Work with UK-wide teams and travel to UK sites as required
Requirements
What you’ll need- Relevant degree or equivalent experience
- Experience reviewing and drafting contractual documents
- Strong commercial awareness, business principles, and governing law knowledge
- Experience in commercial risk management
- Ability to respond to tasks with tenacity and flexibility in a cross-functional, multidisciplinary team
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills with internal and external customers
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and collaborate with others
- Positive, self-motivated, and able to work independently
- Willingness and ability to travel occasionally
- Eligible to obtain security clearance (SC) beyond baseline personnel security standard (BPSS)
- Previous defence-sector contracting experience desirable
- Accreditation in Commercial and Supply Chain Management desirable
- Basic programme management skills, including risk management, programme gating, and metrics desirable
- Strong problem-solving and dispute-resolution record desirable
- Experience with international suppliers or customers desirable
- Financial management experience desirable
- Awareness of data protection and relevant commercial and contract legislation desirable
- Familiarity with IPDS, SAP or similar business process management tools and competitive bidding desirable
Benefits
Comp & perks- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays
- Opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
- Contributory Pension Scheme with 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
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave
- Professional development opportunities
- Collaborative environment
- Sense of purpose in safeguarding a safer and more connected world