Senior Contracts Manager

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2 Locations
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Senior level
Aerospace • Defense
The future of aerospace and defense
The Role
Leads contracts and commercial activities across Raytheon Australia's Maritime Systems portfolio. Responsibilities include managing contracts professionals, developing commercial solutions, drafting and negotiating agreements, supporting bids and proposals, advising on procurement policies and contract requirements, assessing supplier and commercial risks, and managing customer and supplier relationships throughout contract performance. The role requires extensive defence contracting experience, including ASDEFCON frameworks, and eligibility for NV1 security clearance.
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Date Posted:

2026-08-27

Country:

Australia

Location:

AU-WA-HENDERSON-001 ~ 1 Mcgrath Rd ~ MCGRATH

Position Role Type:

Onsite

  • Contracts and Commercial leadership position in a leading Maritime prime Defence technology company
  • Based in Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Sydney or Perth location
  • Grow your career with global expertise, flexible work opportunities and a supportive culture

Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia! Right now, we are seeking an experienced and energised Senor Manager to lead, manage and execute delivery across our Maritime Systems Product Line.

This is your opportunity to join a fast-moving company that works on interesting and unique projects to support Australia’s defence mission and contribute to the critical outcomes of the Australian Defence Force.

As a Senior Contracts Manager, you will have a senior responsibility within our Contracts and Supplier Governance function, providing commercial expertise and leadership to a national portfolio of large program in Maritime Systems. This includes leading proposals preparations, negotiations, control management and contract closure activities. As key member of our Contracts & Supplier Governance organisation, you will be involved in supplier and commercial risk assessments and contract due diligence through all phases of contract performance and delivery.

In this position you will actively engage with the leadership team, customers, and suppliers to ensure that the activities are executed in accordance with contracted requirements (including cost, funding, schedule, and deliverables).   As the Senior Contracts Manager, you will demonstrate expert knowledge on policies and procedures; requiring you to exercise a high level of business acumen to ensure effective program performance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading and managing Contracts professionals across the Maritime Systems Product Line, including above and below water systems.
  • Commercial advice and the development of commercial solutions to achieve stakeholder objectives within a compliance framework.
  • Draft, review and negotiate complex commercial agreements, working with key stakeholders to ensure that all requirements and risks are addressed.
  • Contribute to bid and proposal activities, as required, including the preparation of commercial elements of bids and proposals and participation in management reviews.
  • Provide interpretation and advice on customer procurement policy and regulations, company policy, and contract requirements (including terms and conditions), to stakeholders to inform decision-making.
  • Serve as a point of contact for customer and supplier interfaces with the company during all phases of contract performance and the program life cycle.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications:

  • A Degree in Business, Commerce or Law, with a minimum of 10 years relevant experience in a similar role.
  • Demonstrated experience in commercial negotiations and development of customer and supplier relationships.
  • Demonstrated experience across ASDEFCON contracting models and defence contracting and commercial frameworks.
  • A self-motivated team player who can work independently with limited oversight.
  • Ability to draw on prior experience to investigate, analyse, and solve difficult to moderately complex problems that are typically undefined and require consideration of multiple Functions / Product Lines, sites, and locations.
  • Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a NV1 Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/applicants/eligibility-suitability

In return, we will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities.

This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia’s most significant defence capabilities.

If you are looking to contribute to the mission that matters, click apply now or contact us at [email protected].

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.  

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Skills Required

  • Degree in Business, Commerce, or Law
  • Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in a similar role
  • Experience in commercial negotiations and developing customer and supplier relationships
  • Experience with ASDEFCON contracting models and defence contracting and commercial frameworks
  • Ability to work independently with limited oversight
  • Ability to investigate, analyse, and solve difficult to moderately complex, undefined problems across multiple functions, product lines, sites, and locations
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain an NV1 security clearance

RTX Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RTX and has not been reviewed or approved by RTX.

  • Retirement Support 401(k) programs are described with employer matching and, in many cases, an additional company retirement contribution, with a student‑loan repayment feature that can substitute for the match in eligible situations. Plan materials also reference automatic enrollment and other structural supports that strengthen long‑term savings.
  • Healthcare Strength Benefits materials highlight comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside wellness tools and incentives. HSA‑eligible options with company contributions are also referenced on careers and benefits pages.
  • Parental & Family Support Program descriptions point to paid parental leave, backup childcare resources, and family supports such as birth/adoption benefits and an Autism Benefit (availability varies by unit and location). Dependent and elder‑care resources are also noted.

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The Company
HQ: Arlington, VA
185,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

With more than 185,000 global employees, RTX pushes the limits of technology and science to redefine how we connect and protect our world. Through industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon – we are advancing aviation, engineering integrated defense systems and developing next-generation technology solutions and manufacturing to help global customers address their most critical challenges.

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