Senior Manager, Contracts

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Plymouth, England, GBR
In-Office
Senior level
Aerospace • Defense
The future of aerospace and defense
The Role
Lead and develop a Contracts team, own contract policies and processes, support proposal reviews and negotiations, identify and mitigate contractual risks, coordinate across SBUs, engage senior leadership and General Counsel, and support audits and customer contractual issues.
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Date Posted:

2026-07-02

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

Plymouth, Plymouth

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

Title: Senior Manager, Contracts

Location: Plymouth, United Kingdom

Joining Collins Aerospace isn’t just about finding a job; it’s about embarking on a journey to redefine the future of aerospace technology.

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, provides and sets the standard for technologically advanced and intelligent solutions for the global aerospace and defence industry. Collins Aerospace has the capabilities, comprehensive portfolio, and expertise to solve and support customers’ toughest requirements and to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving global market. 

We are looking to welcome a Contracts Manager to lead and develop our dynamic Contracts team. This is an excellent, high-impact opportunity with significant visibility across the business, offering the chance to influence key commercial outcomes and drive continuous improvement within a critical function.

Join Our Team!

This is a Hybrid role based in Plymouth.

What you will do

  • Manage a team of Contracts professionals and provide direction and ensure alignment of business goals to contracts organization
  • Responsible for ownership, development, implementation and execution of policies, procedures and process in accordance with our company and customers, identifying key performance indicators and managing production and analysis thereof
  • Participate in and/or conduct front-end assessments of proposals
  • Summarize contractual issues, research compliance matters, interpret regulations, identify risks and formulate recommendations
  • Provide business support and ensure risk mitigation when necessary
  • Participation as lead or provision of oversight of proposal development with particular attention to contractual elements reviewing terms for acceptability and compliance with company policies and procedures, contract formation, negotiations and contracts administration within the business
  • Participate in securing required management approval for submittal of proposals to customers
  • Support closure with customers when contractual challenges are present that require Contracts Senior Leadership engagement
  • Continue to enhance the Contracts Program with the Central Contracts Team
  • Responsible for leadership and talent development activities for contracts associates within the business and across company
  • Internally works at all levels of the business with significant exposure and time spent with leaders of different SBUs and the General Counsel of Collins Aerospace.
  • Coordinate between/among SBUs when contracts/proposal activities / common issues affect multiple BUs with the same customer
  • Support audit or customer requests

Experience & Qualifications we prefer:

  • Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams.
  • Experience in a similar role is essential
  • Demonstrated ability to effectively represent the Contracts function across the wider business, including engagement with senior leadership and key stakeholders.
  • Strong commercial awareness and business acumen, with the ability to balance risk, opportunity, and business objectives.
  • Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills, with a track record of successful stakeholder management and advocacy.
  • Industry knowledge and experience are advantageous and will support success in the role.

Certifications

  • Degree in relevant discipline or relevant experience in Contracts environment

What You Will Learn:

  • Develop your industry expertise and experience
  • Build your strategic leadership skills
  • Learn from a highly dynamic and innovative business

What we offer

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
  • Competitive Salary
  • Bonus Scheme
  • Car allowance
  • Fantastic pension scheme
  • Critical illness cover.
  • Income Protection
  • Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, the ability to buy holidays, a cycle to work scheme & other great employee discounts

At Collins Aerospace, our Interiors team is focused on innovation, safety and cost efficiency. But we don’t just get people from point A to point B. We’re committed to making air travel more comfortable, connected and secure. As a leader in aviation interior products and services, we’re helping airlines and original equipment manufacturers create a positive experience for their customers. With offices and manufacturing facilities in more than 12 states across the U.S. and more than 10 countries around the globe, we’re changing the game of aircraft interiors. Are you ready to join our team? 

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

  • Experience in a similar contracts management role
  • Proven experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams
  • Degree in a relevant discipline or relevant contracts experience
  • Ability to represent the Contracts function across the wider business and engage senior leadership
  • Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
  • Excellent relationship-building and influencing skills for stakeholder management
  • Industry knowledge and experience (aerospace/defence advantageous)

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 with company matching and, in some cases, additional employer contributions are emphasized as strengths across business units. Structured retirement elements, including plan variations that add a separate employer contribution, bolster total rewards for many roles.
  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision coverage is paired with HSA participation and company seeding, alongside wellness incentives. Core health offerings are presented as comprehensive for many U.S. employees.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Generous PTO in some groups and alternative schedules like 9/80 or every‑other‑Friday off expand time‑away options. Year‑end downtime in parts of the organization further enhances perceived flexibility for time off.

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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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