Senior Contracts Manager 2 Year FTC

Location: Farnborough Hampshire

Duration: 2 year fixed term contract (FTC)

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Role Overview:

We are seeking a Senior Contracts Manager for Leidos Innovations UK Ltd in the UK Defence portfolio working on accounts with the Ministry of Defence. Assists and reports directly to the Contracts & Supply Chain Director.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides commercial contractual and technical interpretation on contract terms and conditions
• experienced in MOD contracting
• Leads on contractual interactions with the Customer
• Leads on identification and preparation of contract change proposals
• Review scrutinize and develop operational process flows
• Ensure that the financial aspects and impact of the contract are clear to all parties
• Ensure that all stakeholders such as administration operations and finance understand and adhere to contractual obligations
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with the customer commercial/contracts team
• Take an active role in the performance of the contract and proactively working to identify risks issues and opportunities and develop and implement strategies to mitigate the risks resolve the issues and capitalize on the opportunities and will be willing to cross functional lines to provide support to the programme leadership team when and where needed
• Regular intensive weekly monthly quarterly and annual technical and financial governance meetings in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to operate independently and communicate effectively both internally with technical staff peers and management as well as externally with customers regulators and others
• Strong comprehension of programme technical performance metrics and financial status
• Excellent written and verbal communications skills
• Liaison with other Leidos operating units and corporate departments where applicable

Skills Required:

• Bachelors degree in business or equivalent
• Substantial experience including experience managing large programmes/contracts employing complex business models

Skills Desired:

• Masters degree in business or a related field
• Experience managing and negotiating contracts with UK Government or Ministry of Defence

Clearance Requirements:

• BPSS Pre-screening required to Start

• SC required for the role

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What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers a collaborative culture and support for your career goals all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
Contributory Pension Scheme
Private Medical Insurance
33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance health schemes gym memberships annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging welcoming all perspectives and contributions and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

Leidos UK & EUROPE we work to make the worldsaferhealthier andmore efficient through technology engineering andscience.

Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence healthcare government safety and security and transportation.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning AI cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home the office or on customer sites we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos we invest in technical academies career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.