Job Title: Contracts AdministratorJob Location: Montreal, QCJob Code: 42991Job Schedule: Day ShiftCompensation Range: Between $70,000 - $120,000 CDN annuallyAbout the RoleWe are seeking an experienced Senior Contracts Specialist to join our Contracts team within the Canadian defence sector. The incumbent will administer dynamic, complex, multi-jurisdictional and international contracts within the Canadian defense industry.
Reporting to the Senior Manager of Contracts, the successful candidate will operate with a degree of independence and nominal oversight. The incumbent will serve as a trusted advisor on contractual matters, risk management, compliance, negotiations, and contract administration throughout the contract lifecycle.
Key ResponsibilitiesContract Strategy & Business Performance
- Manage large, complex project initiatives of substantial importance to the organization with nominal oversight or direction.
- Make significant improvements in processes, systems, or products with a view to drive efficiencies.
- Influence successful business outcomes to achieve key business and financial objectives for orders, revenue recognition, operating income and free cash flow for new and continuing programs.
- Provide business, contractual and risk mitigation strategy guidance to various internal stakeholders.
- Maximize cash through innovative contract formation and negotiation to achieve business objectives.
- Provide input into new products/processes and implement operational plans that have measurable positive impact on business or functional results.
Contract Administration & Negotiation
- Manage the contractual review of solicitations, proposal development, contract change control process and overall contract administration.
- Review requests to bid and evaluate proposed terms and conditions to identify contractual and legal implications and provide appropriate comments to management.
- Negotiate terms and conditions of each contract and document each step, in order accordance with internal corporate requirements and policies.
- Draft contractual clauses and various project administration correspondence.
Risk Management & Compliance
- Analyze new legislation, regulations, and contract trends for potential impact on business unit goals and objectives.
- Protect the interest of the company by understanding and interpreting contractual terms and conditions.
- Analyze significant and/or unique contract requirements, special provisions, terms and conditions to ensure compliance with appropriate laws, regulations and corporate policies and procedures.
- Ensure that risks in each project are covered by terms and conditions.
- Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
- Establish and maintain primary contractual interface with the customer.
- Communicate and collaborate with appropriate stakeholders within the organization to explain and positively influence changes to practices, processes and approaches.
- Explain, interpret, and gain cooperation from internal stakeholders regarding policies, procedures and practices.
Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree and minimum 7 years of prior relevant contractual experience.
- Strong negotiations skills and knowledge of company legal terms and conditions.
- Bilingual, French and English (oral and written).
- Business acumen and strong business writing skills.
Preferred Additional Skills and Assets- Experience with customer-facing contracts, production, sustainment, and services.
- Previous contract administration experience within the defense industry, particularly with military, international, domestic entities and US Government.
- Strong negotiation skills and experience which include negotiation of terms and conditions, pricing, IP, data rights, indemnification obligations and limitation of liability, etc.
- Ability to work and communicate effectively across functions with a view to determine risk mitigation strategies related to program execution.
- Ability to assess contractual risk and provide sound recommendations and mitigation plans to management.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure environment, able to meet deadlines and expectations, able to multitask.
Eligibility Criteria- Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program; and
- Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada Reliability status and Secret Level 2/NATO Secret security clearance.
