4 to 8 years of experience in contracts/transactional roles within aerospace, defense, or high-tech industries.
Proven ability to draft, negotiate, and manage complex transactions with commercial and government entities.
Strong communication and presentation skills for effective interaction at all organizational levels.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail.
Post-secondary degree in business, law, or engineering from a recognized university.
Bilingualism in French and English is preferred.
Responsibilities
Advise Business Development and Program Management teams on contractual matters for Satellite Systems.
Negotiate, draft, review, and execute agreements with commercial and government entities.
Conduct thorough reviews of documents from other parties to identify and mitigate risks.
Administer customer and subcontractor agreements throughout their lifecycle, including change orders and claims.
Support the proposal team by reviewing requests for proposals and responding to terms and conditions.
Ensure compliance with contractual obligations in commercial transactions.
Assist in creating and implementing policies and processes for managing complex transactions.
Benefits
Opportunity to work in the growing space economy.
Engagement with high-profile commercial and government contracts.
Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
Professional development opportunities in a dynamic industry.
Full Job Description
Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!
We're on the hunt for aContract Specialiston our Satellite systems team at our Montreal office.
Responsibilities
Act as the day to day advisor to the Business Development and Program Management team on contractual matters related to commercial transactions applicable to the Satellite Systems business unit
Negotiate, draft, review and execute agreements with both commercial and government counterparties
Provide thorough and timely review/management briefings of documents drafted by other parties identifying, evaluating and mitigating liability and risk exposure to MDA
Administer customer and subcontractor agreements throughout the life of the contract, including change order management, amendments, claims, and inputting customer contracts into the ERP system
Provide support to the proposal team, including review of all aspects of the request for proposal, responding to terms and conditions, and proposal submission
Ensure that commercial transactions of the business are managed in a manner consistent with the relevant contractual obligations
Support the creation, revision, and implementation of policies, processes and tools related to the origination, drafting, negotiation, signing and subsequent administration of complex commercial transactions
Such other responsibilities as may, from time to time, be assigned by the Director or Manager of Contracts and Subcontracts
Work Experience requirements
4 to 8 years' experience as a contracts/transactional professional within the aerospace, defense or high-technology industries, with experience in drafting, negotiating and managing complex and high profile transactions with both commercial and government entities. Previous experience working as a contracts/transactional professional with or within a public company is an asset
Strong communication and presentation skills with ability to interact with personnel at all levels
Strong business judgment
Excellent interpersonal skills and a capacity to build strong working relationships across the organization
Strong analytical and problem solving skills combined with attention to details and thoroughness
Excellent organizational skills, effectively managing priorities while meeting timelines
Excellent team player
Eligible to qualify for Controlled Goods Program and NATO Secret security clearances
Bilingualism (French/English) is preferred (Contact with customers outside Quebec to prepare contracts in English)
Education requirements
Post secondary degree in business, law, or engineering from a recognized university
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Special Considerations:
Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).
