Contract Management Officer

Department of Defence; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BDCP - Building Defence Capability Pay

Job summary

The Department of Defence is seeking an APS6 Contract Management Officer to contribute to procurement planning, tendering, contract formation and contract management activities across Defence estates and services.

You will provide guidance on procurement policy, technical, commercial, legal, and financial investigations to support contract management outcomes, and deliver essential contract management documentation and risk reviews with a focused, outcomes-driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement policy, technical, commercial, legal and financial investigations to support contract management outcomes.
• Ability to deliver procurement related documentation including templates, schedules, correspondence, reports, submissions, plans and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for procurement planning, tendering and contract formation and contract management activities, ensuring compliance with legislation and procurement policies.
• Provide advice and services for procurement policy, technical, commercial, legal, financial investigations and other requirements to support contract management outcomes.
• Deliver procurement related documentation including templates, schedules, correspondence, reports, submissions, plans and strategies, risk and performance reviews, contract change proposals and other contract management documentation.
• Apply legal principles and policy compliance obligations related to procurement and contract management.

Skills

Procurement planning

Tendering

Contract management

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Job description

• Accountable for procurement planning, tendering and contract formation and contract management activities, ensuring compliance with legislation, procurement policies, processes and procedures.
• Provide advice, direction, assistance and services for procurement policy, technical, commercial, legal, financial investigation and other requirements to support contract management outcomes.
• Use experience to deliver procurement related documentation including templates, schedule, correspondence, reports, submissions, plans and strategies, risk and performance reviews, contract change proposals and other contract management documentation.
• Apply legal principles, legislative and policy compliance obligations and critical commercial risk and performance requirements related to procurement and contract management.

This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer.

Position is currently based in Melbourne however consideration will be given to applicants from other locations.

About our Team

The Directorate of Security Operations (DSO), within the Estate Service Delivery (ESD) Branch provides protective security services across the Defence Estate.This is achieved through the management of Access Control Officers, National pass Officer for the provision of Defence Common Access Cards (DCACs), Defence-Australian Federal Police Memorandum of Understanding (AFP MOU), Electronic Access Control Systems and Visitor Management Systems.

Within the Contract Management function as an APS 6 Contract Management Officer, you will be accountable under broad direction to perform and achieve complex contract management work within an integrated workforce.

As the APS 6 Contract Management Officer, you will have a considerable level of stakeholder engagement as one of a small team who manage the Base Services Access Control contract for MSS Security and Wilson Security.

Our Ideal Candidate

You will possess strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and team-building skills, with an understanding of procurement and management of contracted deliverables.

Our ideal candidate will bring the following attributes and skills to the role:

• Strong written, interpersonal and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, excellent attention to detail and have the ability to collaborate across Government and industry to achieve high quality outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, identify issues and deliver continuous improvement activities.
• Outcome-focused mindset with an ability to get practical results.

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.

The key duties of the position include:

The Role

Duties Include being:

• Accountable for procurement planning, tendering and contract formation and contract management activities, ensuring compliance with legislation, procurement policies, processes and procedures.
• Provide advice, direction, assistance and services for procurement policy, technical, commercial, legal, financial investigation and other requirements to support contract management outcomes.
• Use experience to deliver procurement related documentation including templates, schedule, correspondence, reports, submissions, plans and strategies, risk and performance reviews, contract change proposals and other contract management documentation.
• Apply legal principles, legislative and policy compliance obligations and critical commercial risk and performance requirements related to procurement and contract management.

This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DECA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer.

Position is currently based in Melbourne however consideration will be given to applicants from other locations.

About our Team

The Directorate of Security Operations (DSO), within the Estate Service Delivery (ESD) Branch provides protective security services across the Defence Estate.This is achieved through the management of Access Control Officers, National pass Officer for the provision of Defence Common Access Cards (DCACs), Defence-Australian Federal Police Memorandum of Understanding (AFP MOU), Electronic Access Control Systems and Visitor Management Systems.

Within the Contract Management function as an APS 6 Contract Management Officer, you will be accountable under broad direction to perform and achieve complex contract management work within an integrated workforce.

As the APS 6 Contract Management Officer, you will have a considerable level of stakeholder engagement as one of a small team who manage the Base Services Access Control contract for MSS Security and Wilson Security.

Our Ideal Candidate

You will possess strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and team-building skills, with an understanding of procurement and management of contracted deliverables.

Our ideal candidate will bring the following attributes and skills to the role:

• Strong written, interpersonal and verbal communication and negotiation skills.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, excellent attention to detail and have the ability to collaborate across Government and industry to achieve high quality outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to think critically, identify issues and deliver continuous improvement activities.
• Outcome-focused mindset with an ability to get practical results.

Eligibility

Security Clearance

Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.

Getting to know the Department of Defence

The Department of Defence employs around 18,000 Australian Public Service (APS) employees. Defence APS employees work in a wide variety of critical roles, Australia wide, enabling our three services Navy, Army and Air Force, to do their job. Defence has a range of Australian Public Service (APS) career opportunities that offer interesting, challenging, and unique work. Our workforce includes administrative support, accountants, intelligence analysts, engineers, policy advisors, graphic designers, lawyers, social workers, IT specialists and contract managers to name a few. We offer a rewarding career that includes professional development, work-life balance, recognition, a flexible and supportive work environment and a diverse workforce. To find out more about a career with Defence please visit https://www.defence.gov.au/jobs-careers