Senior Contracts & Commercial Lead

Raytheon UK; Livingston; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

25 days holiday + statutory holidays +

Buy/Sell up to 5 days

Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.

Discretionary bonus

6x salary Life Assurance

Flexible Benefits (Health Cashplan, Dm

Job summary

Raytheon UK is seeking a highly skilled Principal Contracts Specialist to enable bidding and delivery of profitable programmes. You will provide contractual and commercial governance to bid and project teams, supporting multiple contracts and collaborating with cross-functional UK-wide teams.

A baseline security clearance and occasional travel are expected. The role emphasizes drafting and negotiating complex contracts, risk management, and ensuring compliant contract flow-downs while acting as

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience in reviewing and drafting contractual documents.
• Strong commercial awareness and governing law.
• Experience of commercial risk management.
• Ability to respond to tasks with tenacity and flexibility while working cross functionally.

Responsibilities

• Provide full contractual and commercial support to bids and proposals.
• Identify commercial risk and input to risk plan with mitigation.
• Lead in the negotiation of contracts.
• Manage new and existing contracts including change control.
• Resolve commercial issues promptly and effectively.
• Manage financial aspects of the contract including forecasting and milestones.
• Be the commercial face of the organisation to the customer.
• Ensure successful contract completion, closeout and archiving.
• Champion change and improvement.

Skills

Legal contracts

Contract negotiations

Commercial awareness

Risk management

Financial acumen

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Travel flexibility

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Tools

IPDS

SAP

Job description

Raytheon UK is seeking a highly skilled Principal Contracts Specialist to enable bidding and delivery of profitable programmes. You will provide contractual and commercial governance to bid and project teams, supporting multiple contracts and collaborating with cross-functional UK-wide teams.

A baseline security clearance and occasional travel are expected. The role emphasizes drafting and negotiating complex contracts, risk management, and ensuring compliant contract flow-downs while acting as