Title:  Senior Contracts Officer

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Senior Contracts Officer

Job Location – Tewkesbury

Job ID – 24278

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury is our HQ for our Intelligence & Cyber International division. In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counterterrorism.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Hybrid working where possible
• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The Senior Contracts Officer will develop and negotiate contracts working cross functionally to obtain the best possible commercial arrangement without compromising business objectives. Providing L3Harris management and colleagues with professional commercial advice on all aspects of commercial contracts. Manage the complete contracting process from the point of opportunity identification through signature of contracts to contract closure, ensuring L3Harris meets all its customer contractual obligations. In addition, support the drafting of teaming agreements, NDA and other related documents.

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Plan and lead the conduct of commercial negotiations, at both pre and post tender stages, working as part of the multi-disciplined team.
• Provide contract management to support customer project delivery and associated contractual changes, minimizing short- and long-term business risks
• Working with subcontract management, identifying key dependencies to ensure subcontractors/suppliers flowdowns are in line with the project delivery
• Provide support and guidance to the other members of the commercial team to assist in their development and understanding of the commercial and contractual risk.
• Maintain a close understanding of business strategy focusing on commercial approach.
• Assist in the ongoing development of the commercial department processes ensuring best practice.
• Contribute as necessary to the continuous improvement of L3Harris standard contracts processes.
• Proactively support company compliance to the Health and Safety legislation through adherence to company policies, processes and practices.
• Ensure all business activity is conducted in line with the company values, policies and ethics code of conduct.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• A detailed knowledge of UK MOD/HMG Commercial Policies and Procedures
• Good knowledge of defence-related contracts
• Demonstrable experience in reviewing and negotiating contract terms and conditions within the commercial environment
• Experience of customer contracts management and recognition of commercial risk
• Working knowledge of contract law
• Experience of drafting, vetting and negotiating contacts

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.