Principal Specialist, Contracts (Onsite)

Date Posted:

2024-12-09

Country:

United States of America

Location:

CO102: 16800 E Centretech Pkwy,Aurora 16800 East Centretech Pkwy Building S75, Aurora, CO, 80011 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Principal Specialist, Contracts within our Air & Space Defense Systems (ASDS) Strategic Business Unit (SBU) Contracts organization supporting classified pursuits and contracts. The person in this role will be a strategic member of the team, with leadership responsibility over contracts.

Our Raytheon Contracts teammates are valued business partners, influencing and executing balanced business deals, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, all in support of the products and services we deliver to our customers. With a global portfolio of customers, partners, and suppliers, the development opportunities for our Contracts professionals are endless, both domestically and abroad. We value diverse skills and experience, so don’t hold back. Your qualification could add tremendous value to our team. Our customers come from all different backgrounds, and so do our employees. If you’re passionate about what you could accomplish here, we’d love to hear from you.

This position is an onsite role to collaborate and support the program team and can be located in either Aurora, CO, El Segundo, CA, or McKinney, TX.

 

What You Will Do:

• Provide support to senior management regarding contractual and business issues.

• Advise management of contractual rights and obligations and possible mitigation of contractual or programmatic risks.

• Build relationships with regular communication with key leaders both internally and externally, interfacing with customers for correspondence, contractual changes, and contractual issues.

• Analyze Request for Proposals (RFP), proposal reviews and coordination, contract negotiation, estimate at completion (EAC) reviews, support program management and execution reviews and general contract administration.

• Maintain and drive a robust change management process across the portfolio in order to recognize and eliminate ambiguities or unauthorized changes that could result in cost overruns, delivery and performance problems, and/or schedule delays in this development program.

• Develop and implement strategies to deal with complex issues that require detailed information gathering, analysis and investigation.

 Qualifications You Must Have:

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Business, finance, or related field and a minimum 5 years of prior experience, OR an Advanced degree and 3 years of relevant experience

• Experience with US Government (USG) contracts administration / management including proposals, cost structures, performance requirements, delivery schedules, terms and conditions or other closely related contracts experience

• Experience in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and / or Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS), and equivalent U.S. Government regulations

• Active and transferable Top Secret/SCI U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance. 

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in change management, requests for equitable adjustments (REAs

• Change proposals (ECPs), dispute resolution and negotiations

• Experience with various contract types

• Ability to interpret, comply, and advise on company policies and procedures

• Advanced Degrees such as JD Law Degree or MBA or relevant Contracts Certifications such as CPCM or CFCM

 What We Offer:

 Our values drive our actions, behaviors, and performance with a vision for a safer, more connected world. At RTX we value: Trust, Respect, Accountability, Collaboration, and Innovation.

 Relocation assistance is not available

 Learn More & Apply Now!

 RTX solves some of the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. That requires expansive thinking and bold innovation – and that, in turn, requires a culture that is diverse, equitable and inclusive.

We embrace i