About the job

Job Location: Osborne, SA – We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

Who We Are

Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trusted to play your part in delivering the advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions of tomorrow – shaping a safer future, for all of us.

From the depths of the ocean, to the far reaches of space – there’s no limit to where a career at BAE Systems could take you.

Role Description

We have a great opportunity for an Operations Subcontract Manager to join our Maritime team. Reporting to the Ship Manager, the Operations Subcontract Manager is responsible for the establishment, mobilisation and management of Operations Subcontractors.

This role requires a high level of both commercial and shipbuilding experience to ensure contracts are established in a manner such that they can be effectively managed in the Production environment and that they align with the overall Production Build Strategy.

Core Duties

• Develop Operations Subcontract Statement of Works to ensure clear scope demarcation and alignment with the overall Production Build Strategy
• Work closely with the Supply Chain function to establish the required Operations Subcontracts in accordance with the Make vs Buy strategy
• Manage the Operations Subcontractor workforce during the production phase, to ensure seamless integration and coordination with the overall production workforce
• Ensure all production work scope is coordinated safely and efficiently, to achieve the required schedule and quality requirements
• Manage and provide leadership to the Operations Sub-contracting team
• Assist with the development and maintenance of the Production Schedule and ensure accurate reporting of progress
• Monitor and review, in accordance with established program management processes and governance, the production schedule activities and budget, including Earned Value Management
• Oversee subcontractor resourcing, ensuring demands are continually monitored and forecasted
• Work closely with the Supply Chain function to ensure commercial management of subcontracts through effective commercial and correspondence administration including payment, milestones, claims, notices/letters, flow down of contract amendments and change requests.
• Work closely with the Project Team and broader internal stakeholders, proactively managing the performance of suppliers, ensuring that the Project achieves the required performance

About You

• Trade Qualification or Project Management certification or proven equivalent Shipbuilding Operations experience
• Demonstrated experience with managing sub-contractors in a Commercial Operation environment
• Understanding of the commercial elements of the Shipbuilding Production Environment
• Demonstrated Operations Management experience, including day to day management and coordination of the production work scope
• Ability to consider projects and make decisions in the context of the broader business strategy
• Build strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to motivate individuals and teams across a number of business areas, to deliver project requirements
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities to deliver against customer and business requirements, with appropriate stakeholder engagement
• Ability to negotiate with and influence internal and/ or external stakeholders in a way which generates business benefit whilst maintaining key relationships
• Defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain
• Eligibility to be cleared for International Traffic In Arms (ITAR) regulations

• Develop Operations Subcontract Statement of Works to ensure clear scope demarcation and alignment with the overall Production Build Strategy
• Work closely with the Supply Chain function to establish the required Operations Subcontracts in accordance with the Make vs Buy strategy
• Manage the Operations Subcontractor workforce during the production phase, to ensure seamless integration and coordination with the overall production workforce
• Ensure all production work scope is coordinated safely and efficiently, to achieve the required schedule and quality requirements
• Manage and provide leadership to the Operations Sub-contracting team
• Assist with the development and maintenance of the Production Schedule and ensure accurate reporting of progress
• Monitor and review, in accordance with established program management processes and governance, the production schedule activities and budget, including Earned Value Management
• Oversee subcontractor resourcing, ensuring demands are continually monitored and forecasted
• Work closely with the Supply Chain function to ensure commercial management of subcontracts through effective commercial and correspondence administration including payment, milestones, claims, notices/letters, flow down of contract amendments and change requests.
• Work closely with the Project Team and broader internal stakeholders, proactively managing the performance of suppliers, ensuring that the Project achieves the required performance

• Managing sub-contractors in a Commercial Operation environment
• Understanding of the commercial elements of the Shipbuilding Production Environment
• Operations Management experience
• Ability to consider projects and make decisions in the context of the broader business strategy
• Build strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to motivate individuals and teams
• Ability to balance conflicting priorities
• Ability to negotiate with and influence internal and/ or external stakeholders

• Trade Qualification or Project Management certification or proven equivalent Shipbuilding Operations experience
• Defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain
• Eligibility to be cleared for International Traffic In Arms (ITAR) regulations