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Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Contract Management experience in the UK defence environment – particularly on complex defence bids;
• Must be confident in reviewing sets of terms and conditions, negotiating with customers independently (or with minimal input);
• Knowledge of Contract Management and advanced Contracting techniques/tools;
• Highly motivated with a proven record of negotiating a strong position for the business;
• Individual who thrives on challenges and has experience working within a fast-paced Contracts and Bid team environment;
• Experience of working with DEFCONS;
• Capable of operating to tight schedules in a dynamic work environment;
• Capable of identifying and mitigating risks and effective issue resolution;
• Good presentation skills;
• Confident presenting to various levels of organisation;

• Flexibility to travel as required (UK and abroad); and
• UK Citizenship; Current SC clearance or ability to achieve.

Desired skills, qualifications and experience (update as needed) :

• Bid writing;
• Experience of working on Framework Agreements;
• Industrial Participation / Offset experience;
• CIPS qualification good - but not essential;
• World Commerce and Contracting Advanced Practitioner – desirable but not essential;
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with 10 years of professional experience; or 8 years of professional experience with a related Masters degree; and
• Considered an emerging specialist.

• Private Medical Insurance
• Competitive Pension
• Dental
• Critical Illness
• Life Assurance
• Travel Insurance
• Employee discounts for top high street shops
• Employee Assistance Program which includes free face to face counselling sessions, Legal advice, Financial advice, etc
• Internal training and development alongside out Education assistance programmes
• Reimbursement for a professional membership
• Competitive policies that support flexibility and family leave inclusive of enhanced maternity leave

At the dawn of a new space age, Lockheed Martin is a pioneer, partner, innovator and builder. Our amazing men and women are on a mission to make a difference in the world and every day we use our unique skills and experiences to create, design and build solutions to some of the worlds' hardest engineering problems. Our culture encourages employees to dream big, perform with excellence and create incredible products. We provide the resources, inspiration and focus and if you have the passion and courage to dream big, we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

Lockheed Martin Space is one of the four major business divisions of Lockheed Martin. We build satellites, ground stations and spacecraft that do amazing things in the space domain for government and commercial customers. Lockheed Martin Space capabilities and services give earlier warning of severe weather, connect troops on the battlefield, and deliver GPS directions to a billion people worldwide. We also design smarter satellites that operate like smartphones in the sky, with apps that can be updated in orbit so they can adapt as mission needs on the ground change.

At Lockheed Martin our employees come first and therefore your physical, mental and financial wellbeing matters to us. On top of working in a highly supportive, friendly, respectful environment you can expect so much more.

We are an employer in support of and offering Flexible working with the option to also work a 4 day week depending on business requirements, where you have the option of Fridays off. We offer Competitive salaries alongside a flexible holiday entitlement as well as a range of health and wellness benefits.