About this role
DEA is a full-service aircraft operator with extensive ISR flight capability backed up by a skilled in-house aviation engineering team. This powerful combination puts us at the forefront of our industry, both in the air and on the ground. It also ensures we can deploy and support quickly and efficiently, even in the world’s most challenging environments.
- Due to continued growth and expansion, DEA is looking for a proactive and organised Contracts Manager to oversee the entire lifecycle of business agreements, from the initial draft and negotiation to compliance, renewals, and final closeout.
- Drafting and Negotiating: Write, review and refine contract terms with vendors, clients or partners to ensure favourable conditions and legal compliance.
- Risk Management: Identify potential legal, financial, or operational risks in agreements and find ways to mitigate them.
- Regulatory Compliance Tracking: Monitor active contracts to ensure all parties meet performance standards, delivery milestones, and financial obligations.
- Ensure alignment with specialized frameworks such as UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) regulations, Single Source Regulations, or international trade controls (ITAR/FAR/DFARS).
- Lifecycle Management: Handle end-to-end contract administration from pre-qualification bids and tenders to final contract close-out Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the main bridge between legal, finance, procurement, sales, and operations teams.
- Commercial Negotiations: Lead negotiations on pricing, terms, conditions, and risk allocations with customers and key subcontractors.
- Risk & Change Control: Identify operational or financial risks, manage contract modifications, and oversee compensation events or change orders.
- Stakeholder Liaison: Act as the primary commercial point of contact between internal technical teams, legal departments, and external defence clients.