Contract Management Officer – Australian Submarine Agency
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770703
- Agency: Australian Submarine Agency
- Job Title: Contract Management Officer
- Position Number: ASA/03596/26
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Port Adelaide SA
- Future Merit Locations: Port Adelaide
- Salary: $99,733 – $112,431
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Candidates are required to work in the location)
About Australian Submarine Agency
We sit within the SSN-AUKUS Acquisition Branch in the Program Delivery Directorate, supporting
the SSN AUKUS program through strong systems, reporting, and governance. Our role is to act as
an informed client, providing oversight, insight, and assurance to support effective
decision-making and protect public investment. We focus on keeping delivery, reporting, and
decision-making aligned between ASA and the shipbuilder.
This includes making sure work is understood, progress is clear, and senior leaders have the
information they need to make decisions. We maintain strong day-to-day links across
organisations so issues are identified early and managed effectively. We are building a team that
aims to be a high performing enabling and assurance function, known for strong professional
standards, collaboration, and a positive working environment.
As the program evolves, we are operating in a period of change and some ambiguity as we
continue to build capability and capacity. This creates a strong opportunity to shape how we work
and to influence how systems, reporting, and governance support effective performance.
Our Ideal Candidate
We are a dynamic organization seeking employees who are agile, innovative and energised by
high-paced work. We are seeking highly motivated and collaborative minded people who will have
the opportunity to contribute to a once in a lifetime program.
We are seeking a proactive and capable individual who is comfortable working with complex
contractual material in a fast paced and highly collaborative environment. This role requires strong
analytical skills, sound judgement, and the ability to contribute to well informed contractual
positions.
You will bring:
Experience in contract management, contract administration, or a related field, preferably in
a legally complex or highly regulated environment;
Strong ability to read, interpret, and apply complex contractual documentation, with an
understanding of legal and commercial implications;
Well developed written communication skills, including the ability to draft clear, precise, and
structured formal correspondence;
Demonstrated ability to analyse issues and provide practical, well reasoned advice;
Ability to work effectively across a range of stakeholders, including legal, technical, and
commercial teams;
Strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing
priorities;
A collaborative approach and ability to contribute to team outcomes;
Experience supporting the development of contractual positions or working alongside legal
advisors is highly regarded;
Degree level qualifications or equivalent experience in law, commerce, business, or a related
field (a law degree or legal studies background is highly desirable);
A genuine interest in contributing to a nationally significant program.
Duties
- The Role
- The acquisition of conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarines is an historic and
- transformative endeavour for Australia. The whole-of-nation effort to safely and securely deliver
- the cutting edge nuclear-powered submarine program will transform Australia’s economic and
- national security landscape for decades to come.
- The Contract Management Officer plays a key role in supporting the effective administration and
- management of the contract between ASA and the Australian shipbuilder for the SSN AUKUS
- program. Working within a complex, high value, and early stage program environment, you will
- contribute to ensuring contractual rights and obligations are clearly understood, consistently
- applied, and aligned with program objectives.
- You will support the development of considered contractual positions through analysis of contract
- terms and engagement across technical, legal, commercial, and program stakeholders.
- This role provides the opportunity to apply and develop strong contract management and legal
- interpretation skills while contributing to a nationally significant program.
- You will:
- Support the administration of the head contract with the Australian shipbuilder, ensuring
- contractual rights, obligations, and processes are understood and applied;
- Analyse and interpret complex contract documentation, including key clauses, mechanisms,
- and obligations, to inform advice and decision making;
- Draft and coordinate formal contractual correspondence, including notices, responses, and
- clarifications, ensuring accuracy and alignment with contractual requirements;
- Provide clear and well reasoned advice on contractual interpretation, risks, and implications;
- Support the development of coordinated contractual positions, drawing on input from legal,
- technical, commercial, and program stakeholders;
- Assist in managing contractual issues, including supporting responses to queries, variations,
- and emerging risks;
- Maintain contract records, registers, and documentation in line with governance, audit, and
- compliance requirements;
- Support the assessment and tracking of contract variations, claims, and deliverables;
- Ensure contract management activities are documented, consistent, and aligned to agreed
- processes and frameworks;
- Identify contractual risks and support the development of mitigation strategies;
- Build and maintain effective working relationships across the organisation and with external
- stakeholders as required;
- Contribute to continuous improvement of contract management processes, templates, and
- practices.
- This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in ASA as a Building Capability
- Payment (BCP). This enables ASA to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise
- payable under the ASA Enterprise Agreement, for positions in occupational
- disciplines/classifications that are critical to ASA capability. For further information, please contact
- the contact officer.
Eligibility / Notes
- Security Clearance:
- Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Negative Vetting Level 1”.
How to Apply
Position Contact Susan Jones, 08 8161 5785
Agency Recruitment Site https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=0C64756F-ADB4-6814-54CF-ED0AACCA
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