Are you a detail-oriented professional with a passion for contracts and commercial operations? Join our dynamic team as a Contract Specialist, where you’ll play a key role in managing the full lifecycle of complex contracts in a fast-paced, high-impact environment. As a Contract Specialist, you will support the Contracts & Commercial function by ensuring contractual obligations are met and documented accurately.

You’ll collaborate with internal stakeholders and interface directly with the Customer to manage contract execution, amendments, and change proposals. Support the development and implementation of contract management processes. Create presentation materials to facilitate stakeholder engagement and alignment.

Act as a Subject Matter Expert for the contract change proposal process. Prepare and manage Contract Change Proposals (CCPs), Subcontractor Change Order Proposals (COPs), and related documentation through to final customer approval. Draft and finalize Task Amendments, Contract Amendments, and Agreements in Principle.

Monitor and track contract values, task authorizations, and change impacts. Collaborate with the Customer to obtain necessary approvals under the Prime Contract. Maintain a commercial action log and foster strong working relationships with the Customer.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Engineering, or a related discipline—or equivalent skilled experience. Minimum of 2 years’ experience in contract management or administration. Solid understanding of complex contracting environments,



ideally in construction, manufacturing, or defense.

Familiarity with shipbuilding and government/defense contracts is a strong asset. Due to the nature of work Irving Shipbuilding does, all successful applicants must meet requirements for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP), Canadian Government Security clearance, and U.International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note this position requires a full-time, in-office presence.

We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. Our recruitment advisors and hiring teams will utilize human screening combined with AI technology to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business, while safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly.

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Shipbuilding is proud to be Canada's National Shipbuilder. Our team is constructing more than 20 modern patrol ships and destroyers for the Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard as part of the largest defence procurement project in Canadian history. We invite applications from all qualified candidates, including racially visible persons, women in underrepresented roles, persons with disabilities, Indigenous persons, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and encourage applicants to self-identify. #

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