2-Year Fixed-Term Opportunity | Melbourne (Preferred) or Canberra

Summary

As a Senior Commercial Advisor within the OneSKY Program, you'll play a critical role in managing complex commercial arrangements, supplier relationships and contract outcomes that support the delivery of next-generation air traffic management capabilities across Australia. Working alongside Airservices Australia and Department of Defence stakeholders, you'll influence major commercial decisions, manage strategic supplier relationships, and help deliver value-for-money outcomes that support the future of the National Airspace System.

The Organisation

Airservices Australia is a government-owned organisation responsible for the safe and efficient management of 11% of the world’s airspace and provision of aviation rescue fire fighting services at Australia’s busiest airports.

Our people are our greatest asset with a dynamic and diverse team operating from locations across the country - from bustling cities to regional and remote locations, including an island. This team keep are helping to secure the future of Australia’s skies and keep it amongst the safest in the world.

We connect people with their world safely – linking family and friends, generating economic activity, creating jobs, and facilitating trade and tourism.

Airservices is committed to fostering a culture that is diverse, inclusive, and respectful.  We encourage motivated individuals who love what they do, value a service first mindset and embrace a challenge to explore a career with Airservices. In return you will be a valued team member, be offered flexibility and experience a meaningful career in an exciting, ever-evolving aviation industry.

Our Leaders

Leaders at Airservices demonstrate our Leadership Standard in the way they Know, Focus, Develop and Value our people every day. Our leaders role model our values of Safe always, Service first, Love what we do, Work as one, Own it to connect people with their world safely.

An Airservices leader leads inclusively, thinks strategically, collaborates and communicates with impact to deliver outcomes that support our culture of trust, care and accountability.

The Role & The Team

Reporting to the OneSKY Commercial & Legal Manager, you will provide commercial leadership and contract management support across the Airservices Defence OneSKY Towers (ADOT) Program and related OneSKY initiatives. Working as part of a joint Airservices and Defence team, you will advise on procurement, contract management, supplier performance, commercial risk and strategic negotiations.

You will help ensure that commercial arrangements deliver value for money, support operational outcomes and align with Commonwealth procurement principles and Airservices governance requirements.

Key Responsibilities

- Provide commercial advice and contract management support across the ADOT Program and associated contracts.

- Lead procurement activities, commercial negotiations and contract change processes.

- Manage supplier relationships and performance to achieve program outcomes.

- Develop and maintain contract management plans and commercial governance processes.

- Identify, assess and manage commercial risks and opportunities.

- Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, Defence representatives and external suppliers.

- Support commercial assurance activities and contract compliance across the OneSKY Program.

Please see the link below to view the full Position Description:

 PD - OneSKY Senior Commercial Advisor.pdf

The Person

You are an experienced commercial professional with strong contract management, stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills. You are comfortable working in complex environments, influencing outcomes, and balancing commercial, operational and strategic priorities.

You'll bring:

- Demonstrated experience in commercial management, procurement or contract management.

- Strong commercial judgement with a pragmatic and strategic approach.

- Experience managing supplier relationships and commercial performance.

- Strong drafting, negotiation and stakeholder management capabilities.

- The ability to identify risks, develop solutions and influence outcomes.

- Qualifications in commercial, legal, supply chain, business or a related discipline (desirable).

At Airservices Australia, we embrace and thrive on diversity of thought, perspectives, and capabilities because we know the benefits of having a workforce that is representative of the community that we serve. We appreciate everyone is unique, and acknowledge diversity in thought leads to greater transparency and improved consideration in our decision making.

We believe a diverse workforce supported by an inclusive culture is central to our success. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from all cultural backgrounds, gender identities, people living with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

Security Clearance

To be eligible to apply, you must be an Australian Citizen as an Airservices Background check is required for this role. Please refer to the security check requirements successful applicants will be required to undertake as part of the recruitment process.

Should you require any further information please contact Alicia O’Rourke – Talent Acquisition Specialist at alicia.orourke@airservicesaustralia.com.

How to Apply

To apply for this position please lodge an application online before Applications close 11.55 pm (AEST) Sunday 26 July, 2026.