Reporting directly to the Operations Director, the Contracts Manager is responsible for the Contract Management function within the business.
Ensure that the effective management of commercial contracts and operational cost control functions are maintained. Support the review, development and implementation of defined processes, systems, and people to facilitate strong contract management behaviours and to minimise contract risk.
Working primarily with all contracts, manage the Compensation Event and Early Warning processes across the business with the Commercial Director, ensuring that all contractual requirements are met. Ensure that processes are developed and maintained to ensure that all permitted contractual allowances are recovered.
Support pre-contract activities including contract reviews and contract negotiations with Commercial Director to mitigate commercial/legal risk to the business and to optimise margin potential. Build strong relationships within the Commercial and Finance team.
Build effective relationships with colleagues throughout the business as well as with suppliers and clients. Undertake line management duties for a team of direct employees, sub-contractors, and supply chain, including designation of functional and performance responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Promote positive contract management behaviours across the operational and planning teams to optimise gross margin potential and to minimise contract risk.
Manage project change control, contract management and risk mitigation with colleagues, clients, and suppliers. Lead on the Early Warning and Compensation Event process minimising any risk.
Review, develop and implement contract management control measures ensuring that all processes are followed effectively.
Support internal audits and manage all contract management non-conformities including liaison with others and implementation of lessons learned processes.
At pre-contract stage, review client contracts highlighting any risks and provide representation with Commercial Director for pre-contract negotiations ensuring that an optimal position is reached for all parties.
People:
Ensure a culture where Health and Safety is the No 1 priority for the team, fully adopting group policies, procedures, resources, and guidance in all commercial decisions.
Build strong contract management competence within the team leading to high levels of team self-sufficiency.
Manage the performance procedures of the team, with HR support, and ensure a thorough performance management process is in place and enforced.
Monitor and manage the team’s work output against target and drive productivity of each individual and the team.
Customers / External Stakeholders:
To engage professionally with clients to agree, and where appropriate negotiate, on contractual matters including contract change, early warnings, and compensation events.
To support supply chain management for designated strategic accounts where appropriate.
To work closely with Commercial Director and Operational Teams to manage client relationships.
Essential Qualifications & Skills:
Level 5/6 qualification (or equivalent) in Legal / Quantity Surveying / Project Finance
UK Driving licence.
5+ years in a senior Contract Management position
Managing commercial contracts with a minimum £10M commercial responsibility
Strong legal contract knowledge and application
Development and implementation of contract management processes
Contract negotiation at both pre and post contract award.
Our people and our customers come before everything else and that will never change. Knowing we always do the best job we can with absolutely no compromise means everything to us.
Benefits:
- Annual salary commensurate with experience
- Life assurance
- Contributory pension scheme
- 25 Holidays plus Bank Holidays
- Company car allowance
Job Type:
Full-time – Monday to Friday
Education: Bachelor’s (preferred)