Contracts Manager

Job title: Contracts Manager

Location: Warwick/Hybrid

Duration: 12 months initially

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The role:

This role provides the satisfaction of end-to-end ownership and accountability for highly technical, big impact infrastructure projects. You'll be involved in identifying fit-for-purpose contracting strategies, influencing the shaping of the regulatory environment and protecting value for the end consumer through judicious contract management.

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the procurement and regulatory environment in which we operate. That is, we go to the regulator with market tested rates, build our cost submission and protect value for the end consumer by delivering safely, to programme, and within our pre-agreed funding.
• Working with the procurement team you will adhere to robust procurement governance and use your experience of the tender process to negotiate the best possible deal on price, and terms and conditions.
• Supporting and influencing meetings with a range of different stakeholders including internal procurement, delivery, regulation, and legal teams, as well as external transmission system owners.
• Utilising high levels of risk management expertise. Not only are we negotiating on contract price, we are also identifying risks within the tender submissions that then feed into the regulatory funding submission, which ultimately affects how much money we receive from the regulator.
• Supporting the transition from the commercial (pre-contract) to the contract (delivery) phase will be an important responsibility. This will also involve helping internal delivery teams understand the terms of the contract.
• Regularly reporting into the budget board on commercial issues such as the value of work completed to date, and key milestones.

Requirements:

• You have a relevant degree or equivalent experience in the HVDC procurement market specifically in relation to cables, converters and civils. Have experience and practical use of FIDIC contracts.
• You always take full accountability for the choices you make and will champion our key values, such as our 'Safe to Say' policy and our commitment to Net Zero. Highly collaborative, you are comfortable challenging others and being challenged in return. You are happy to learn and talk to people. People trust you, and you want to play an integral part in your team.
• You'll need experience in turn-key contracts, including cost assurance and relationship management.
• You will also need to be experienced at risk management within a contract management context.
• It would be highly beneficial but not essential to have experience in disputes resolution.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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