Working on the new build of a High-Speed railway project in the UK the Contract Manager will provide commercial contract management duties across the Land and Property Department, working for the client organisation building a new High-Speed Railway in the UK.

Reporting to a Senior Contract Manager you will be managing 10 / 12 Professional Services Contracts worth c£15m– all of the contracts will be utilising NEC3 suite of contracts the successful candidate must have:

1. Contract Management on NEC3 professional services contracts
2. Experience using the Utility Contract Regulations
3. CEMAR experience or equivalent electronic contract management system that follows the NEC process
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The role is initially working from Home, after which the organisation will decide whether it’s safe to move to a mixture of home and office (Birmingham city centre).
 
Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of corporate contracts up to a combined value of £15m in the Land and Property department.
• Manage the progress of change requests through the company’s governance structure, systems, processes;
• Proactively monitor and mitigates risks associated with their contract portfolio
• Liaise with stakeholders with respect to the progress, spend and performance reporting of contracts, imposing and monitoring performance plans and Early Warnings where applicable
• Managing formal disputes
• Undertake compliance checks against contracts
• Work to achieve value for money at each stage of the contract
• Produce and work against contract management plans for each contract
• Manage contract exit
• Monitor contract performance and administer service credits and warranty payments where applicable
• Review financial standing of suppliers on an ongoing basis and manage any resulting actions.
• Additional accountabilities may include:
• Analysis on a range of commercial and technical information
• Setting up and facilitating meetings and information sharing with other functional areas
• Development of reports and presentations to update key stakeholder groups
• Ad hoc support to high-profile projects.

 
Skills:

• Experience of corporate contract management
• Analytical, commercial and negotiating skills
• Ability to lead stakeholders through contract change request processes
• Ability to manage contract risk and understanding of different forms of contract and risk allocation
• Knowledge of working with or for publicly funded bodies including central government departments

 
 
Type of experience:

• Experience managing a variety of NEC professional services contracts.
• Must have had experience using the Utility Contract Regulations – working within strong governance, assurance and compliance regimes.
• Experience monitoring performance and compliance of suppliers – interventions & dispute resolution.
• Stakeholder and supplier management.
• Experience with a good range of programmes and software including CEMAR.
• Commercially astute with strong cost control, negotiation, Contract Management & Administration.
• Procurement experience is desirable.
• Desirable Memberships / Qualifications - NEC Practitioner, MCIPS, MRICS & IACCM

                                                                                                                                       
 
Decision Making

• The Contract Manager can contribute to decisions around contract lifecycle and management.
• The Contract Manager will be responsible for issuing Early Warnings and managing performance plan processes. 
• The Contract Manager will work with a Procurement Manager “buddy” in order to advise stakeholders of their options around re-tendering.