Description
Join Our Team: If you're a skilled Contract Specialist with a passion for the construction industry and the drive to excel in a dynamic environment, we want you on our team. Apply now and be part of our journey towards becoming the most trusted construction company in the industry.
About Carey Group: Carey Group is more than just a construction company – we are a team dedicated to excellence, integrity, and innovation. With a clear vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, we are on a mission to deliver exceptional services day in, and day out. If you're ready to be part of a dynamic team that values professionalism and collaboration, we want to hear from you.
Position: Contract Specialist Division: Legal Location: Glasgow: Hours: 37.5hrs per week (9.00am – 5.30pm Monday – Friday) Hybrid Working: 3 days per week in the office
About the Role: As a Contract Specialist within our Legal Division, your expertise will be instrumental in managing contractual risks effectively. Working closely with our Work Winning, Operational, and Commercial teams, you will ensure that our contracts are robust, protecting our interests and fostering successful project outcomes.
What you will be doing
* Review and analyse contract terms to identify unacceptable clauses and negotiate modifications as necessary.
* Assess risks associated with individual projects and advise relevant teams accordingly.
* Liaise with clients to negotiate and finalise contractual agreements.
* Provide contractual advice and support on sub-contracts, commercial matters, and additional entitlements.
* Prepare and manage contract documentation, including sub-contracts and warranties.
* Facilitate the execution of required documents such as Parent Company Guarantees and bonds.
* Conduct thorough checks of contract documents post-award to ensure accuracy.
* Facilitate the handover process to operational, commercial, and site teams, ensuring understanding of contractual obligations.
About You:
1. Expertise: A professional qualification or degree in construction, quantity surveying, or law is essential. Your contractual and commercial experience gained with a contractor will be invaluable in navigating complex negotiations.
2. Knowledge: You must possess detailed knowledge of standard forms of contract including JCT, NEC, and ICC suites. Your ability to interpret and apply these contracts will be critical in safeguarding our projects.
3. Negotiation Skills: In a challenging contractual environment, your negotiation skills will be put to the test. Demonstrated proficiency in negotiating contractual terms and presenting compelling arguments for contractual amendments and claims is a must.
4. Problem-Solving: Anticipating and approaching problems with a technical mindset is key. Your ability to create proactive plans to prevent issues before they arise will be vital in ensuring smooth project execution.
5. Initiative and Resourcefulness: Proactively exploring solutions and applying initiative, focus, and resourcefulness are essential traits. Your integrity, discipline, and prioritization will guide you in navigating complex contractual scenarios.
6. Collaboration: Building strong relationships with stakeholders is crucial. Your ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external teams to arrive at mutually beneficial solutions will drive project success.
7. Adaptability: Handling conflicting priorities in an evolving work environment requires adaptability. Keeping calm under pressure and setting clear expectations and outcomes for yourself and others will be key to your success.
8. Attention to Detail: Being precise, analytical, and detail-oriented is non-negotiable. Your meticulous approach to contract review and documentation will ensure accuracy and compliance.
Benefits
* Excellent salary - plus benefits (Car Allowance, Private HealthCare, Company Pension and Careys Perks Package - which includes gym membership, healthcare cash plan, Car leasing options, and lots of other perks
* Hybrid working pattern - 3 days in the office/2 days at home
* Personal Development opportunities
Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van.
John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd.
Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.
The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and some.
Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.
Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people.
We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.