Job Description
Due to company growth, my client is looking for an experienced Commercial Contracts Manager to join them on a permanent basis. The role is located in Surrey and the purpose of the role is to provide high-quality commercial function and ensure all relevant key performance are followed across commercial lead area. We are looking for someone either at a mid-level or a more senior level. Salary will depend on experience.
You will hold demonstrable experience as a Contracts Manager within the commercial sector. The duties include to draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements and documents. To include B2B good and service agreements predominantly within Energy, Infrastructure and Construction.
There is no team management involved, but you will play an important part of working on a large Merger and Acquisition project that involves multi-million-pound projects.
This is commercial contracts only and you will have experience of NEC3 or NEC4 and comfortable with working on multiple contracts at any one time. You will be writing the contracts through to completion with assistance from other company departments, looking at the commercials and the legalities but not the pricing side as this is handled by the finance team. The contracts are then passed to the operational team.
We require a professional with who has a gentle way of negotiating and enjoys building customer and stakeholder relationships. You will be a strong collaborator and enjoy working as part of a team but also happy to take accountability for your own workload, providing regular communications to the relevant teams.
The role offers a hybrid way of working, two days in the office and three days working from home every week. There is plenty of local parking and the office is a short walk from a train station. A competitive salary, fantastic company benefits and a positive and supportive working environment.
This is an exciting time to join a fast-growing, highly successful business with plenty of future career opportunities!
Skills/experience and attributes required:
* Minimum of 7-10 years’ experience for associate level or 10 plus years’ experience for the senior level
* Degree educated
* Experience of drafting and writing commercial contracts is essential
* Experience of working in the Infrastructure/Energy or Construction industry is desirable
* Experience of NEC3 or NEC4 is essential
* Experience of BEAME is nice to have but not at all essential as training will be provided
* Strong Excel and Word skills
* Strong collaborator
* Analytical mind with a high attention to detail
* Strong stakeholder management
* Outstanding communicator, verbally and written
* Professional and articulate
* Clear presentation skills
* Good listener to understand the needs of the customer and colleagues
* Good negotiation and rapport building skills
* Organised with strong prioritisation sills