AWE is currently recruiting for a Principal Contract Manager (Senior Commercial Manager) for the Commercial team.
Location: Reading, with free onsite parking.
Package: £60,000 to £85,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience)
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.
Let us introduce the role
As the Principal Contract Manager, you will be the Client Contract Manager for large and complex infrastructure projects. Providing commercial and contract performance leadership to the project team to enable effective management of project and commercial risk.
You will lead strategic planning and governance. Manage, develop and mentor a team that administer the contracts, and get involved in contract disputes. You will support the procurement team, advising on contract options management, working with tier 1 Suppliers and managing KPI reviews / planning.
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking individuals with commercial contract management experience, ideally with knowledge of NEC contracts and contract management tools such as CEMAR.
We do need you to have the following:
Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex contractual arrangements
Managing large complex infrastructure contracts to ensure they deliver value and objectives,
Managing multiple stakeholders and priorities
Working at a similar level within a comparable organisation or industry, such as MOD, Nuclear, Defence or Regulated
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we'd like you to have experience in some of the following:
Pricing arrangements e.g. target cost incentive fee
Intellectual Property Rights, Trade Controls and Earned Value Management.
Preparing tender packages, conducting tender conferences, developing evaluation criteria, analysing and evaluating proposals, negotiating subcontract provisions, subcontractor selection
Managing, motivating and developing people/teams in a matrix team
Creating integrated delivery teams and Intelligent Client functions
Working in a Procurement and/or Commercial Function
Some reasons we think you'll love it here:
AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
The 'Working at AWE' page on our website is where you can find full details in the 'AWE Benefits Guide'.
Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 2 days onsite per week.
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