Commercial Contract Manager

Arguile; Birkenhead; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Arguile is seeking an experienced Commercial Contracts Professional to support the mobilisation of a newly secured, multi-million-pound contract. This fractional, 20 hours/week role spans 3 months and is Outside IR35, with SC clearance required.

You will work closely with senior leadership and operations teams to translate contractual obligations into delivery requirements, establish governance and reporting, and manage commercial risks.

Occasional travel to Cheshire is expected.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in commercial contracts and contract management.
• Proven ability to mobilise significant or complex contracts.
• SC clearance is essential.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead commercial activity throughout contract mobilisation.
• Review and translate contractual obligations into practical delivery requirements.
• Establish contract management, governance and reporting processes.
• Identify and manage commercial risks, opportunities and contractual obligations.
• Support change control, variations and ongoing customer/supplier management.
• Provide pragmatic commercial advice to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Contract management

Contract mobilisation

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

SC Clearance

Travel flexibility

SME/scale-up experience

Job description

CR/007337

Fractional Commercial Contracts Professional

20 hours/week

3 months

Outside IR35

SC Cleared

Cheshire (occasional travel)

We’re looking for an experienced Commercial Contracts Professional to support the mobilisation of a newly secured, multi-million-pound contract within a fast-growing scale-up SME.

This is a hands-on role, working closely with senior leadership and operational teams to ensure the contract is commercially and operationally ready for successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead commercial activity throughout contract mobilisation.
• Review and translate contractual obligations into practical delivery requirements.
• Establish contract management, governance and reporting processes.
• Identify and manage commercial risks, opportunities and contractual obligations.
• Support change control, variations and ongoing customer/supplier management.
• Provide pragmatic commercial advice to senior stakeholders.

About You

• Strong commercial contracts/contract management experience.
• Proven experience mobilising significant or complex contracts.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced SME/scale-up environment.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Current SC Clearance essential.
• Available for 20 hours per week over 3 months.
• Able to travel occasionally to Cheshire.

Outside IR35 | 3-month initial engagement | 20 hours per week

If you’re an experienced, SC-cleared commercial professional who can bring structure, pace and commercial rigour to a major contract mobilisation, we’d love to hear from you.