Commercial Contract Manager

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

Job summary

Arguile in Hertfordshire is seeking a fractional Commercial Contracts Professional to mobilise a major contract. The role is 20 hours/week for 3 months, onsite with occasional travel to Cheshire, and requires SC clearance.

You will work closely with senior leadership to ensure the contract is commercially and operationally ready for delivery. This hands-on position involves translating obligations into delivery requirements, setting up governance, and advising senior stakeholders with pragmatic

Qualifications

• 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.

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

Commercial contracts

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

SC Clearance

Job description

CR/007337

Fractional Commercial Contracts Professional

20 hours/week

3 months

Outside IR35

SC Cleared

Hertfordshire (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.