Commercial Contracts Manager

Severn Trent; Coventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 15%

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Leading pension scheme with enhanced 7

Sharesave – discounted Severn Trent**

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family friendly policies

Volunteering days

Job summary

Severn Trent Services is seeking a Commercial Contracts Specialist to provide commercial advice across contracts, including the MoD Aquatrine project, and to champion best practice and risk management.

You’ll review terms, lead negotiations, and coordinate with Legal, Finance, and Operations to ensure compliant, timely contract delivery. A professional qualification (MRICS/MICE/CIPS) is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience managing commercial and contract risk across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to interpret terms and negotiate favourable terms.
• Strong communications to support project delivery and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Review customer terms and tender documents for new opportunities and lead negotiations.
• Ensure all parties understand obligations and responsibilities.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities and align terms with supply contracts.
• Represent STS in commercial meetings with key clients like MoD.
• Support project onboarding into contract and ongoing contract management.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Contract negotiations

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Communications skills

Education

MRICS/MICE/CIPS qualification (or progression)

Tools

NEC3/4 contracts

Job description

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

This opportunity sits within our Severn Trent Services business, a commercial arm of the Severn Trent Group and you will be part of our small team of go-to experts on contract and commercial matters.

It’s an exciting time to be joining Severn Trent Services – we’re on an upwards trajectory, our business is growing and we’re looking for new talent to join us on our journey!

The Commercial Contracts Specialist plays a key role in providing commercial advice to all parts of the business on existing and new contracts, including our existing PFI contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), (commonly known as project Aquatrine) and in championing and supporting the adoption of best commercial practice and risk management.

Working with customers, external stakeholders and our internal business development and supplier management teams, you’ll provide advice on a broad range of contract matters, including choice of commercial terms, scope queries, disputes, and contract compliance. You’ll play a key role in getting projects into contract and ensuring the efficient management of those contracts.

Some Of The Key Responsibilities Of This Position Include

• Review customer terms and conditions and tender documents for new business opportunities, identifying risks/opportunities, advising on compliance with commercial guidelines and leading commercial negotiations to get projects into contract on favourable terms
• Ensure all parties understand their obligations and responsibilities
• Mitigate risks by addressing potential disputes and contingencies.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities
• Align customer terms and conditions with our supply chain contracts,
• Take the lead in receiving, investigating, and resolving internal contract scope queries. This may involve reviewing land registry and lease documents on our MoD contract.
• Liaise with a wide range of internal stakeholders including Legal, Insurance, Service Delivery, Engineering, Finance and Contract Management colleagues.
• Represent STS at commercial and contractual meetings with key clients such as the Ministry of Defence.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

So, what does our ideal candidate look like? You will be an experienced Contract / Commercial Manager, with some experience in the water or utilities sector, who is familiar with commercial Terms and Conditions and standard forms of contract, ideally including NEC3/4.

We’re looking for someone with practical experience of getting projects into contract and managing commercial risk , coupled with a good understanding of the underlying contract terms and mechanisms – you don’t have to be a lawyer, but you need to know your way around a contract.

You will be excellent at communication across a variety of mediums and audiences, and you’ll be able to demonstrate your business acumen and commercial awareness. Attention to detail is pivotal in your ability to succeed in this role.

It would be great if you had a relevant professional qualification, (i.e. MICE, MRICS, CIPS or equivalent), but if you’re currently working towards that, we would welcome your application too. We would also love it if you had a working knowledge of PFI / PPP contracts and some experience working in the water sector, however it isn’t essential as we are able to support the development of your knowledge in those areas.

It is essential that you have a full UK driving licence as there will be some travel required.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We employ thousands of people from across our community who really care about what they do. Because that is how we do what we do.

And when it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity, who help us do just that.

What’s In It For You

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With That In Mind, Here Are Just Some Of Our Favourite's Perks That You’ll Get Being Part Of The Seven Trent Services Family

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 15% of your annual salary, based on company performance)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two volunteering days per year