Commercial & Legal Contracts Manager (NEC4)

AG-Search; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Commercial & Legal Contracts Manager for an innovative technology business in Crawley. The ideal candidate will lead the legal contracts management division focusing on NEC4 framework contracts within energy infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include advising on commercial agreements and engaging with senior management and technical teams. Candidates should have considerable experience in contract negotiation and a law degree. The position offers a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of experience in a legal CCM role within engineering services/technology.
• Proven experience in contract review, drafting, and negotiation.
• Ability to engage with various stakeholders, including C-suite.

Responsibilities

• Advise on commercial and contractual issues across group businesses.
• Engage in B2B legal contract arrangements.
• Assist in the development of commercial and contractual templates.

Skills

NEC3/4 contracts framework experience

Drafting and negotiation of contracts

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Education

LLB law degree or equivalent legal experience

Job description

Commercial & Legal Contracts Manager (NEC4)

A high-growth technology, data analytics & technical engineering services business seeks a Commercial & Legal Contracts Manager to join their established in‑house commercial & legal contracts management division to lead CCM (NEC4 suite) for their technology integration into major energy infrastructure projects.

Type: Permanent

Location: Hybrid WFH + c.2 days per week in Crawley, West Sussex area HQ

Accessibility: Train station within short walking distance & parking available

This is a newly created role and opportunity for an experienced Commercial Contracts Manager to take up position within an established wider commercial & legal (CCM) team for a truly innovative, highly profitable and continually expanding business group. As part of the centralised and group‑wide commercial & legal contracts team, the Commercial Contracts Manager will work alongside other CCM’s, HOC’s and have support from the in‑house General Counsel. The Commercial & Legal Contracts Manager will engage operationally and work in a close support/advisory position to directors, senior management, technical and sales departments across a variety of commercial and legal contracts issues across group businesses. This role will also have a particular focus/alignment to the business’s major, high‑value energy infrastructure projects division (technology networks design, build, installation and management), which often are within the NEC3/4 contracting frameworks.

The CCM's core focus will be to advise, review, negotiate, draft and execute contractual agreements (pre & post award, sales and supply side) ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation and where possible commercial advantage is achieved.

Core Workload Engagement & Focus

• B2B legal contracts arrangements - contract T&C's analysis, review, drafting, negotiation and amendment at bid/tender/proposal, execution and renewal stages (sales and supplier sides)
• Engagement with internal CCM division, general counsel and all other commercial & technical departments
• Advising Sales, Business Development, Procurement, Exec leadership and wider technical engineering teams on all commercial and contractual issues/solutions
• Management, control and escalation of all commercial/contractual related issues
• Assist in the refinement and development of commercial & contractual templates, tools and processes

Key Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience in leading all aspects of commercial & legal contractual review, drafting and negotiation across pre & post‑awards sales, supplier/vendor and partnering agreements
• Specific experience of NEC3/4 contracts framework suite
• Likely 7‑10++ years of experience in a dedicated legal CCM role capacity within an engineering services/technology/SaaS environment (Energy/BEAMA sector related would be a strong advantage)
• Solid legal contracts understanding with broader commercial business acumen and engagement
• Likely LLB law degree qualified (other degree and equivalent legal contracts professional experience equally welcome)
• Good breadth of contractual form engagement, ideally spanning: Construction/Engineering/technical services (design, build, installation, maintenance), technology hardware, SaaS and data +++
• Able to demonstrate wider ‘commercial business’ awareness and the correct positioning of contractual advice/operation/negotiation/drafting to mitigate business risk and ensure compliance is balanced with commercial advantage on a mutually agreeable basis
• Agile approach - able to balance competing demands in a high‑volume, fast‑paced and growing business environment
• Analytical and inquisitive - willing to fully engage in the business’s technical sector, product/service specifics and stakeholder groups
• Stakeholder focused – able to build rapport with sales and technical stakeholder groups alike, internal and external (up to C‑suite)

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Legal

Industries

Energy Technology, Services for Renewable Energy, and Electric Power Generation

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