CONTRACT MANAGER

Maraen; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

BUPA cover

3 x Salary Life Insurance Cover

Company Pension

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Maraen Holdings is a leading provider of integrated port infrastructure and energy services, with a growing footprint in the UK and internationally. The Contract Manager role sits within the Commercial team to manage pre-contract and live project contracting, shaping commercial strategies and ensuring governance across diverse projects.

Based in Edinburgh, Nigg, or Aberdeen, you will review contracts, manage notices, and support tender submissions while ensuring compliance with Maraen's

Qualifications

• Experience reviewing and qualifying contract documents across pre-contract and post-award phases.
• Ability to identify commercial risk and develop contracting strategies.
• Experience with NEC, FIDIC or bespoke EPC/EPCM contract forms.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyse, and mark up contract documents and deviations.
• Develop contract qualifications and commentary for tenders.
• Support pre-contract negotiations with Head of Commercial and legal advisers.

Skills

Contract review

Contract analysis

Negotiation

Change management

Risk assessment

Post-award administration

Education

Legal/commercial qualification

Tools

NEC contracts

FIDIC contracts

EPC/EPCM forms

Job description

Contract Manager

Edinburgh / Nigg / Aberdeen

Maraen Holdings is a leading provider of integrated port infrastructure, fabrication, and industrial services to the energy sector. Following its acquisition by Mitsui and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Maraen is undertaking a targeted programme of growth to strengthen its position at the forefront of the Energy Transition and Renewables markets.

With a strong project pipeline and further offshore and onshore energy developments secured through the coming decade, Maraen offers the opportunity to be part of an organisation shaping the future of low carbon energy infrastructure in the UK and internationally.

We are recruiting for a Contract Manager to provide contractual expertise across both pre-contract and post-award phases of project delivery. The role is embedded within the Commercial team and operates across the Group's port, fabrication, IRM, and access businesses, with direct exposure to some of the most technically complex and commercially significant infrastructure projects in the UK energy transition market.

The Contract Manager will be responsible for reviewing and qualifying contract documents, identifying commercial risk, and supporting the development of contracting strategies aligned with Maraen's commercial governance framework. The role requires a structured, analytical approach combined with the commercial pragmatism to support competitive tender submissions and live project delivery simultaneously.

Key Accountabilities

• Review, analyse, and mark up contract documents including NDAs, MSAs, NEC contracts, bespoke client terms, and subcontract forms, identifying deviations from Maraen's standard commercial positions.
• Develop structured contract qualifications and commentary for inclusion in tender submissions, ensuring deviations on liability, indemnity, insurance, and payment terms are clearly articulated and commercially justified.
• Support pre-contract negotiations by preparing redline mark ups, position papers, and negotiation strategies in collaboration with the Head of Commercial and legal advisers.
• Administer live contracts across Maraen's project portfolio, maintaining compliance with notification requirements, change control procedures, and contractual obligations.
• Issue and manage contractual notices, early warnings, and compensation event submissions in accordance with applicable contract mechanisms, particularly under NEC and FIDIC frameworks.
• Maintain comprehensive contract records and audit trails across all projects, ensuring documentation standards support dispute avoidance and commercial governance.
• Identify and elevate liability exposure, insurance gaps, and commercial risk within contract packages, providing structured recommendations to the Head of Commercial.
• Support the development and maintenance of Maraen's standard contracting positions on key terms including liability caps, indemnity structures, consequential loss, IP, data protection, and step-in rights.
• Assist in reviewing and onboarding subcontract arrangements, ensuring pass-through of relevant client obligations, flow-down clauses, and HSEQ requirements.
• Provide contract interpretation support to operations and project delivery teams on live scopes, ensuring day-to-day activities are conducted within the agreed contractual framework.
• Contribute to post-award commercial reviews and lessons-learned processes to improve future contracting strategy and risk identification.
• Support the holding of Board of Directors and Shareholder meetings.
• Support the preparation of necessary resolutions in a proper manner.
• Support,develop and enhance Maraen Corporate Governance.

Essential Knowledge and Experience

• Proven experience in contract review, analysis, and administration within energy, construction, industrial services, or offshore sectors.
• Working knowledge of NEC, FIDIC, or bespoke EPC/EPCM contract forms and associated risk and change management mechanisms.
• Demonstrable experience producing contract mark ups, qualifications, and negotiation position papers.
• Strong understanding of commercial risk allocation, liability structures, indemnity frameworks, and insurance requirements in project-based environments.
• Experience supporting bid and tender submissions from a contractual perspective, including qualification of client terms and conditions.
• Familiarity with post-award contract administration including notices, change control, claims preparation, and dispute avoidance.

Desirable

• Experience in offshore wind, oil and gas, port operations, fabrication, or marine contracting environments.
• Exposure to supply chain and subcontract management within multi-tier project structures.
• Formal legal or commercial qualification (e.g., LLB, LLM, IACCM/WCCA accreditation, or equivalent).
• Familiarity with Scottish and English law as applied in energy and infrastructure contracting contexts.

Benefits

• Competitive salary based on experience
• 33 days holiday
• BUPA cover at Single Level
• 3 x Salary Life Insurance Cover
• Company Pension
• Access to wellbeing services

This role is full-time and office based, and can be based at Edinburgh (EH2), Aberdeen (AB11) or Port of Nigg (IV19). Applicants must be able to commute daily to one of these locations.

All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK without current or future Visa or Sponsorship requirements.