Contract Manager

ARM; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading talent consultancy is seeking a Contract Manager for a 6-month contract based in the Gloucester area. You will work with a prominent Defense and Aerospace company, managing contracts and customer relationships. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in contract formation, negotiation, and working independently in diverse teams. The role offers competitive pay at £80ph, adhering to Inside IR35 regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil, government, and international contract formation and execution.
• Expertise with Federal Acquisition Regulations and DoD FAR Supplement.
• Ability to analyze and resolve problems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary interface for contractual matters.
• Guide proposal team in assessing solicitations for risks.
• Manage commercial issues and customer relationships.

Skills

Experience in civil, government, and international contract formation and execution

Domain expertise with Federal Acquisition Regulations

Ability to work independently and cohesively with teams

Demonstrated ability to take lead role in drafting and negotiating contracts

Job description

Overview

Contract manager

6 month contract

Based in Gloucester Area

Offering £80ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change

Responsibilities

• As the Contract manager, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry.
• Legal and Non-legal contract experts support all phases (proposal and post contract award execution) of programs including negotiations, managing commercial issues, customer relationships, change management, claims and disputes
• Act as the primary interface between the company and its customers on contractual matters
• Provide contract administration for assigned proposals and contracts including leading negotiations and assisting with contract interpretation
• Act as an interface liaison with internal functional owners including finance, program management, engineering, sales and legal
• Guide proposal team through assessing solicitations identifying business and compliance risks
• Cross-functional collaboration to assess and disposition FAR and DFARs requirements and commercial terms and conditions for solicitations and contracts
• Participation in special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Experience in civil, government, and international contract formation and execution
• Domain expertise with Federal Acquisition Regulations, with emphasis in Parts 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items and 15 Contracting by Negotiation, and DoD FAR Supplement
• Experience briefing stakeholders including cross functional team members and functional leadership
• Demonstrated ability to take lead role in drafting and negotiating contracts
• Ability to work independently and cohesively with teams
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and resolve problems
• Willingness to work on multiple product lines, business units, and contract types simultaneously

How to apply

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!