Contract Manager – Infrastructure Delivery (Hybrid)

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Hybrid working eligible

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment in Reading is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee NEC contracts across the delivery lifecycle, ensuring commercial controls, timely notices and auditable records.

You will work with project controls, finance, legal and procurement colleagues to mobilise, amend, extend, re-procure and close out contracts, building strong relationships with suppliers while safeguarding AWE’s commercial position.

Qualifications

• Quantity surveying experience in managing or administering infrastructure, engineering, or service contracts.
• Experience with obligations, performance measures, payments, change, risk, governance and commercial records.
• Ability to use evidence and commercial data to inform decisions, reporting and supplier challenge.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers and multidisciplinary stakeholders to maintain delivery.
• Structured contract management processes in regulated, controlled, or safety‑critical environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned NEC contracts across the delivery lifecycle, supporting the Project Manager and ensuring commercial controls are understood and applied.
• Administer contracts accurately and on time, including notices, records, work orders, variations, payments, forecasts, change control and governance submissions.
• Validate supporting information, challenge gaps constructively, and maintain clear, auditable contract records.
• Monitor supplier performance against milestones, service levels, and key performance indicators, using evidence to support constructive conversations.
• Identify and manage commercial risks, issues and opportunities, escalating matters proportionately.
• Work with project controls, finance, technical, legal and procurement colleagues on mobilisation, amendments, extensions, re‑procurement and close‑out.
• Contribute to assurance reviews, lessons learned and continuous improvement.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Contract management

Risk management

Commercial data analysis

Supplier management

Job description

Atomic Weapons Establishment in Reading is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee NEC contracts across the delivery lifecycle, ensuring commercial controls, timely notices and auditable records.

You will work with project controls, finance, legal and procurement colleagues to mobilise, amend, extend, re-procure and close out contracts, building strong relationships with suppliers while safeguarding AWE’s commercial position.