Contract Manager Pre / Post Contract (NEC)

Sccsinternational; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner and Townsend in Scotland is seeking a Director-level commercial contracts specialist for energy and natural resources projects. The role covers governance across the contract lifecycle and requires three days on site or at a client office.

The position manages contract values from £20 million to £500 million, oversees commercial staff, negotiates prices, drafts and interprets NEC/FIDIC agreements, and ensures value for money.

Qualifications

• Degree in supply chain management, engineering, business or law.
• MCIPS preferred but not essential.
• Experience with financial analysis and reporting for project budgets.
• Understanding of commercial governance on large capital projects.

Responsibilities

• Governance across the contract lifecycle and delivery phase.
• Lead commercial staff and manage project budgets.
• Draft and interpret commercial contracts using NEC/FIDIC.
• Negotiate contract prices with substantiation.

Skills

Contract management

Claims management

Negotiation

Drafting contracts

Commercial governance

NEC/FIDIC knowledge

Education

Degree in supply chain management/engineering/business/law

MCIPS (preferred)

Job description

Turner and Townsend

Employer Turner and Townsend Location Scotland wide, United Kingdom Contract Permanent Level Director Salary Salary not published Closes Not stated

What the role covers

A contracts appointment on the employer's energy and natural resources work in Scotland, released in August 2026. The posting describes portfolios that may hold several smaller contracts or a single agreement of high value and high complexity, and puts governance across the whole contract lifecycle with the holder.

The stated negotiating range is projects from twenty million to five hundred million pounds, covering the terms and conditions and then the commercial management of the delivery phase, including management of commercial staff. Contract prices are negotiated and must be capable of substantiation, which the posting ties to value for money for consumers.

Working arrangements are given as three days a week on site or at a client office. On experience the employer asks for contract change management and claims management, and for a proven ability to draft and interpret commercial contracts with a working knowledge of standard construction forms and of bespoke agreements. Both NEC and FIDIC are named.

A degree in supply chain management, engineering, business or law is sought, with MCIPS preferred but not treated as essential, alongside financial analysis and reporting for project budgets and an understanding of commercial governance on large capital projects.