Contract Manager - Scope Author

Millbank Holdings Ltd; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor firm based in Glasgow is seeking an experienced contract manager. The role involves managing NEC4 contract documentation and coordinating inputs from various specialists. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience in contract management and strong stakeholder engagement skills. The company values diversity and is committed to an inclusive workforce.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a related role with regular involvement in contract management.
• Experience preparing or implementing a range of NEC4 contracts.
• Proven stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in requirements coordination and management.

Responsibilities

• Proactively coordinate NEC4 contract scope document inputs from specialists.
• Author sections of NEC4 contract scope documentation.
• Peer review of contract scope documentation.
• Manage stakeholder engagement across the Programme.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Procurement strategies

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Tools

CEMAR contract management software

Job description

Are you an experienced contract manager working with NEC 4 contract forms? Have you got experience working on highly regulated government projects? Do you specialize in procurement scopes and authoring? If so, please apply below!

The Opportunity

We are seeking a proactive engineering, project management or commercial professional to lead on the production of NEC4 contract scope documentation. In addition to authoring sections of the scope documents, this role will coordinate, review and collate input from the other specialists in the Client team including engineering, quality, information management, project controls, etc.

Your duties and responsibilities

• Proactively coordinate and collate NEC4 contract scope document inputs from other specialists within the Client team.
• Author sections of NEC4 contract scope documentation in support of procurement events.
• Peer review of contract scope documentation prepared by others.
• Review of supplier tender proposals against issued scope documentation.
• Chair team meetings to support development of scope documentation.
• Capture Lessons learned from previous procurement events, both within Programme and elsewhere in the project.
• Input into Programme procurement pipeline to ensure activities are undertaken in a timely manner to support delivery activities.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder engagement across the Programme, DIO and SDA and the external supply chain.
• Coordinate and manage requirements to ensure scope alignment with programme objectives.
• Ensure all activities are compliant with governance and procurement frameworks.

You will have the following qualifications & experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a related role with regular involvement in contract management – either pre- or post-contract stages. This experience could be gained from project management, technical or commercial roles.
• Experience preparing or implementing a range of forms of NEC4 contracts, with strong knowledge of how Scope packages are constructed.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate and align multidisciplinary inputs across engineering, commercial, and project controls functions.
• Experience in requirements coordination and management, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and contract deliverables.
• Knowledge of procurement strategies and their application within complex project environments.
• Confident communicator in both written and face-to-face environments. Comfortable working both within a team, and autonomously as required.
• Detail oriented, with concise and articulate manner to ensure scope information is portrayed in an effective manner.
• Organised approach to ensure deadlines are established, monitored and achieved across the full team contributing to the scope documents.

It’s great if you also have the following:

• Experience of working in a Nuclear regulated environment (or similar regulated industry)
• Conversant with CEMAR contract management software.
• Exposure to programme development and planning processes within a regulated or defence environment.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary interfaces and ensuring integration across technical and commercial domains

The setting for the role

• Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.
• We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.
• Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.