Contract Review Engineer

Infinity Employment; Redditch; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment agency is seeking a Contract Review Engineer for a 3-6 month contract in Redditch. The role involves reviewing customer contracts, ensuring technical feasibility, and coordinating between sales and engineering teams. Candidates should have proven experience in similar roles, strong attention to detail, and excellent communication skills. This is an essential position within an engineering-focused environment offering competitive hourly rates.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Contract Review, Technical Review, or Commercial Engineering role.
• Strong understanding of engineering documentation like drawings and specifications.
• Experience in engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, or technical services.

Responsibilities

• Review customer enquiries, purchase orders, and contracts prior to acceptance.
• Confirm that all technical and compliance requirements are achievable.
• Liaise with engineering and quality teams to confirm capability and risk.
• Approve or reject contracts in line with authority.

Skills

Contract Review

Technical Review

Commercial Engineering

Attention to detail

Communication Skills

Tools

ISO Management Systems

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Infinity Employment are seeking a Contract Review Engineer to work on behalf of our Industry leading client, specialising in providing engineering solutions to various sectors. The Contract Review Specialist is responsible for reviewing, assessing, and approving customer contracts Porteous, purchase orders, and enquiries to ensure that engineering, quality, commercialapie, and delivery requirements are clearly defined, understood, and achievable before acceptance. The role acts as a critical control point between sales, engineering, operations, and quality, ensuring that commitments made to customers are technically feasibleീട്, compliant, and aligned with business capability, capacity, and risk appetite.

This position requires experience like other engineering-focused contract review roles within manufacturing, aerospace, inspection, or technical service environments

This contract will be based in Redditch for a 3- 6 month contract

• Pay – £25.00p / h – £30.00 p / h LTD

Key Responsibilities

• Contract & Order Review

Review customer enquiries, purchase orders, contracts, and specifications prior to acceptance.

Confirm that technical, quality, commercial, and delivery requirements are clearly defined and understood.

Ensure all requirements are achievable with current capability, capacity, competence, and resources.

Identify and clarify ambiguities, conflicts, or missing information within customer documentation.

Review engineering drawings, specifications, standards, and customer requirements.

Confirm measurement, inspection, manufacturing, or service requirements are technically feasible.

Liaise with engineering, quality, and technical teams to confirm capability and risk.

Ensure appropriate standards, tolerances, materials, and acceptance criteria are defined.

IRECT Quality & Compliance Review

Ensure contracts comply with applicable quality management system requirements (e.g. ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 17025 where applicable).

Confirm inspection, test, traceability, documentation, and record retention requirements.

Identify special requirements, key characteristics, or customer‑specific clauses.

Ensure flow‑down of customer and regulatory requirements to operations.

Commercial & Risk Evaluation

Review commercial terms including scope, delivery dates, pricing assumptions, and liabilities.

Identify risks related to scope creep, unclear responsibilities ansvar unrealistic delivery, or contractual exposure.

Support management in defining mitigation actions where risksಸರು identified.

Escalate high‑risk or non‑standard contract conditions for approval.

Communication & Coordination

Act as the primary point of coordination between sales, engineering, quality, and operations during contract review.

Raise clarification requests with customers where required.

Support sales teams by providing clear feedback on feasibility and constraints.

Ensure agreed changes are communicated and documented prior to contract acceptance.

Contract Acceptance & Control

Approve contracts and orders in line with delegated authority.

Ensure contract review records are completed, approved, and retained.

Support controlled acceptance of changes to contracts or orders after acceptance.

Maintain contract review logs and status tracking.

Continuous Improvement

Identify recurring contract issues and improvement opportunities.

Support improvements to contract review processes, templates, and checklists.

Feed lessons learned back into sales, quoting, and operational planning.

Support internal and external audits related to contract review and order acceptance.

Authority & Accountability

Authority to approve or reject contracts within defined limits.

Authority to raise clarification requests and require resolution before acceptance. Accountable for ensuring contracts are technically, commercially, and operationally sound.

Responsible for accurate and auditable contract review records.

Skills & Competencies

Essential

Proven experience in a Contract Review, Technical Review, or Commercial Engineering role.

Strong understanding of engineering documentation (drawings, specifications, standards).

Experience working in an engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, or technical services environment.

Strong attention to detail and risk awareness.

Ability to interpret customer requirements and translate them into operational needs.

Confident communicator with internal teams and customers.

• Desirable

Experience working within ISO-based management systems (e.g. ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 17025).

Knowledge of inspection, manufacturing, or engineering service delivery.

Experience supporting audits or compliance activities.

Familiarity with ERP, MRP, or order management systems.

Key Behaviours

Structured and methodical approach.

Strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Willingness to challenge unclear or risky requirements.

Collaborative and solutions focused.

Calm under pressure with competing priorities