Contract Specialist

Mitie; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Contract Specialist in Plymouth. The role involves managing contract hand-backs and compliance, requiring strong contract management experience and UK Security Check eligibility. With training and development opportunities, and a variety of flexible benefits, this company values its employees and offers competitive support for their well-being and career progression.

Benefits

Virtual GP access

Financial well-being assistance

Flexible lifestyle benefits

High street discounts

Cycle-to-work scheme

Life cover of up to four times your salary

Enhanced pension contributions

Award schemes and recognition

Qualifications

• 5+ years of contract management experience.
• Clearance for UK Security Check is required.
• Strong understanding of contract law and lifecycle obligations.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate contract hand-back and termination activities.
• Work with internal teams to ensure compliance with contracts.
• Maintain hand-back programme and risk register.
• Ensure accurate maintenance documents are prepared.
• Liaise with stakeholders for regular updates on contract statuses.
• Manage risks and updates throughout exit lifecycle.

Skills

Contract management experience

Eligible for UK Security Check (SC) clearance

Understanding of PPP models and contract law

Project / programme management experience

Confident communicator

Ability to interpret technical and contractual documentation

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Better places, thriving communities.

Job Title: Contract Specialist

Location: HM Naval Base, Plymouth, PL14SG

Role: Full Time

Progression and Training offered

Hereat Mitie wehaveabrandnewopportunityforanorganisedandestablished ContractSpecialist toplayakeyroleinensuringMitiemeetsalltheircontractualobligationsduringthevarioustransitions.

YouwillbesupportingtheMinistryofDefence(MOD),DefenceInfrastructureOrganisation(DIO),andotherstakeholderstoensureasmoothhand-backprocessformultiplecontracts.

Role Responsibilities

• Leadandcoordinatecontracthand-backandterminationactivities,
• WorkwithMitieteamstoensurecontractcomplianceandlawiscorrect,
• Maintainhand-backprogrammeandriskregister,
• Ensureaccuratedocumentation(O&Mmanuals,compliancecertificates,maintenancelogs),
• LiaisewithinternalandexternalStakeholdersforregularupdatesoncontractstatusesetc,
• Manageupdates,risks,anddependenciesacrosstheexitlifecycle,

What We're Looking For

• Contractmanagementexperienceideallyincludingexpiry / transitionphases
• EligibleforUKSecurityCheck(SC)clearance
• UnderstandingofPPPmodels,contractlaw,andlifecycleobligations
• Project / programmemanagementexperience
• Confidentcommunicator
• Abilitytointerprettechnicalandcontractualdocumentation
• FullUKdrivinglicence

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Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Jessica Mercel at .