Contracts Manager

Amentum; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Amentum, a leading company in innovative project management, is seeking a Contract Manager with a Quantity Surveying background. The role is crucial in managing relationships and contract administration for high-value projects within the nuclear sector. This position offers flexibility, encourages professional growth, and emphasizes a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Free single medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Qualifications

• Experience in contract management of sub-contractors on large complex projects.
• Working towards professional membership (RICS/CIOB/CIPS).
• Good understanding of cost forecasting and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage sub-contractor relationships and contract administration.
• Ensure compliance with contractual and governance processes.
• Track spending on sub-contractor accounts and ensure timely resolution of commercial issues.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Contract management

Cost control

Negotiation

Education

Degree in Quantity Surveying

Tools

NEC4 contract management tools

CEMAR

Job description

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We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

About the opportunity

The Decommissioning Unit delivers a range of high risk/ high value, outcome-based reward projects with innovative commercial arrangements or projects requiring a major/complex programme management skill set.

Operating within the Decommissioning Business Unit, the PPP framework is a portfolio of complex construction projects with a potential value of £7bn to be undertaken across a 20-year timescale in support of the Sellafield decommissioning programme.

We are now seeking an experienced Contract Manager, with Quantity Surveying background. This position will be based in one of our offices in Birchwood Park or Cumbria. Candidates based in other locations, who are willing to travel when required, will also be considered.

Position Summary:

This role requires a Contract Manager with a Quantity Surveying background. It will be day-to-day based within one or multiple project(s) within one of our major nuclear Client programmes. There is a requirement to work from our Client premises as & when required, from our offices, & home working. This role will report to our internal Commercial Lead.

The Contract Manager would be responsible for supporting the Project(s) in delivering the Contract Administration and maintaining the relationship with the Project(s) and Subcontractors, for the relevant contracts.

The Contracts will be managed in accordance with our company and Client Management systems and governance. The role will be responsible for ensuring compliance to procedures and contractual terms and conditions to secure delivery with certainty. It will have key interface with Project(s), our Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, Resourcing and Security Teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Contract Administration and managing Sub-contractor relationships to deliver the contact requirements.

Chairing regular meetings with Sub-contractors, measurement and control cycle, track spending on SSJ’s and PO’s, incentivisation arrangements and value allocation, process cost increases and uplifts, auditing, movement of personnel, etc.

Ensure all contractual, governance and compliance processes and requirements for our company and Client are adhered to.

Manage Sub-contractor supplier accounts, financially and contractually, to secure full entitlements under the contract.

Able to manage and effectively monitor Sub-contractors with little supervision.

Provide support to the Project(s) teams on contract requirements with attendance at Project meetings.

Ensure Applications for Payments and invoices are timely and correct and any other commercial issues are resolved.

Complete & control all the relevant contract administration documentation and registers.

Ability to interface & collaborate effectively with Project, Commercial, Supply Chain, Finance, Resourcing, and Security teams.

Degree in Quantity Surveying or other relevant qualification and previous working experience in a similar role within a secure and regulated industry. Preferably from a nuclear, civils, construction, engineering, background.

Working towards professional membership of an appropriate organisation (for example, RICS/CIOB/CIPS).

Experience in the Contract Management of Sub-contractors on large complex projects.

Good commercial awareness with both pre and post contract knowledge.

Comprehensive understanding cost forecasting and reporting, cost control, cost risk management, contract management, contract administration and compliance (including, Early Warning, Compensation Events, Applications for Payment, etc.).

Good working knowledge of the NEC4 suite of contracts specifically as well as contract management tools such as CEMAR.

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

We partner with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility, please visit to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.

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