Contracts Manager

Jacobs; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Jacobs as a Contracts Manager, where you'll provide critical commercial support for projects aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions. In this hybrid role, you will manage pre and post-contract commercial activities, ensuring compliance and robust proposals within a dynamic and supportive environment.

Benefits

Free medical cover

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Qualifications

• Experience in managing commercial contracts.
• Strong negotiation skills with clients.
• Ability to provide commercial guidance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare contract review documentation and proposals.
• Manage post-contract activities, including changes and dispute resolution.
• Provide commercial governance and support to operational teams.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Commercial awareness

Risk management

Job description

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Contracts Manager-(EST0002FA)Your Impact:

At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers 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 Jacobs’ 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.

About the Opportunity

Technology, Consulting and Innovation (TC&I) is a fast paced, highly successful and growing operational business committed to working in partnership with our clients to contribute to the global need to achieve carbon net zero. We currently support a diverse range of projects and operations in areas including Defence, Laboratory Services, Robotics, Engineering, Fusion, Material Science.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Commercial Contracts Manager to join a small, highly valued operational commercial team as part of a broader capability within Jacobs.

You will provide effective and compliant contracting support to the TC&I business, to support in the delivery of the business plan, ensuring that work tendered and undertaken is on a sound commercial basis and in accordance with commercial policy.

The role is UK office based (Hybrid), with a substantial degree of flexibility in office location although a commutable distance to Birchwood is preferred. Some travel to other Jacobs’ or client’s offices, is expected.

The role will provide commercial support to:

• Pre contract commercial activities – Ensuring accurate and timely preparation of contract review documentation, ensuring the commercial robustness of proposals including reviewing contracts (ROMs, offers, NDA, pre-teaming agreements, etc.) and negotiating with clients.
• Post contract commercial management including building and updating Commercial Plans, sub-contracting, supporting change and variations, and involvement in dispute resolution.
• Reviewing and supporting various agreements such as JV’s, Consortiums, NDA’s, Bonds and Guarantees
• Ensuring Commercial Governance and providing commercial guidance to the business
• Attending Operational Reviews to assess the needs of the Business and Operational Teams for Commercial support.
• Attending Green Reviews to ensure all risks are covered before submitting an offer.
• Work hand-in-hand as business partner to the Legal team
• 360 Stakeholder management

For the avoidance of doubt this is a Commercial role (primarily Risk/Legal/Pricing) and not a sales based role although some sales activities may occur

Here's What You'll Need:

Primary Location

:United Kingdom-United Kingdom Countrywide-Warrington-UK Warrington Birchwood 601

Job Posting

:May 16, 2024, 9:48:25 AM

Job

:Administration

Organization

:CMS

Job Type

:ExperiencedJob Classification:Fulltime-Regular

Work Locations

:UK Warrington Birchwood 601601 Faraday StBirchwood Park, Birchwood WarringtonWA3 6GNCapabilities:Nuclear Management and Operations