Hybrid Contracts Lead: Transition & Close-Out Specialist

Tiger Resourcing Group; Redhill; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Tiger Resourcing Group is seeking a Contracts Manager to provide commercial and contractual support during a circa 12-month maternity cover. The role focuses on contract administration, handling lower-level claims and close-out activities across large public sector or major contracts.

Responsibilities include managing variations, ensuring compliance, and coordinating with legal, project and commercial teams. Hybrid working in Redhill with a proactive, detail‑oriented approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in contract preparation, negotiation and administration.
• Strong commercial awareness with practical solutions to contractual challenges.
• Experience supporting complex contracts for public sector organisations or large companies with governance and approvals.
• Ability to support claims, variations, contractual correspondence and close-out administration.
• Strong organisational skills to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable handling administrative detail and maintaining accurate records.
• Proficient with MS Office and contract management platforms.

Responsibilities

• Work on complex systems contracts from delivery through close-out and hand-back.
• Support contractual workstreams during transition, ensuring actions and issues are closed.
• Monitor contract deliverables to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to resolve contractual issues.
• Coordinate submission and negotiation of proposals, variations and supporting documentation.
• Prepare and maintain licences, SLAs, NDAs, notices and correspondence.
• Review and negotiate contracts, amendments and flow-down terms.
• Manage contract variations from receipt to closure and coordinate approvals.
• Assist with proposals and strategic agreements while identifying and mitigating risks.
• Track customer obligations and non-conformances to manage cost, delay or delivery impact.
• Support claims management and mitigation with customers or suppliers.
• Review processes to improve transition and close-out efficiency.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Contract administration

Commercial awareness

Claims support

Variations management

Close-out administration

Documentation accuracy

Independent working

Education

Degree in technical or business discipline

Legal or procurement qualification (desirable)

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Tiger Resourcing Group is seeking a Contracts Manager to provide commercial and contractual support during a circa 12-month maternity cover. The role focuses on contract administration, handling lower-level claims and close-out activities across large public sector or major contracts.

Responsibilities include managing variations, ensuring compliance, and coordinating with legal, project and commercial teams. Hybrid working in Redhill with a proactive, detail‑oriented approach is essential.