Principal Contracts Manager

TN United Kingdom; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a candidate to support contract management and cost strategies within the Mining Remediation Authority. This hybrid role involves developing frameworks, evaluating costs, and providing commercial advice. The successful candidate will enjoy flexible working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contribution

Flexibility in working patterns

27.5 days annual leave plus 6 extra days

Comprehensive parental leave policy

Professional qualification support

Employee Assistance Programme

Exclusive employee discounts

Annual health check

Free parking and refreshments

Qualifications

• Support contract management and implementation.
• Develop cost management framework and strategy.
• Evaluate project costs and provide commercial advice.

Responsibilities

• Establish a cost management framework for projects.
• Provide independent cost management across project lifecycle.
• Support project managers with specifications and pricing.

Skills

Cost Management

Contract Management

Project Management

Education

Professional Qualifications

Job description

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About You
Are you looking to take the next step in your commercial career?
Do you want to work for an organisation that will provide you with an opportunity to work on a wide variety of challenges?
Would you like to work in an environment that will support your career development?
If so, read on......

• The successful candidate will support the definition, agreement, and implementation of a contract management playbook, which provides guidance to the Mining Remediation Authority on managing a range of contractual and commercial relationships in line with Government Functional Standards and best practice.
• The role will support our Learning and Development team to help define appropriate levels of training for colleagues within the Mining Remediation Authority who have contract management responsibility.
• It will also support the development of learning and development pathways using the Government Contract Management Capability, Government Campus.

About The Role

• Develop and establish a cost management framework and strategy, including the identification of appropriate tools and resources.
• Provide a full independent cost management and review process across the project lifecycle, including supplier proposals, market comparisons, and gathering information to develop benchmark data to improve cost estimating.
• Evaluate and approve all costs incorporated in project feasibility reports, outlining the consideration of options, costs, benefits, and risks to influence strategies.
• Support project managers with the preparation of specifications, contractual requirements, pricing structures, review of costings, and the application of contract conditions through commercial advice.

We don’t expect candidates to meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!
To find out more about the role, take a look at the job description.

Role location: Hybrid working (on average 2 days working out of our Mansfield office)

Schedule:

• Application closing date: 26th May 2025

• Sifting date: 29th May 2025

• Interviews: w/c 9th June 2025

(If you are unavailable on these interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

Security:
Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.
Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship for any of our roles.

About Mining Remediation Authority
Our benefits:

• A cutting-edge pension scheme with an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.
• Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.
• Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.
• Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.
• Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.
• Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).
• Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.
• Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.
• Unlock exclusive employee discounts
• Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.
• Enjoy the convenience of on-site free parking, along with complimentary tea, coffee, and soft drinks at our Mansfield office.

Working with us:
We offer different ways to work flexibly, and the following types of flexibility are usually possible: job share, flexible hours, working from home for part of the week, and compressed hours. Please feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you at your interview.
With a genuine commitment to flexible working, we believe that work-life balance is incredibly important.

Who we are:
Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas.
We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution.

We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050.
We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted, and progressive in everything that we do.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion:
As part of our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum selection criteria and are disabled or from a minority ethnic community.

We want to recruit you based on your skills and experience, and not the colour of your skin, where you come from, or who you share your life with. What’s important is that you can carry out your role effectively. That’s why, when you submit your application to us, we remove all your personal data before the hiring manager reviews your details. If you are successful and you join us, you can be confident that this is because we trust that you will be successful and can make a difference. By continuing to improve our diversity, we continue to improve our knowledge and innovation and live our values of being trusted, inclusive, and progressive.

If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for but require an alternative application form or other reasonable adjustments to apply, let us know. You can get in touch by email at [emailprotected] or give us a call on 01623 637000.