Procurement Scope Author

Millbank Holdings Ltd; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Contract Manager to coordinate and manage NEC4 contracts within a highly regulated environment. You will lead efforts in preparing contract documentation and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of relevant experience, strong coordination skills, and proficiency in NEC4 contracts. This role offers a hybrid working model, combining on-site collaboration with remote flexibility. Join us to influence procurement strategies on projects that matter.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a related role with contract management.
• Experience with NEC4 contracts and scope package construction.
• Proven skills in coordinating multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate NEC4 contract scope document inputs.
• Author sections of contract documentation.
• Peer review contract documents prepared by others.

Skills

NEC4 contract management

Stakeholder management

Requirements coordination

Procurement strategies

Detail-oriented communication

Tools

CEMAR contract management software

Job description

Do you thrive on turning complex requirements into clear, actionable contract documentation that drives major infrastructure delivery?

Are you ready to lead multidisciplinary teams and shape procurement strategies for high-profile, regulated environments?

Could your expertise in NEC4 contracts and stakeholder coordination make a real impact on projects that matter?

The Opportunity

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the success of major infrastructure programmes? This position has arisen as part of an exciting period of growth and transformation, offering you the chance to influence procurement strategies and deliver critical outcomes in a highly regulated environment.

You’ll join a forward-thinking organisation committed to innovation and excellence, where collaboration and professional development are at the heart of everything we do.

Your duties and responsibilities will be:

• Proactively coordinate and collate NEC4 contract scope document inputs from other specialists within the Client team.
• Author sections of NEC4 contract scope documentation in support of procurement events.
• Peer review of contract scope documentation prepared by others.
• Review of supplier tender proposals against issued scope documentation.
• Chair team meetings to support development of scope documentation.
• Capture LfE from previous procurement events, both within Programme and elsewhere in the project.
• Input into Programme procurement pipeline to ensure activities are undertaken in a timely manner to support delivery activities.
• Manage internal and external stakeholder engagement across the Programme and the external supply chain.
• Coordinate and manage requirements to ensure scope alignment with programme objectives.
• Ensure all activities are compliant with governance and procurement frameworks.

You will have the following qualifications & experience:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a related role with regular involvement in contract management – either pre- or post-contract stages. This experience could be gained from project management, technical or commercial roles.
• Experience preparing or implementing a range of forms of NEC4 contracts, with strong knowledge of how Scope packages are constructed.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, with the ability to coordinate and align multidisciplinary inputs across engineering, commercial, and project controls functions.
• Experience in requirements coordination and management, ensuring alignment with programme objectives and contract deliverables.
• Knowledge of procurement strategies and their application within complex project environments.
• Confident communicator in both written and face-to-face environments. Comfortable working both within a team, and autonomously as required.
• Detail oriented, with concise and articulate manner to ensure scope information is portrayed in an effective manner.
• Organised approach to ensure deadlines are established, monitored and achieved across the full team contributing to the scope documents.

It’s great if you also have the following:

• Experience of working in a Nuclear regulated environment (or similar regulated industry)
• Conversant with CEMAR contract management software.
• Exposure to programme development and planning processes within a regulated or defence environment.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary interfaces and ensuring integration across technical and commercial domains.

The setting for the role:

This role offers a hybrid working model, combining on-site collaboration with flexibility for remote work. You’ll work closely with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to develop contract scope documentation and support procurement activities within a highly regulated environment. The position requires strong coordination skills and the ability to manage inputs across technical and commercial domains, all while ensuring compliance with governance frameworks.

Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background, and encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply.

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, and we are committed to ensuring an accessible and supportive recruitment process for everyone. If you require any adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we’ll do our best to accommodate.

Millbank operates as both an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.