Senior Commercial Contracts Manager

A high-growth technology, data analytics & technical engineering services business seek a Senior Commercial Contracts Manager to join their established in-house legal & commercial contracts management division to lead CCM (NEC4 suite ) on major energy infrastructure projects. Salary - c.£65000 - £80000 (Neg. DOE*) + benefits Type - Permanent Location – Hybrid WFH + c.2 days per week in Crawley, West Sussex area HQ Accessibility - Train station within short walking distance & parking available This is a newly created role and opportunity for an experienced Commercial Contracts Manager to take up position within a wider legal & commercial team for a truly innovative, highly profitable and continually expanding business group. As part of the centralised and group-wide commercial contracts team, the Senior Commercial Contracts Manager will work alongside other Snr CCM’s, HOC’s and have support from the In-House General Counsel. The Senior Commercial Contracts Manager will engage operationally and work in a close support/advisory position to directors, senior management, technical and sales departments across a variety of commercial and contractual issues across group businesses, with a particular role ownership/alignment to the business’s major, high-value energy infrastructure projects division (technology networks design, build, installation and management). The CCM's core focus will be to advise, review, negotiate, draft and execute contractual agreements (pre & post award, sales and supply side) ensuring legal compliance, risk mitigation and where possible commercial advantage is achieved. Core workload engagement & focus : B2B contractual arrangements - contract T&C's review, negotiation, drafting and amendment at bid/tender/proposal, execution and renewal stages (sales and supplier sides) Engagement with internal legal counsel and all other commercial & technical departments Advising Sales, Business Development, Procurement, Exec leadership and wider teams on all commercial and contractual issues/solutions Management, control and escalation of all commercial/contractual related issues Assist in the refinement and development of commercial & contractual templates, tools and processes * This role’s ownership scope/seniority can be tailored somewhat dependent on an individual’s experience, hence the broad salary range offering. Key qualifications & experience required for Senior Commercial Contracts Manager application : Proven experience in leading all aspects of commercial & contractual review, drafting and negotiation across pre & post-awards sales, supplier/vendor and partnering agreements Specific experience of NEC4 contracts suite. Likely 10+ years experience in a dedicated CCM role capacity within an engineering services/technology/SaaS environment (Energy/BEAMA sector related would be a strong advantage) Solid legal contracts understanding with broader commercial business acumen and engagement. Good breadth of contractual form engagement, ideally spanning: Engineering/technical services (design, build, installation, maintenance), technology hardware, SaaS and data +++ Able to demonstrate wider ‘commercial business’ awareness and the correct positioning of contractual advice/operation/negotiation/drafting to mitigate business risk and ensure compliance is balanced with commercial advantage on a mutually agreeable basis Agile approach - able to balance competing demands in a high-volume, fast-paced and growing business environment Analytical and inquisitive - willing to fully engage in the business’s technical sector, product/service specifics and stakeholder groups Stakeholder focused – able to build rapport with sales and technical stakeholder groups alike, internal and external (up to C-suite). Please click 'APPLY' to register interest and consideration for further details and discussion. All registrations of interest, communications and discussions are held in the strictest confidence. AG-Search Limited is a recruitment (employment) agency advertising this opportunity on behalf of a client business. In making an application to this opportunity and sharing your data, your data may be stored and managed in line with our privacy and data retention policy which can be found on our website