Commercial Contract Manager

4 days ago


Eastleigh, Hampshire, United Kingdom UKRI Full time

Overview

UK Research and Innovation is seeking an experienced commercial contract manager to join their team. This role involves providing pre-bid commercial support and leadership to bid teams, challenging assumptions and ensuring that bids are commercially and legally robust.

The successful candidate will have a strong operational responsibility to the senior management teams for which support is provided, and will need to quickly adapt to a wide range of different technologies, negotiating on behalf of UKRI with both public and private sector clients ranging from SMEs to the European Space Agency.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide pre-bid commercial support and leadership to bid teams;
  • Manage a personal case load and lead contractual negotiations with clients;
  • Provide post-contract commercial management, defending margin and managing risk both internally and externally in contract changes and during project fulfilment;
  • Maintain a close and co-ordinated working relationship with other income contract managers, bid and project managers, and our colleagues in procurement;

About You

The ideal candidate will have a degree level in a commercial, legal, technical or engineering discipline, or similar experience. They will also have detailed knowledge of English contract law, extensive experience of drafting, negotiating, monitoring and managing commercial terms and conditions of major projects with corporate clients, and a strong technical understanding of commercial and contract management.

We offer a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance, including 30 days' annual leave, flexible working hours, and access to employee shopping/travel discounts. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.



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