Senior Contract Manager

**If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given.** AWE is an organisation with a unique and vital purpose: protecting the UK through world-class nuclear science and technology. By joining our team as a Senior Contract Manager, you’ll deliver post contract management of complex Professional Services contracts within commercial, to ensure that the objectives of AWE are met in spirit. **Location:** Reading, with free onsite parking. Occasional travel to Aldermaston & London Paddington. **Salary:** from £63,000 to £75,000 (depending on your suitability and level of experience) **Working pattern:** AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider **flexible working requests** so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application. **Ready to play your part?** **At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?** As the Senior Contract Manager, you will understand the requirements of contracts, frameworks and agreements that the Business entered into and advise on how to get the most favourable outcomes for AWE, that put delivery to time, cost and quality at the centre. You will be defining contract terms, strategic and governance planning, contract options management, KPI reviews, managing key stakeholders, contract disputes/resolution, change management and budget control. This includes supporting a team to administer contracts and team member development. The role may include rolling out and implementing the AWE Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) strategy and framework for assigned suppliers, driving innovation and business efficiency through building industry alliances and trusted relationships. **Who are we looking for?** We are ideally seeking individuals with experience in public sector contract management, who have public procurement regulations knowledge. You will have an understanding of the end-to-end procurement process, including pre and post contract, and experience of utilising CEMAR or similar to manage NEC contracts. You will have had previous line or task management responsibility, stakeholder management skills and relationship management skills. To ensure success as a Senior Contract Manager, you should have previous experience using NEC 3/4 PSC and CCS/ government model contract terms, although experience with other NEC, JCT and FIDIC will be considered. You will have an in-depth understanding of business requirements for the assigned areas and will be motivated to drive value for money, applying industry leading contract management techniques to mitigate commercial risk. **Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:** - NEC accreditation or experience - Professional Services knowledge, ideally in a construction environment - Experience in business governance and public sector governance - Experience in contract variation management - Experience in budgetary control **Work hard, be rewarded:** **We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:** - **9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.** - **Market leading contributory pension scheme** (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions). - **Family friendly policies:** Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay. - Opportunities for **Professional Career Development** including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body. - **Employee Assistance Programme** and Occupational Health Services. - **Life Assurance** (4 x annual salary). - **…