Senior Contracts Manager

Negotiable United Kingdom, UK

Permanent

Senior Contract Manager First Point Group London Area, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
Are you a Senior Contract Manager (7+ years of experience managing contracts through a live project delivery / operational lifecycle) and working experience from either of the following industries - telecommunications, rail, defence, utilities, infrastructure or another mission-critical environment?

This is not a procurement or pre-tender related contract management role – it is mandatory that the successful candidate will have managed commercial contracts (customer, supplier & partner) throughout a live project delivery and/or live project operations. We’d also be very interested in seeing candidates that have come from telecom companies with SLA / delivery services such as Vodafone, Ericsson, MBNL, Nokia etc.

First Point Group is recruiting on behalf of a global technology organisation delivering mission-critical communications solutions across major infrastructure networks. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contract Manager to take ownership of the contractual and commercial management of complex customer projects and operational services.

This is a full-time, permanent role Hybrid-working out of office in central London (easily accessible via mainline train stations / underground).
***** PLEASE NOTE – sponsorship cannot be provided. Candidates must live in the UK with valid rights to work.

Responsibilities Manage complex customer, supplier and partner contracts throughout the delivery and operational lifecycle.

Analyse contractual obligations, deliverables, dependencies, liabilities, warranties and commercial risks.

Own contractual change control including Change Requests, variations, impact assessments, approvals and contractual notices.

Review customer and supplier claims, assess contractual validity and commercial exposure, and prepare company claims and contractual entitlements where appropriate.

Monitor contractual service performance including SLAs, KPIs, availability, P1/P2 incidents, service credits and corrective actions.

Establish and maintain contract governance frameworks and chair regular customer and internal contract reviews.

Maintain contractual and commercial risk registers and ensure appropriate mitigation and escalation.

Manage contractual disputes and escalations in accordance with agreed governance procedures.

Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Sales, Presales, Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain and Legal.

Maintain comprehensive contractual records, correspondence, notices, approvals and audit trails.

Produce management information covering service performance, contractual risk, commercial position, change and required actions.

Maintain sufficient telecommunications knowledge to understand and challenge technical issues and determine their contractual and commercial implications.

Experience Required7–10+ years' experience in contract, commercial or operational contract management.

Strong experience managing complex post-award customer contracts.

Demonstrable experience of contractual change, variations, claims, risk and dispute management.

Experience managing SLA-driven operational or managed-service contracts.

Strong commercial and financial understanding.

Experience managing senior customer and internal stakeholders.

Experience with in telecommunications, rail, defence, utilities, infrastructure or another mission-critical environment.

Telecommunications or critical-network knowledge would be highly advantageous.