Contracts Manager

Technical Staffing Resources (TSR) are the in-house agency and master vendor for K  who are a leading global engineering, construction, and services company.

K  support the hydrocarbon and government services markets on six continents. Serving their customers through diverse business units, K  offer challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects.

We are seeking an Contracts Manager for a 24 month assignment, based in Leatherhead. Surrey.

• Competitive hourly pay rate
• Hybrid Working; 3 days in the office, 2 days from home

We can only consider candidates with the right to live and work in the UK

K  is seeking a highly experienced Contracts Manager to support delivery of the Alfanar Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Project in Teeside, UK.

This is a “top-table” PMC role, requiring a senior professional capable of leading complex EPC contracting strategy, tendering, and execution across a multi-billion-dollar energy project. The role will operate at a strategic, front-end level, ensuring that contractual frameworks are fully aligned with the project’s technical, commercial, and risk profile.

The successful candidate will bring credible experience from multi-billion-dollar EPC projects, with a demonstrable ability to shape contracts at the front-end,

• Lead major EPC tendering processes including ITT development, prequalification, evaluation, and award strategy
• Define and implement overall contracting strategy, including packaging, EPC model selection, and risk allocation philosophy
• Provide commercial leadership across multi-contractor tender evaluations and negotiations

• Lead FEED verification from a contractual perspective, ensuring alignment between technical maturity and contracting model
• Develop robust contract structures reflecting project execution strategy and risk profile

• Lead negotiation of large-scale EPC contracts (LSTK, reimbursable, hybrid), typically in the $500M–$1B+ range
• Ensure balanced, bankable, and executable contractual positions in line with project objectives

• Structure and manage multi-party risk allocation across Client, EPC contractors, licensors, O&M providers, and suppliers
• Develop and align performance guarantee frameworks across multiple licensors, ensuring no gaps or overlaps
• With support from subject matter experts, lead contractual positioning on:
  • FOAK (First-of-a-Kind) and technology risk
  • Feedstock variability
  • Avoidance of unrealistic EPC wrap/performance guarantees

• Oversee post-award contract administration, including change control and claims strategy
• Lead dispute avoidance and resolution strategies aligned with project objectives

• Act as the key contracts interface across Client, engineering, licensors, EPC contractors
• Support development of bankable contracting structures, aligned with financing and lender requirements
• Minimum 25 years’ post-graduate experience
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in energy projects
• Proven experience as Contracts Lead/Manager on at least one major EPC project >$1bn, including contract formation and negotiation
• Degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Law, or Contracts/Commercial discipline

• Leadership of major EPC tendering processes
• FEED verification and contract structuring
• Negotiation of large EPC contracts ($500M–1B+)
• Development of contracting and execution strategies
• Multi-party risk allocation in complex delivery models
• Managing FOAK / new technology risks in contracts
• Challenging and avoiding unworkable EPC wrap structures
• Claims management and dispute resolution strategy
• Delivery within refining, petrochemical, LNG, hydrogen, bio-fuels, or SAF projects
• Experience with multi-licensor integration environments
• Exposure to bankable project structures and lender requirements
• Prior experience in PMC or Owner’s Engineer roles