Contracts Manager - Commercial

About You

Do you enjoy turning complex requirements into clear, workable contracts?

Are you confident working with NEC contracts and providing practical commercial advice to project and technical teams?

If so, this could be a great opportunity to use your expertise on important environmental and infrastructure work.

You will bring:

• Hands-on experience of drafting, reviewing or managing NEC contracts, particularly NEC4 PSC or ECC.
• Sound commercial judgement and the ability to identify contractual risks and ambiguities.
• Experience supporting procurement, tendering, evaluation and contract award.
• The ability to explain complex issues clearly and build trusted relationships with technical colleagues and suppliers.
• A collaborative approach that protects client interests while supporting fair and constructive supplier relationships.

You do not need a particular job title, sector background, quantity surveying qualification or formal NEC accreditation. What matters is your practical NEC experience and your ability to make complex contract requirements clear and usable.

As Commercial Manager, you will help shape and manage the contracts supporting complex environmental and infrastructure projects.

This is a hands-on role combining contract creation, procurement support and live contract management. You will have meaningful ownership of your work, influence how contracts are set up from the start and help strengthen commercial practice across the organisation.

You will:

• Draft, review and assure NEC4 PSC and ECC contracts, including Scope, Contract Data and bespoke clauses.
• Shape procurement strategies, routes to market and evaluation approaches.
• Support market engagement, tendering, negotiation, award and mobilisation.
• Advise project managers, engineers, scientists and technical specialists on commercial and contractual issues.
• Manage contractual risk, early warnings, change and compensation events.
• Build constructive supplier relationships while protecting public value.
• Improve templates, guidance and commercial standards.

You will join a supportive specialist team, with opportunities to develop your expertise and work towards formal NEC accreditation.

If you have practical NEC PSC or ECC experience and want to use it on work that helps protect communities and the environment, we would love to hear from you.

Final date to receive applications: 1st November 2026

Sifting date: 2nd November 2026

Interviews: w/c 9th November 2026

(If you are unavailable on the proposed interview dates, please make us aware and we will look at alternative dates)

Successful candidates must pass basic security checks and will be subject to UK Immigration requirements.

• A cutting-edge Pension Rateswith an impressive employer contribution rate of approximately 28.97%.

• Experience our values-based recognition scheme that celebrates your contributions.

• Flexibility in working patterns, whether it's full-time, part-time, or compressed hours.

• Embrace flexible working arrangements tailored to your needs.

• Enjoy a generous holiday allowance of 27.5 days annually, plus the flexibility to add 6 extra days to that, alongside 8 public holidays.

• Benefit from a comprehensive parental leave policy with 26 weeks of full pay (subject to eligibility).

• Get support to further your professional qualifications and payment for one annual professional subscription.

• Access a free, confidential Employee Assistance Programme to support your well-being.

• Unlock exclusive employee discounts

• Ensure your well-being with an annual health check and receive £15 monthly towards well-being activities.

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