Contracts Officer

Summary

Our client is seeking an experienced and able contracts officer to work at its Science Park offices in western Cumbria.  This role will require a sound commercial knowledge preferably gained in a technical environment.  The successful candidate will be helpful and proactive, and able to work in a way that enables business success.  Briefly, the role comprises:

Key Responsibilities:

Tenders:

• Ensuring the commercial robustness of all commercial offers
• Undertake / assist in the production of Expressions of Interest and Pre-Qualifications
• Assist with tender preparation and contract negotiations with Clients
• Assist in the preparation of pricing sheets for tender reviews
• Facilitate risk management meetings for tenders and projects
• To be the bid manager/prospect manager for small to medium (and with experience larger) bids and prospects
• Review smaller tenders for robustness and assist in the presentation of larger tenders for more senior level review

Contracts:

• Assist the project team with the preparation and processing of contractual claims and variations, as necessary
• Manage any contentious commercial issues through to completion
• Assist commercial operations managers in monitoring identified contracts
• Undertake initial review of client terms and conditions, and advise project team of key commercial issues
• Review order cover and minimize work undertaken at risk

Procurement / Sub-contracts
• Assist in the preparation of project specific procurement strategies.
• Review technical procurement specifications and mentor business staff in the preparation of commercially sound specifications as required
• Provide commercial input to procurement specifications

General Advice / Monitoring
• Advise business team staff on commercial processes
• Monitor commercial activities in business teams, and work proactively with business teams to ensure compliance and robustness
• Advise commercial operations managers of the emergence of commercial problems
• Other commercial support to the specific requirements of the commercial operations managers

Essential Qualifications:

Numerate

Desirable Qualifications:

A commercial qualification

Experience Required:

Previous commercial experience in a technical environment

Security Clearance Required:

BC