Lead Contract Manager

Job Title:                Lead Contract Manager
Location:                Bristol or London + Hybrid Working Opportunities Available 
Compensation:      Competitive + Benefits
Role Type:             Full time / Permanent 
Role ID:                 SF59742

At Cavendish Nuclear we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Lead Contract Manager based at either our Bristol or London sites.

The role

As a Lead Contract Manager, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will act as the primary point of contact for all Contract Management matters relating to an assigned supplier and/or contract, working towards the construction of Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station based in Suffolk. 

Day-to-day, you’ll be working closely with internal and external stakeholders, including working as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a technically complex programme, holding responsibility for delivering contracts in accordance with NNC governance requirements to meet project and business objectives. 

• Contributing to procurement and contracting strategies to meet the overall SZC Project objectives.
• Supporting upfront contract development activities across technical, programme, legal and commercial disciplines.
• Support to the budget process and analysing the commercial requirements of a contract.
• Support to the Commercial Lead in ensuring all internal governance approval is in place.
• Managing contracts in accordance with the contract terms (predominantly NEC3 and FIDIC), SZC governance requirements and SZC Project objectives to achieve a successful close.
• Promoting and embedding a strong nuclear safety culture, the right level of oversight, control and surveillance of supplier activities.

This position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role.

This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with one/two days in the office and three/four days working from home, amongst being adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Bristol or London. 

Essential experience of the Lead Contract Manager

• Proven ability of working within a complex major project/programme environment in both procurement and post-procurement phases.
• Experience of standard forms of contract (NEC and FIDIC) within the power/construction industry on complex major projects/programmes.
• Evidence of successfully undertaking administering of complex contracts.
• Good understanding of procurement, contract performance measurement, risk management and change and claim management.
• Excellent negotiating, influencing and communication skills.
• Honed commercial skills and demonstrable ability to make sound decisions on complex matters (considering technical and commercial topics) of high financial value.
• Understanding of UK and international supply chain within nuclear sector.

Qualifications for the Lead Contract Manager

• Educated to degree level ideally in a technical / engineering subject
• Member of RICS/ICE/CICES/IOB or equivalent professional body

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Cavendish Nuclear
As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we’re innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group – from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.

We are a disability confident employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date:   06/12/2024

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