Contract Manager

Contract & Procurement Manager

Role Overview

An established UK energy platform is seeking an experienced Contract & Procurement Manager to support utility-scale energy infrastructure projects. The role covers procurement, contract management, claims support, and development-stage commercial agreements.

The successful candidate will act as a commercial and contracts lead across procurement, development, and construction workstreams.

Required Experience

• Strong experience in contract management, procurement, claims, commercial management, quantity surveying, construction law, or project controls.
• Experience on major construction, infrastructure, energy, utilities, electrical, grid, or power projects.
• Good working knowledge of FIDIC, EPC, and bespoke construction/supply contracts.
• Familiarity with UK construction regulation, notices, variations, claims, and change control.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with substations, grid connections, power generation, onshore wind, solar, BESS, or electrical infrastructure.
• Background with developers, EPC contractors, consultancies, or law firms.

Responsibilities

Procurement

• Lead procurement processes from pre award to execution. Choosing and coordinating suppliers, advisers, and internal teams.
• Prepare and manage ITTs, scopes of work, tender documentation, clarifications, bid reviews, and contract schedules.
• Maintain high-quality documentation for diligence and approvals.

Contract Management & Claims

• Manage commercial and contract administration across construction, equipment supply, grid, services, and advisory contracts.
• Monitor obligations, notices, claims, payment processes, and change control.
• Coordinate variations, claims, and commercial exposures during construction.
• Support contractor claim reviews, evidence management, delay analysis, EOT, and prolongation matters.
• Support agreements relating to grid, land, permitting, development, and project interfaces.
• Coordinate negotiations, approvals, and execution processes.

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification in engineering, quantity surveying, construction management, law, commercial management, project management, procurement, or a related discipline.