Contract Manager
8 days ago
Manchester
Contract Manager - Critical National Infrastructure (Energy Sector) \n \n Manchester - Hybrid, 8 days/month in office | Competitive salary + 10% car allowance + up to 20% bonus | Defined career progression path \n \n About the Role \n We're recruiting on behalf of a major organisation delivering critical national infrastructure in the energy sector - underpinning services relied on by millions of people across the country. This role sits within their Contract & Supplier Management function, which owns every third-party contract relationship from award through to end of life. \n \n This is a genuinely high-scale, high-impact opportunity: you'll take ownership of the organisation's most critical supplier contracts - each valued at £20m+ with an average lifecycle of around 10 years and there's a clearly defined path for career progression from here. \n \n Important: this is a post-signature role. The contracts you'll manage are already awarded, your focus is on leading changes, negotiations, disputes, and financial/risk governance throughout their life, not original tendering or procurement. \n \n What You'll Be Doing \n\n • Owning complex, high-value supplier contracts critical to the organisation's operations and security standards\n, • Managing end-to-end financial forecasting and governance across your contracts\n, • Leading and negotiating contract change and project requests, including extensions valued at £10m+\n, • Leading contract negotiations and dispute resolution throughout the contract lifecycle\n, • Building and maintaining strong, long-term relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, this is a relationship-driven role, not just a transactional one\n, • Driving continuous efficiencies and value-for-money improvements\n, • Maintaining rigorous contract documentation and audit trails, including detailed obligation tracking\n, • Identifying, logging, and mitigating risk across your contract portfolio\n\n \n What We're Looking For \n\n • Proven experience managing multiple contracts concurrently, each valued at £1m or more\n, • Genuine post-signature contract management experience - change control, amendments, extensions, and dispute resolution\n, • Excellent stakeholder management skills - you'll be building relationships that last, not just closing out actions\n, • A proactive, self-starting approach - someone who spots opportunities and takes ownership rather than waiting to be asked\n, • Genuine personality and presence - this client wants someone with real energy and character, not just a strong CV\n, • Strong financial forecasting and governance experience across contracts\n, • Confident negotiation skills, particularly around contract changes and disputes\n, • Rigorous attention to documentation, compliance, and audit-trail detail\n, • Experience in a regulated sector (energy, utilities, telecoms, defense ect)\n\n Why Apply \n\n • Genuinely critical, large-scale infrastructure work with real national impact\n, • Career-defining contract scale - not small or peripheral agreements\n, • A clear, defined progression path from this role\n, • Strong package including a 10% car allowance and a bonus of up to 20%\n, • Hybrid pattern based in Manchester\n\n \n To Apply \n Get in touch with me for a confidential conversation - caitlin.padayachi@arguilesearch.com