At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage contracts and negotiate terms while ensuring compliance and risk assessment.
- Company: Join Baker Hughes, a leader in energy innovation with a focus on people.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid work, competitive pay, private medical care, and wellness activities.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Make an impact by leading contract negotiations and driving project success.
- Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Law/Business and strong negotiation skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
The Contracts Manager will be responsible for managing SP&S deals from a contracting and commercial perspective throughout the deal lifecycle, ensuring compliance with contract commitments and commercial risk assessment during all phases.
In this role, they negotiate contract terms and conditions, provide commercial and contractual leadership and direction throughout the entire deal life-cycle, and develop practical and innovative ways to identify and mitigate contract risk.
The Contracts Manager will be responsible for:
- Negotiating contractual agreements with customers and supporting cross-functional teams in the contract negotiation, ensuring alignment with defined deal strategies.
- Supporting the bid teams in proposal development, risk management (including deal risk and governance adherence - deal reviews, etc.), scope definition, pricing and incentives, customer communications, and issue resolution.
- Managing commercial and contractual related aspects of non-complex projects during the execution phase, including but not limited to commercial arrangements, Variation Orders, contract negotiation, amendments, adherence to contract requirements, etc.
- Ensuring compliance with the project specific contractual administration requirements (establish and maintain the project variation control system, managing the invoicing process, etc.).
- Providing advice and assistance to cross-functional teams on contractual matters.
- Ensuring commercial risks are identified and managed across the project scopes of work by controlling the overall project risk and opportunity review and reporting process.
- Managing negotiations in line with contract requirements, including supporting the formulation and negotiation of project contractual claims and counter claims.
To be successful in this role, you should have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law/Business or related experience.
- Fluency in English.
- Understanding of key contractual and commercial risks and areas for opportunity and ability to lead project risk review process and assessments.
- Negotiating Skills: To secure favorable outcomes, having the flexibility to understand and negotiate alternative contractual and commercial positions with customers (subject to approval).
- Commercial acumen and business understanding.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Effective Team player.
- Willingness to travel.
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. We work in a hybrid model: 4 days from office and 1 day from home (remote).
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
Contracts Manager in Nailsea employer: Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation in the oil and gas sector. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide ample opportunities for professional development and career advancement, all while being part of a team that values customer-centric solutions and strategic thinking. Located in a vibrant industry hub, our employees benefit from a supportive environment that encourages creativity and rewards success.
