Contract Manager - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

The Contracts Manager will be required to provide a commercial service to the business, ensuring that CTSL complies with its contractual obligations; customer organisations are accountable for their obligations under their contract(s) and assistance in other departments. The position will require being responsible for key areas of a major contract within CTSL and for assistance to specific identified departments.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Review requests for proposals (RFPs) commercially; identify risks; identify unacceptable terms.
• Complete overall risks assessment in support of bid-no-bid determination.
• Review proposals to ensure compliance with company policy and acceptable risk standards.
• Lead negotiations effectively with CTSL’s customers and suppliers to ensure robust and enforceable contracts are in place in a timely manner and with acceptable risk for CTSL.
• Prepare contractual documents such as licences, loan agreements, NDA’s etc.
• Provide commercial and contractual advice to specific departments allocated and ensure that any issues are resolved.
• Monitor and review internal processes such that they remain robust and updated with Company policy and requirements.
• Approve and sign correspondence within the requirements of the RCC Contract.
• Work closely with and provide advice and support to CTSL’s Project Managers and department managers in the management of projects.
• Ensure that if the customer does not perform its obligations under a contract that CTSL is appropriately compensated for any change in scope of work.
• Manage variations from receipt to closure including approving and signing of responses and price builds; attending Kick Off meetings and bid reviews.
• Manage claims processes in an auditable manner.
• Manage and negotiate the timely prosecution of legitimate claims under the contracts held by CTSL.
• Manage and negotiate and mitigate any deleterious effect of claims made on CTSL by sub-contractors and/or suppliers.
• Consider ways in which new forms of contract may be employed to improve timeliness or efficiency or reduce the risk to CTSL.
• Contribute to the development of strategic objectives of CTSL and to work as directed in implementing them.
• Liaise closely with Business Development and share market intelligence for the benefit of CTSL.
• Foster and develop relations with key personnel within customers and potential customers such that CTSL are involved as early as possible in any opportunity.
• Attend meetings; prepare presentations and such like as required internally and externally.
• Comply with Cubic’s values and adherence to all company policy and procedures, particularly the code of conduct, quality, security and occupational health, safety and environmental policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties assigned by their manager from time-to-time, as may be reasonably required of them.

Skills knowledge and experience

• Degree in relevant technical or business discipline and/or equivalent level of experience.
• Solid experience in effective contract preparation, negotiation and administration.
• Must be computer literate.
• Understands and has experience of European and public sector procurement legislation.
• A general understanding of the technology being employed.