Contracts Manager in London

The Contracts Manager will lead the contract management for Field's projects through the development, construction, operational and maintenance phases of the project lifecycle. In addition to ongoing contract management responsibilities, you will be involved in construction procurement activities across the business. You will report directly to the Commercial Lead, in a team responsible for over £1bn of spend over the next two years, across multiple geographies.

You will manage Field's construction contracts from a commercial perspective and will work closely with contractors, internal construction and technical teams, and finance to validate variations and claims from the scope applying the required commercial scrutiny and will manage the Payment Application process throughout the lifecycle of the contract.

You will be the key commercial point of contact for our projects once in contract. You will use this experience to refine our approach to future tender activities and will be involved in the tender processes for each of our projects to ensure we achieve a competitive price without compromising on quality, delivery or schedule. In the process, you will help negotiate robust contracts (alongside Legal) with suitable commercial structures which protect Field and ensure contractors are appropriately incentivised to meet their obligations.

Finally this role will also be strategic, and you will play a key role in helping scale our capabilities across new geographies and continually improve our ways of working. We have already established teams in Italy, Spain and Germany and have plans to expand into more European geographies soon.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on all commercial contract matters during the construction phase of our projects
• Support our construction project managers to manage a robust contract process from contract signatures to taking over and contract close, including:

• Review, assess and respond to contract Notices and Claims
• Manage the variations process across our contracts (including assessment of values)
• Ensure efficient and robust management of the contractor payment application process
• Attend contractor progress meetings (on site where applicable) and lead sections relating to commercial contract matters.
• Work with finance and technical teams to refine how we evaluate contract variations and extensions of time, so that we amend the project schedule and budget each month.
• Feedback lessons learned to the wider team to improve the contract management process
• Support on construction and battery energy storage system (BESS) tenders
• Help define our procurement strategy across multiple capital projects (EPC full wrap, partial wrap, split, etc.)
• Participate in tender activity - issuing RFI/Qs, prequalifying suppliers, and defining clear metrics to assess their commercial submissions
• With support from the wider Supply Chain & Procurement team, develop appropriate levers to negotiate commercially favourable outcomes for Field
• Work with our in-house technical team to help onboard new contractors and further refine our project requirements
• Help ensure contractors proposals are comprehensive and commercially watertight
• Assist with O&M procurement and contract management activities
• Help carry out end to end procurement activities for O&M contracts, running concurrently with construction project procurement activities
• Assist the day to day contract management for O&M contracts
• Continuous construction procurement and contract management improvement
• Identify weaknesses in our processes and continually strive to improve the way we work
• Develop innovative ways to improve performance and save money
• Where necessary, support with implementing new systems/software and roll out to cross-functional teams
• Scaling construction procurement capabilities
• Help scale our construction procurement capabilities both in the UK and overseas
• Help onboard new members of the team and work with them to build best-in-class scalable processes and procedures
• Assist in finding new talent to grow the team

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

A bit about you:

• Humble and hands-on team player, necessary in a small company environment
• Exceptional ability to draw out clear, concise insights from very complex problems
• Ability to work well with others at all levels, including senior management
• Ability to work to tight timescales and deadlines
• Ability to multitask, manage time effectively, and plan across multiple initiatives
• Willingness to form and voice your own opinions on technology, company and country strategy, and industry direction
• Strong communicator

Experience and skills we look for:

• A minimum of 3 years experience carrying out contract management, procurement or commercial activities for complex construction projects
• Ideally working in a Client/Developer organisation in the Energy Sector
• Some experience managing EPC or split contracts throughout the construction, operational and maintenance phases
• Experience working with some standard industry contract forms, e.g. FIDIC, NEC, JCT, etc.
• Experience supporting on (or a high-level understanding of) high-value tender activities, including contract negotiations
• Strong commercial acumen

Benefits

Salary: £55,000 - £75,000

We’re offering a competitive compensation package, including participation in our employee share scheme which rewards all employees for the growth of the business. Other benefits include:

• Enhanced parental leave, for all new parents:

• 6 months fully paid primary carer leave
• 3 months fully paid secondary carer leave
• 10 days fully paid leave for fertility treatment

Why join us?

• Genuine impact: You will actually be building and operating the renewable infrastructure we need to reach net zero. This is not a green CSR initiative, but a company that is taking a leading role in building one of the critical solutions to a generational problem.
• Make things happen: We are still an early stage company start-up, and you will have significant accountability to make things happen from day 1. You will have a lot of autonomy, will learn quickly, and be given a LOT of room to grow.
• Define a new industry: The energy market is in a paradigm shift right now, evolving at a breathtaking pace, and you will play a leading role in defining how that market evolves and innovates over the next few years.
• Exceptional, diverse team: We are an eclectic team with varied backgrounds. We have experience scaling billion dollar tech start-ups, building energy companies, as well as deep specialisms in the energy markets. You will learn from and work with a bunch of fun, curious, and entrepreneurial people that really want to make an impact.

Our Values

• Work for the team - We are friendly and approachable. We make time for each other, value diverse perspectives, and learn and grow together.
• Do it right - We prioritise doing things right, never cutting corners. Safety comes first, and we consider our impact on communities and the environment. We act with integrity always.
• Move fast - We're doers. We take responsibility, deliver on promises, and get things done. FAST.
• Know your stuff - We're curious self-starters, always learning, adapting, and improving. No question is too small. We own our growth.

Diversity & Inclusion: Diverse teams make better teams. Field is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which is as representative as possible of our society. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership pregnancy/maternity, race, nationality, religion or belief, gender, political beliefs and sexual orientation.

Love the sound of Field but not sure this role is right for you? Have a look at our careers page and register your CV. We are always interested in candidates who have exposure to BESS and work within the Renewable Energy space. We’d love to hear from you.