The successful candidate will bring strong commercial and procurement experience within construction, estates or facilities management, together with recent practical experience of NEC3/NEC4 contracts and Public Contract Regulations.
Location: Salisbury – Hybrid
Contract: 12 months (renewable) Inside IR35
Security Clearance: Active SC essential
Key Responsibilities
* Provide commercial and contractual support across infrastructure, construction, estates and facilities programmes.
* Manage commercial activities throughout the procurement and contract lifecycle.
* Support the development, negotiation and management of NEC contracts.
* Manage NEC Engineering and Construction Contracts (ECC) and Professional Service Contracts (PSC).
* Ensure commercial activity complies with relevant public procurement legislation and governance requirements.
* Manage supplier relationships, contractual performance and commercial issues.
* Work closely with project, procurement and operational teams to ensure programmes deliver to time, cost and quality.
* Provide commercial advice on contractual risks, changes, performance and supplier obligations.
* Communicate commercial priorities and business plans effectively to internal and external stakeholders.
* Support procurement activity across hard and soft facilities management and infrastructure works.
Essential Experience
* Active SC clearance.
* Strong commercial experience within Construction, Estates and/or Facilities Management.
* Recent NEC3 or NEC4 experience, ideally NEC4.
* Practical experience with NEC ECC and/or PSC contracts.
* Knowledge and experience of Public Contract Regulations and Defence & Security Public Contract Regulations.
* Experience operating within an infrastructure works and/or hard and soft FM environment.
* Strong supplier and stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to manage commercial priorities across programmes with demanding cost, schedule and quality requirements.
Desirable
* Defence or wider public-sector commercial experience.
* Procurement Act 2023 experience.
* MCIPS or equivalent professional qualification
Salary description
£475.00 - £525.00 per day