Senior Third Party Agreements Manager
We are recruiting for a Senior Third Party Agreements Manager on a contract basis for 6 months. Your role will be to lead the negotiation, development and embedding of contractual arrangements with selected third parties.
As a Senior Third Party Agreements Manager, you will need to have/be:
- Ability to develop strategic and collaborative relationship
- Ability to lead cross-functional negotiation teams in challenging commercial environments
- Skilled in developing robust contract documents
- Analytical, commercial and negotiating skills for complex propositions
- Communication and influencing skills at all levels within an organisation
- Ability to manage in ambiguity and across a very varied workload;
- Knowledge of commercial expertise in construction contracts.
- Knowledge of procurement processes, with applicable UK and EU procurement legislation and the NEC suite of contract forms
- Experience delivering performance focused collaborative agreements within a commercial environment.
- Procurement and/or commercial management skills of high value, complex heavy civils / construction or similar works/services
- Experience in the commercial aspect of procurement to ensure that value for money is secured and demonstrated
- Experience of large scale infrastructure projects, rail construction and/or utility projects
- Sponsor / Stakeholder relationship and management experience
Details:
- Salary: £550 - £600 per day (Inside IR35)
- Working Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday
- Location: Hybrid/Birmingham or London
- Duration: 6 months
Role of Senior Third Party Agreements Manager:
- Responsible for a portfolio of complex Commercial Agreements, ensuring that these are aligned with the Commercial Strategy and the overall organisation objectives, including the delivery of wider benefits.
- Supporting the achievement of assurance and governance requirements of all commercial agreement deliverables as defined within the Procurement Handbook. This includes leading development of agreement strategies/plans including the negotiation plan, developing agreement principles and providing instruction to legal for drafting.
- Present to boards and committees, as required, in order to respond to secure 'buy-in' and respond to challenge and scrutiny.
- Engage with other Directorates to identify requirements for third party agreements and to devise programme for delivery and implementation.
- Embed awarded agreements within relevant business teams, ensuring contract management plans are in place.
- Provide subject matter expertise and undertake assurance across a portfolio of awarded agreements throughout the agreement life cycle.
- Manage interfaces with construction (and other) procurements and with directorate commercial team, to influence delivery strategies and to ensure requirements of Commercial Agreements are appropriately shared with contractors.
- Lead development and assess commercial models for charging by third party and/or pricing of services effectively managing risk, complying with Managing Public Money guidelines and driving best value.
- Support with timely and accurate reporting of Commercial Agreements activity