AMS PSR

On behalf of AWE, we are looking for a Senior Contract Manager (Inside IR35) for a 12 Month contract based In Reading or London 1 day per week

What if you could work on something that you can’t test… but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge. That’s exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day delivering the important work, in support of the most important mission – keeping the nation safe.

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.

As a Senior Contracts Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Create and lead a skilled contract management team to deliver contract performance outcomes aligned with business and HMG commercial requirements.
• Act as a subject matter expert, providing professional advice to enable effective contract delivery and support procurement activities.
• Ensure robust Contract Management Plans are in place for all contracts, covering performance management, invoice applications, risk management, and reviews.
•  Ensure contracts comply with Business Management systems and government regulations, conducting internal audits to verify compliance.
• Work collaboratively with AWE stakeholders and SCM Leadership to understand business requirements and champion contract best practices.
• Implement the Supplier Relationship Management framework to manage risk  performance, and value extraction from key suppliers, and support the development of Supplier Strategies.

Essential:

• Team leadership experience 
• Strategic Post Contract experience
• Oversee the Contract management of all contracts
• Strong stakeholder Management skills with both Internal and external stakeholders
• Professional services Contract Experience 
• NEC and CCS contract experience

Desirable:

• Public sector experience 
• Active SC clearance or willing and eligible to go through SC clearance

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, AWE guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

AWE guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".