AMS PSR

On behalf of DESNZ, we are looking for a Contract Manager x 2 - (INSIDE IR35) for a 4-month contract working on a remote basis

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) is focused on the energy portfolio from the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

The responsibilities for the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero are:

• Delivering security of energy supply.
• Ensuring properly functioning energy markets.
• Encouraging greater energy efficiency.
• Seizing the opportunities of net zero to lead the world in new green industries.

We encourage our colleagues to be bold, be collaborative, be inclusive and to be big on learning. If you want to take part in meaningful work that makes an impact in the UK as well as abroad, then look no further than the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

Brief Overview: 

The postholder will lead the operational integration of contract management across performance, finance, risk and governance, producing analysis and insight that supports evidence-based decisions across the NZBI’s portfolio of gold and silver contracts.

The postholder will ensure contract management tools and reporting are maintained to a high standard and that compliance, transparency and audit readiness are built into day-to-day operations, contributing to the ongoing development of the contract management hub.

This is an opportunity to develop strong contract management capability within a growing function and contribute to building a recognised contract management profession within DESNZ.

As a Contract Manager x 2 - (INSIDE IR35), your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead performance information management: interpret KPI and performance data, identify trends and emerging risks, and produce concise narrative that supports governance decisions.
• Lead financial oversight support by maintaining forecast vs actual analysis, assure invoice validation evidence, performance-linked payments and prepare financial summaries for contract governance forums.
• Support compliance with Procurement Act 2023 post-award expectations (e.g., KPI reporting inputs, transparency data sets, payment performance inputs) as directed by the Contract Manager.
• Manage change control operations by drafting Contract Change Notices (CCNs), maintain marked-up contract versions, and support impact assessment (cost, time, risk, performance).
• Maintain and continuously improve the Contract Management Plans (CMP) as the 'operating guides' for the contracts, ensuring it reflects practice and supports continuity.
• Support mobilisation and exit planning: maintain readiness checklists, track dependencies and milestones, and support handover and transition activities.
• Lead assurance and audit readiness, ensuring record-keeping standards are met, evidence is retrievable, and governance decisions and actions are documented.
• Support supplier and stakeholder engagement by preparing briefings, decision packs and action trackers; deputise for G7 discussions as appropriate to the role.
• Line Management and Leadership

To be considered for this role, please ensure your CV evidences the following essential criteria.

Essential

• Demonstrable experience in operational contract management, ideally within professional services environments, including responsibility for medium to high-value contracts and supplier performance management.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex information, identify trends, evaluate risks, and support effective decision-making.
• Experience of reviewing, analysing and interrogating financial information, including budgets, expenditure, forecasts and contract-related financial data to ensure value for money and informed business decisions.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, coordinate multiple activities simultaneously, and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timescales.

Desirable

• Experience of Salesforce
• Public Sector Experience

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

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, DESNZ 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.

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".