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