Contracts Officer (Nuclear)

Salary / Rate:

GBP 40,000.00-48,000.00 ( Car + Full Benefits ) 

Location:

Cumbria 

Rate:

Yearly 

Job Type:

Permanent 

Sector:

Water, Power & Nuclear 

Date Posted:

10/11/2008 

Reference:

NESUK-48409 

Position: Contracts Officer (Nuclear)
Location: Cumbria (Sellafield / Westlakes)
Salary: �40,000 - �48,000 + Car + Benefits
Type: Permanent

One of the worlds leading, engineering contractors renowned for delivering to the world�s energy, power and process industries, is looking to recruit a Contracts Officer to help manage a number of it�s nuclear projects. The successful candidate will be helpful and proactive, and able to work in a way that enables business success. Briefly, the role comprises:

Tenders
� Ensuring the commercial robustness of all commercial offers
� Undertake / assist in the production of Expressions of Interest and Pre-Qualifications
� Assist with tender preparation and contract negotiations with Clients
� Assist in the preparation of pricing sheets for tender reviews
� Facilitate risk management meetings for tenders and projects
� To be the bid manager/prospect manager for small to medium (and with experience larger) bids and prospects
� Review smaller tenders for robustness and assist in the presentation of larger tenders for more senior level review

Contracts
� Assist the project team with the preparation and processing of contractual claims and variations, as necessary
� Manage any contentious commercial issues through to completion
� Assist commercial operations managers in monitoring identified contracts
� Undertake initial review of client terms and conditions, and advise project team of key commercial issues
� Review order cover and minimize work undertaken at risk

Procurement / Sub-contracts
� Assist in the preparation of project specific procurement strategies.
� Review technical procurement specifications and mentor business staff in the preparation of commercially sound specifications as required
� Provide commercial input to procurement specifications

General Advice / Monitoring
� Advise business team staff on commercial processes
� Monitor commercial activities in business teams, and work proactively with business teams to ensure compliance and robustness
� Advise commercial operations managers of the emergence of commercial problems
� Other commercial support to the specific requirements of the commercial operations managers

Suitable candidate will have previous commercial experience in the following fields;
� Client terms and conditions
� NEC form of contracts
� Quantity Surveying
� Tendering
� Risk Management
� Pricing
� Contract performance
� Supply Chain agreements

If you are a construction industry professional possessing commercial experience in a technical environment within the nuclear and or civil engineering sector and wish to be considered for this role; please send your CV to ben.willmot@nes.co.uk or call 0161 942 4019 to discuss further.