Contracts Administrator

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Contracts Administrator for Net Zero Teesside project supporting procurement strategy and managing contractor relationships with hybrid work from Sunbury office.

Posted 7/6/2026contractSunbury-on-Thames • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support development of the procurement and contracting strategy, ensuring alignment with project objectives, schedule, risk profile, and governance requirements
Work with project, engineering, commercial and procurement teams to define the required scope, work packages and contracting model
Support preparation of procurement plans, tender strategies, market engagement plans, approval papers and decision documents required ahead of go-to-market activity
Identify key procurement risks, opportunities, dependencies and long-lead considerations
Coordinate market engagement and supplier input to test contracting options, execution models, commercial structures and supplier capability ahead of formal tendering
Support development of tender documentation, evaluation criteria, commercial schedules, and clarification processes in line with procurement governance
Support bid evaluation, negotiation preparation, recommendation papers and award documentation
Provide contract and commercial support during early contract mobilisation and project execution, including administration of contract deliverables, obligations, payments, changes and key commercial interfaces
Support contract performance management by tracking supplier deliverables, commercial milestones, risks, issues and required decisions
Provide practical contractual and commercial input to project teams on emerging issues, interpretation of contract requirements, and available options
Support management of variations, amendments, claims, and commercial correspondence where required, ensuring appropriate governance and approvals are followed
Support governance reviews, commercial approvals, management reporting and stakeholder communications related to procurement strategy and tender progress

Requirements

What you’ll need

Professional technical or legal qualification
Strong working knowledge of the full procurement lifecycle, particularly front-end strategy development, sourcing, tendering, evaluation, negotiation, award and early contract management
Experience supporting procurement or commercial activity on major capital, energy, offshore, infrastructure, or industrial projects
Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with the ability to support value-based outcomes and balanced risk allocation
Good understanding of contracting models, commercial structures, payment mechanisms, change control and contract governance
Ability to work effectively within cross-functional, integrated project teams and align procurement activity with engineering, project controls, legal, finance and delivery requirements
Strong communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple levels and disciplines
Highly organised and proactive, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, actions, approvals and tender deliverables in a dynamic project environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working from the Sunbury office where 3 days a week in the office will be expected
Open to either fixed term or contractor engagements

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Hard Skills & Tools

Procurement Strategy DevelopmentTender Documentation PreparationBid EvaluationContract GovernanceRisk Management

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationInfluencing SkillsOrganizational SkillsProactive ApproachCross-Functional Collaboration

Certifications

Professional Technical QualificationLegal Qualification