Overview

Contract Specialist – Reading, Berkshire, RG7 4PR

Job Type: Full-Time

Salary: £37910 – £40000 per annum

AWE is recruiting for a Contract Specialist to provide support to the Contract Management team with contract administration tasks, including data analysis for AWE’s Infrastructure call-off contracts.

Package: £37,910 to £40,000 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience).

Location: Reading, Green Park.

Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.

Ready to play your part?

At AWE, it’s not just a job, it’s far more than that. Our shared purpose is to help keep the nation safe. Could this role be the opportunity for you to play your part?

As the Contract Specialist, you will be reviewing contractual requirements and collaborating on contractual change with both internal and internal stakeholders. You will monitor KPI’s and prepare monthly reports. Other duties and responsibilities of the Contract Specialist include, but are not limited to:

  • Reviewing contracts to prevent potential disputes and financial risks.

  • Analysing contract clauses, stipulations, obligations, and liabilities.

  • Undertake process analysis to identity non-productive time and overall contract productivity score.

  • Recommending and drafting contract amendments.

  • Reviewing and approving Application for Payment.

  • Ensuring that contract terms comply with legal requirements and policies.

  • Documenting and maintaining files.

  • Producing relevant reports.

  • Managing change and Stakeholders.

Who are we looking for?

We are ideally seeking individuals with exposure to procurement and/or contract management. You must have strong IT skills, in particular MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

We do need you to have the following:

  • A bachelor’s degree in economics, business, law, or a similar discipline or equivalent experience

  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) or willingness to study towards level 4.

Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:

  • Experience of commercial contractual arrangements.

  • Numerate and able to translate and analyse data.

  • Clear and confident communicator, able to explain complex problems.

  • Good level of experience working with Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint.

  • Team player and the ability to work independently.

  • Good stakeholder management skills.

Work hard, be rewarded:

We ask a lot and set the bar high because our work truly matters. In return we offer balance, with award winning benefits including:

  • 9-day working fortnight – meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.

  • Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).

  • Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave – 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave – 4 Weeks Full Pay.

  • Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.

  • Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

  • Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).

  • Discounts – access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.

  • Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.

The ‘Working at AWE’ page on our website is where you can find full details in the ‘AWE Benefits Guide’.

Hybrid working is available for this role on an informal, non-contractual basis. Typically 3 days onsite per week.

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