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Commercial Contracts Director

Midlands Based

Competitive Salary and Package

Our client is a market leading supplier of a range of services into the Construction, Energy, Renewables or Utilities sectors. With offices throughout the UK, it has a turnover approaching £100m and around 1,000 employees. The firm is multi-disciplinary and provides advice and services to individuals, industry & commerce, and across the public and private sectors on multi £M/multi-year contracts. It has enjoyed high rates of growth over many years.

Due to continued market success and strategic growth plans they are looking to expand and attract a new, self-driven, Commercial Contracts Director to effectively manage and improve service and profitability across their key contracts.

This role is seen as “front-line,” rich in both commercial and technical challenges and offers the opportunity for high levels of exposure across the business.

Role

* Reporting directly to the Divisional Head and a core member of the management team, you will have full commercial responsibility for managing and developing all the major client Contracts.

* Working with Senior Managers, and all internal resources, to help secure and then deliver new contracts.

* You will work directly with all internal resources closely monitoring projects making sure all contracts are running to the agreed terms.

* Leading from the front, managing, developing, and supporting a team of Contract Managers.

* Ensuring best practice and continuous improvement as well as updating the current contract and project management processes.

Candidate

* A Senior Commercial Manager/Director with demonstrable success in the Construction, Energy, Renewables or Utilities sectors.

* You will have strong knowledge of contract law, ideally in the construction sector, with the ability to review contract documents to ensure a business is fully protected prior to contract award and throughout the contact lifetime.

* The ability to fully monitor progress, prepare reports and contractual letters accordingly and negotiate contract extensions with costs is paramount.

* A proven track record in ensuring all contract documentation is maintained to ensure the business is protected from any potential.

* A competent negotiator able to develop and maintain key relationships with customers and major contractors at all levels.

* The capability to manage a successful team directly or indirectly with excellent motivation, performance management, development, and leadership skills