Interim Senior Contracts Manager
Posted 4 days ago by Spencer Clarke Group
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
East of England
Summary: The role of Senior Contracts Manager involves providing strategic leadership in commissioning, procurement, and performance management of significant operational and property-related contracts within a local authority in the East of England. This position emphasizes commercial assurance, supplier performance, and governance in a front-line services environment. The successful candidate will lead a multidisciplinary team and ensure compliance and continuous improvement across high-value contracts. The contract is ongoing for a duration of six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading the strategic management and assurance of major operational, maintenance, compliance and commercial contracts
- Developing and implementing commercial strategies that support service delivery, resilience and financial sustainability
- Leading complex negotiations, contract reviews, extensions, variations, and dispute resolution
- Establishing a robust contract assurance framework to drive accountability and performance
- Overseeing supplier performance reviews, KPI management and corrective action plans
- Managing contract compliance, audit requirements, governance, and risk mitigation
- Producing clear assurance reporting for senior leaders and key stakeholders
- Leading and developing a multidisciplinary contracts team
Key Skills:
- Significant experience managing high-value, high-risk contracts in complex organisations
- Strong background in commercial management, contract management, procurement or commissioning
- Confident leading supplier performance, assurance frameworks, governance and risk
- Comfortable operating in regulated, politically sensitive environments
- Ideally local government, housing, property, compliance, construction, repairs, or public realm experience
- Ideally exposure to NEC, JCT, frameworks, or concession-style contracts
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Senior Contracts Manager
Location: East of England
Rate: Negotiable
Contract: 6 - months ongoing
Spencer Clarke Group are working with a local authority in the East of England to appoint an Senior Contracts Manager to provide strategic leadership across commissioning, procurement, mobilisation and performance management of major operational and property-related contracts.
This is a key role within a front-line services environment, focusing on commercial assurance, supplier performance, governance and continuous improvement across high-value contracts.
Responsibilities include
- Leading the strategic management and assurance of major operational, maintenance, compliance and commercial contracts
- Developing and implementing commercial strategies that support service delivery, resilience and financial sustainability
- Leading complex negotiations, contract reviews, extensions, variations, and dispute resolution
- Establishing a robust contract assurance framework to drive accountability and performance
- Overseeing supplier performance reviews, KPI management and corrective action plans
- Managing contract compliance, audit requirements, governance, and risk mitigation
- Producing clear assurance reporting for senior leaders and key stakeholders
- Leading and developing a multidisciplinary contracts team
About you
- Significant experience managing high-value, high-risk contracts in complex organisations
- Strong background in commercial management, contract management, procurement or commissioning
- Confident leading supplier performance, assurance frameworks, governance and risk
- Comfortable operating in regulated, politically sensitive environments
- Ideally local government, housing, property, compliance, construction, repairs, or public realm experience
- Ideally exposure to NEC, JCT, frameworks, or concession-style contracts
How to Apply
Send your CV or get in touch with Joe O'Halloran at Spencer Clarke Group on 01772 954200 or