Contract Manager

Hours - 37 hours per week

The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority is seeking to appoint two Contract Managers to join the Commercial Team. Your key responsibilities in this role would be to ensure a focus on delivering the priorities of the Metro Mayor by:

• Setting and maintaining the standards for Contract Management across all major strategic contracts within the Mayoral Combined Authority.
• Supporting the organisation to manage their contracts well, with appropriate consistency within and between contracts, through guidance, training and sharing of best practice applications.
• Providing governance and leadership whilst demonstrating the Mayoral Combined Authority values to Technical Specialists on Transport and Infrastructure.
• Preparing papers for Corporate Leadership Meetings/ Committees with regard to all things Contract Management where required.

Are you someone who has excellent working knowledge of procurement regulations, in-depth experience of Contract Management functions and experience of interacting with senior stakeholders on high-risk complex programmes?

About the Company

Our offer

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:

• 26/31 days annual Leave.
• Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme.
• Reduced fare bus travel across the West of England.
• Flexible and hybrid working options from day one to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. We follow a hybrid working model with 2 or 3 days in the office a week. 

The West of England is an amazing part of the world to live and work. We have recently moved to a new bright and airy office, with all the latest technology, just 10-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads Train Station.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We ensure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status. We are also proud to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and a founding Member of the West of England Good Employment Charter.