Interim Contracts Manager - £500 per day

Location: Birmingham or London - 3 days onsite
Duration: Contract until March 2027
Rate: Up to £500/day (Umbrella, Inside IR35)

We're looking for experienced Interim Contracts Managers to join a nationally significant infrastructure programme, managing a portfolio of high-value corporate contracts that support one of the UK's largest and most complex projects.

If you have a strong commercial background, thrive on stakeholder engagement and enjoy driving supplier performance and value, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role:

• Managing a portfolio of corporate contracts from mobilisation through to completion
• Leading contract change requests through governance and approval processes
• Monitoring supplier performance, KPIs and contract compliance
• Managing commercial risks, early warnings and formal disputes
• Developing and delivering contract management plans
• Ensuring value for money across the contract lifecycle
• Reviewing supplier financial health and implementing mitigation where required
• Producing reports and presenting commercial updates to senior stakeholders
• Supporting high-profile projects across a complex delivery environment

Requirements:

• Proven experience managing complex corporate contracts
• Strong commercial awareness with excellent negotiation skills
• Experience managing supplier performance and contractual compliance
• Knowledge of contract risk, governance and change control processes
• Confident stakeholder management across multiple business functions
• Experience working within publicly funded organisations or regulated environments is highly desirable
• Strong IT skills, including Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and SAP (CEMAR experience advantageous)

This is an urgent requirement - if interested, please apply asap and any questions, email claire.shipman@1st-executive.com