Civil Contract Manager

EDF Energy, Bristol

Civil Contract Manager

£73000

EDF Energy, Bristol

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 1 week ago, 12 Nov | Get your application in now before you're too late!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 833bee761acc4b77be4c3f55d53d92fc

Full Job Description

EDF EPR Engineering UK (EPR-E) is tasked with delivering the design for several nuclear island (NI) buildings, systems, and equipment contracts for the Hinkley Point C EPR Project. This involves working through an integrated team, supporting HPC construction and commissioning efforts, and preparing design replication feasibility and engineering activities for the Sizewell C Project. As a result, a Technical Directorate is being established to oversee the engineering disciplines and technical expertise needed to successfully deliver these projects through EPR-E's integrated teams.

As a Civil Contract Manager will be responsible for the management of one or multiple civil engineering design contracts for SZC project, for ensuring that the technical specifications are adhered to by the contract holder.

You will report to the SZC Civil Team lead and liaise with various contributors internally and externally including civil engineers, scheduling and cost control teams, your associated contract holder, the Responsible Designer's Project Management Office (PMO), the procurement department and potentially the legal teams, as well as different entities from the client organisation., The Civil Contract Manager's primary responsibilities include project management, reporting, risk management, stakeholder engagement, contract audits, and sharing the lessons learned throughout the process.

You will ensure contract specifications are adhered to by contract holders, oversee the technical surveillance of contract holder studies, establish surveillance programmes and annual reports, resolve technical queries, organise and run weekly and monthly progress meetings. You will also work to improve contract tools, lead contractual discussions, and prepare, review, and analyse Early Warnings and Compensation Events, in addition to reviewing and validating monthly payment applications. Reporting duties include preparing and delivering financial and progress reports. As part of your risk management duties, you will maintain the risk register of the contracts. Stakeholder management involves liaising with different entities from the client organisation. Additionally, you will be responsible for conducting quality and financial audits of the contract holder, and recording and sharing the lessons that have been learnt from both current activities and previous projects, for the
benefit of others on the project.

Do you have experience managing contracts and projects? Do you have a solid technical background? Do you demonstrate great verbal and written communication skills and the ability to handle challenges and to manage risks?, You hold a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field, along with practical experience in contract management and a solid understanding of contract regulations and relevant laws. You possess strong negotiation and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to manage multiple contracts and projects simultaneously. You have a solid understanding of legal terminology, are comfortable working within a multidimensional team, have a keen attention to detail, and excellent written and oral communication skills. You are also capable of handling confidential information with professionalism and exhibit creative problem-solving abilities. Fluency in English is mandatory.

Alongside a competitive salary and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include a range of benefits, from the big and formal to the small and personal.

We're talking about everything from enhanced parental leave to electric vehicle leasing, health insurance to product discounts, critical illness insurance to technology vouchers, gym membership to season ticket loans.

At EDF UK, we embrace flexibility while recognising that everyone's working needs are different. Whether you're in our office spaces, on site, or working remotely, we promote an environment that supports collaboration, connection, and comfort. No matter where you are, our priority is to make sure you feel safe, valued, and celebrated.

Here, we do right by each other and everyone's welcome. We're on an action-oriented journey, championing equity, diversity, and inclusion. We'd like our future workforce to have an equal gender balance, represent a broad mix of people from minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+, those with a disability and supporting social mobility.

We're a disability confident employer and we'll do all we can to help with your application. Please let us know if you need to request reasonable adjustments.

We take pride in fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment, where the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our employees drive fresh thinking and innovation. We understand that success means different things to different people. We believe there are multiple definitions of what it means to succeed. That's why we support you to pursue a career that's unique to you. Because success is personal.