Lead Contract Manager

As a Lead Contract Manager, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. You will act as the primary point of contact for all Contract Management matters relating to an assigned supplier and/or contract, working towards the construction of Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station based in Suffolk. Day-to-day, you'll be working closely with internal and external stakeholders, including working as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a technically complex programme, holding responsibility for delivering contracts in accordance with NNC governance requirements to meet project and business objectives.

• Contributing to procurement and contracting strategies to meet the overall SZC Project objectives.
• Supporting upfront contract development activities across technical, programme, legal and commercial disciplines.
• Support to the budget process and analysing the commercial requirements of a contract.
• Support to the Commercial Lead in ensuring all internal governance approval is in place.
• Managing contracts in accordance with the contract terms (predominantly NEC3 and FIDIC), SZC governance requirements and SZC Project objectives to achieve a successful close.
• Promoting and embedding a strong nuclear safety culture, the right level of oversight, control and surveillance of supplier activities.
This position involves travel/working across a range of internal and customer sites, as a requirement of the role. This role is full time, thirty-seven hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with one/two days in the office and three/four days working from home, amongst being adaptable and can be delivered from various locations including Bristol or London.


• Proven ability of working within a complex major project/programme environment in both procurement and post-procurement phases.
• Experience of standard forms of contract (NEC and FIDIC) within the power/construction industry on complex major projects/programmes.
• Evidence of successfully undertaking administering of complex contracts.
• Good understanding of procurement, contract performance measurement, risk management and change and claim management.
• Excellent negotiating, influencing and communication skills.
• Honed commercial skills and demonstrable ability to make sound decisions on complex matters (considering technical and commercial topics) of high financial value.
• Understanding of UK and international supply chain within nuclear sector.
Qualifications for the Lead Contract Manager
• Educated to degree level ideally in a technical / engineering subject
• Member of RICS/ICE/CICES/IOB or equivalent professional body
Security Clearance The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain S Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

At Cavendish Nuclear we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Lead Contract Manager based at either our Bristol or London sites.

What we offer
• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive ten days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
Cavendish Nuclear As a leader within the UK nuclear industry, Cavendish Nuclear, part of Babcock International Group, provides a comprehensive range of critical nuclear solutions in clean energy, defence and civil new build and decommissioning projects. Together, we're innovating to make nuclear safer, faster and cost-effective across the nuclear energy life cycle. Your career with us could take you anywhere within Babcock International Group - from Canada, the USA to Japan. Work with us to create a safe and secure world, together.