Senior Third Party Agreements Manager

Senior Third Party Agreements Manager

We are recruiting for a Senior Third Party Agreements Manager on a contract basis for 6 months. Your role will be to lead the negotiation, development and embedding of contractual arrangements with selected third parties.

As a Senior Third Party Agreements Manager, you will need to have/be:

Ability to develop strategic and collaborative relationship
Ability to lead cross-functional negotiation teams in challenging commercial environments
Skilled in developing robust contract documents
Analytical, commercial and negotiating skills for complex propositions
Communication and influencing skills at all levels within an organisation
Ability to manage in ambiguity and across a very varied workload;
Knowledge of commercial expertise in construction contracts.
Knowledge of procurement processes, with applicable UK and EU procurement legislation and the NEC suite of contract forms
Experience delivering performance focused collaborative agreements within a commercial environment.
Procurement and/or commercial management skills of high value, complex heavy civils / construction or similar works/services
Experience in the commercial aspect of procurement to ensure that value for money is secured and demonstrated
Experience of large scale infrastructure projects, rail construction and/or utility projects
Sponsor / Stakeholder relationship and management experienceDetails:

Salary: £550 - £600 per day (Inside IR35)
Working Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday
Location: Hybrid/Birmingham or London
Duration: 6 monthsRole of Senior Third Party Agreements Manager:

Responsible for a portfolio of complex Commercial Agreements, ensuring that these are aligned with the Commercial Strategy and the overall organisation objectives, including the delivery of wider benefits.
Supporting the achievement of assurance and governance requirements of all commercial agreement deliverables as defined within the Procurement Handbook. This includes leading development of agreement strategies/plans including the negotiation plan, developing agreement principles and providing instruction to legal for drafting.
Present to boards and committees, as required, in order to respond to secure 'buy-in' and respond to challenge and scrutiny.
Engage with other Directorates to identify requirements for third party agreements and to devise programme for delivery and implementation.
Embed awarded agreements within relevant business teams, ensuring contract management plans are in place.
Provide subject matter expertise and undertake assurance across a portfolio of awarded agreements throughout the agreement life cycle.
Manage interfaces with construction (and other) procurements and with directorate commercial team, to influence delivery strategies and to ensure requirements of Commercial Agreements are appropriately shared with contractors.
Lead development and assess commercial models for charging by third party and/or pricing of services effectively managing risk, complying with Managing Public Money guidelines and driving best value.
Support with timely and accurate reporting of Commercial Agreements activity