Contract Manager – Energy / Industrial EPC

Location: Tilbury, Essex – Site Based
Sector: Energy from Waste / Industrial EPC / Power Generation

Contract Manager Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Contract Manager to join a major industrial energy project based in Tilbury, Essex.

This is a commercially focused and highly visible position, providing contractual and commercial leadership across the full project lifecycle – from pre-award and tendering through project execution, commissioning, warranty, service and operational support.

You will work closely with Project Management, Procurement, Legal, Finance and Supply Management teams, while acting as a key point of contact for contractual matters with clients, subcontractors and suppliers.

Contract Manager Responsibilities:

* Provide commercial and contractual support throughout the full project lifecycle.

* Review and negotiate commercial terms and identify contractual risks and opportunities.

* Support tender submissions and pre-award commercial strategy.

* Lead contractual and commercial management across assigned EPC projects, service contracts and warranty activities.

* Support Project Managers with change management, claims, variations and commercial negotiations.

* Manage contractual correspondence and maintain accurate commercial records.

* Manage claims, guarantees, insurance matters, payment applications and retentions.

* Maintain commercial and contractual risk registers and mitigation strategies.

* Work closely with Procurement to ensure subcontract and supplier agreements appropriately flow down contractual requirements.

* Support project budgets, forecasts and cost-to-complete activities.

* Participate in commercial meetings and negotiations with clients, subcontractors and suppliers.

* Support warranty activities, defect resolution and dispute avoidance.

Contract Manager Background:

We are looking for someone with:

* A degree in Law, Quantity Surveying, Commercial Management or a related discipline.

* Strong commercial/contracts experience within construction, energy, infrastructure, industrial plant or engineering projects.

* Experience working within an EPC/project delivery environment.

* Strong understanding of standard and bespoke contracts, ideally including NEC, FIDIC and IChemE.

* Knowledge of O&M Agreements and Service Agreements would also be advantageous.

* Demonstrable experience managing contract changes, variations, claims, risk and commercial negotiations.

* Strong commercial awareness with the ability to identify contractual risks and opportunities.

* Previous site-based experience on a major construction or industrial project would be advantageous.

Contract Manager Package:

* £90,000 Base

* Company pension with up to 10% employer contribution.

* Private medical and dental insurance.

* 4x salary life assurance.

* Disability insurance.

* 24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.

This would particularly suit a commercially strong Contract Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor or Commercial Manager with experience of major EPC, power generation, Energy from Waste or heavy industrial projects who enjoys being close to project delivery