Subcontracts Manager

Milton Keynes/ Central London - Hybrid working set up

Oil & Gas sector

Do you have a strong background within Subcontracts and are on the lookout for your next opportunity?

A Subcontracts Manager is required to work on a permanent staff basis for a large Energy company that will offer the flexibility to work on a hybrid set up of 3 days in the office per week and 2 days working from home per week.

As the Subcontracts Managers, you will be responsible for ensuring the proper award and contractual execution of the subcontracted activities (mainly related to construction on a specific proposal or project.

With the support of subcontract engineers, they will implement effective subcontracting management systems, methods and procedures for cost and contractual matters at the office or project level.

• Participate in the subcontracting management strategy development.
• Implement and perform subcontracting management process (including prime contract flows down, procedures issuance, bidder long list, master bid package, construction manhours estimate, and evaluation of subcontractors…).
• Perform negotiation, formation and award of formal subcontracts.
• Ensure administration of subcontracts (change orders and back-charges management, invoicing, contractual letters,) until subcontracts’ closeout.
• Protect company from claims, disputes, and arbitration.
• Ensure formal assessment of the subcontractors’ performance.
• Ensure proper handling of subcontracts, support documentation and related files.
• Ensure that technical and commercial negotiation evaluations and strategies are carried out promptly.
• Manage & monitor the performance of the team.
• Prepare and provide status and variance reports, estimates/budgets, and risk mitigation plans.

• 5 to 10 years experience in subcontracting activities,
• BSc., University degree in any of the main Legal, Business, Construction or Engineering branches., i.e., Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, or equivalent
• Familiarity with NEC/IChemE Forms of Contract and other applicable codes and standards (CDM, NAECI, UK construction laws)
• Engineer grade, understanding the technical disciplines (civil, piping, equipment, electrical, instrumentation).
• Rigorous, autonomous, open-minded, agile, and flexible
• Good interpersonal and influential skills.

We are committed to finding the right candidates for our clients, and the right companies for our candidates to work for. We’re passionate about putting people first, and take pride in being able to offer an all-round service for candidates and clients with our payroll solution, MyPay+ and workforce management solution, Operam. As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.