Contract Manager

Airswift is currently recruiting for a Contract Manager to be based in one of there clients UK offices on a hybrid basis initial period commencing immediately and running through to September 2025

The immediate tasks required to be undertaken relate to managing the Prequalification of contractors in the construction industry on a very large project.

Candidates must have recent matching experience on construction projects with high values (£200M+). The individual must have the capability to add value to the to the content of PQ questionnaires and their evaluation through challenging technical personnel.

The candidate should also have extensive experience of the entire contracts management life cycle from contractor PQ through ITT preparation, contractor selection, contract award and the entire execution phase of projects of similar scale.

• Extensive experience of managing pre-contract processes (including pre-qualification, preparation of Invitations To Tender, selection and award of contracts);
• Extensive experience of managing all post-award processes (general contract administration, change control, claims avoidance and management, final accounting, dispute resolution, etc);
• Contributes to and advises on setting procurement strategy for engineering and construction works
  • Prepares and negotiates Non-Disclosure/Confidentiality Agreements
  • Compiles Expression of Interest Documents
  • Prepares Market Analysis of the returns
  • Prequalifies Contractors and ensures due diligence activities are properly undertaken;
  • Compiles Request for Information/ Request for Proposal (RFP) and or Tender evaluation plans;
  • Initiates and chairs the RFP/ITT Kick-off meeting;
  • Compiles the Individual Contract Plan for an RFP/ITT;
  • Expedites input to an RFP/ITT package and compiles the physical package for review and issue;
  • Performs prequalification exercises to select bidders for RFP/ITT from the Project Bidders List and issues the bidders' list for review and approval;
  • Administers contracting strategy papers;
  • Initiates and chairs RFP RFP/ITT explanation/clarification meetings/registers and writes and issues consequent minutes;
  • Receives and handles all queries from bidders including co-ordination of discipline response to queries. Indicates distribution of correspondence;
  • Co-ordinates visits by Bidders to the Project worksite (as appropriate);
  • Facilitates the overall RFP/ITT evaluation process including Technical

• Experience in the industrial engineering (e.g. mid-stream/upstream oil & gas, chemical, process plant, etc) industry;
• Excellent understanding of contractual risk and contract law;
• Extensive experience of published standard forms of engineering and construction contracts (e.g. FIDIC, IChemE, LOGIC, NEC, etc) standard and bespoke forms of contract;
• Involvement in Contract Work Practices;
• Sound knowledge of relevant statutes, and interpretation of commercial contracts;
• Understanding of construction methods, processes and concepts and the application of such knowledge;
• Basic ability to interpret relevant national industry codes and standards and of technical documents;
• Strong working knowledge of the fundamental requirements of the discipline, and the basic requirements of other disciplines.