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Contract Administrator Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

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A Contract Administrator, or Commercial Manager oversees all aspects of commercial contracts within a company. Their work includes preparing, reviewing and negotiating company contracts .

Contract Administrator duties and responsibilities

The Contract Administrator does more than negotiate contract terms with internal and external parties. Some of their main tasks include:

  • Articulating, capturing and implementing contractual issues
  • Negotiating contract terms with both internal and external entities
  • Reviewing existing contracts and updating them
  • Monitoring contractual performance using spreadsheets and electronic document management systems (EDMS)
  • Analysing risks associated with specific contract terms
  • Creating language standards for new contract documents or existing ones
  • Providing detailed reporting to the involved parties at the end of a contract
  • Administering and managing financial records, invoices, credits and final accounts as per project requirement

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Example 1

Contract Administrator

**
  • £23k – £24k *
  • Monday to Friday *
  • Central Sutton location ***

Working for an award-winning security company, you will be required to support their current team, assisting with the organisation of collections and deliveries.

This role is highly data and processing driven with no telephone elements, therefore we are looking for individuals who enjoy working to deadlines in a highly processed driven environment.

Ability to work to deadlines, the successful individual must have excellent attention to detail with high levels of accuracy along with strong Excel experience.

Duties:
  • Take ownership of customer / clients requests, queries and schedules
  • Management of all administrative, support documentation and paperwork to ensure a potential client is on-boarded quickly and efficiently
  • Provide confirmation of changes and requirements

Experience:
  • Fully IT proficient (Outlook / Word / Excel)
  • Google Analytics an advantage
  • Highly organised and able to work to targets and deadlines
  • High standard of accuracy and attention to detail
  • Confident and professional communicator

NB: Lloyd Recruitment Services would like to thank you for taking the time to apply to this vacancy. However, unfortunately due to a high number of applications, we are only able to respond to shortlisted applicants. If you have not heard from us within seven days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. However please do join our Facebook community, to be the first to see our new positions.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £23,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

Schedule:
  • Monday to ID: EW12049

Example 2

JOB TITLE:Contract Administrator

Location:St James Quarter Edinburgh

Reporting TO:Contract Manager

Main Duties & Responsibilities: *

To be the dedicated, site based, contract administrator and provide performance reports to the contract manager to ensure 100% compliance against all maintenance, reactive and ed works tasks.

General:
  • Understand, anticipate and deliver internal and external customer needs while building effective relationships.
  • Efficiently respond to both internal and external customers through effective communication and personal accessibility.
  • Ensuring systems both internally and externally are updated with the correct information and documentation.
  • Helpdesk; including but not limited to; logging, distributing, and closing down of reactive calls.
  • Maintain all maintenance asset files ensuring paperwork meets contract and H&S compliance.
  • Assist Contract Manager in production of the contract monthly report.
  • Ensuring compliance to policies and procedures.
  • Assisting the Management in ensuring compliance with H&S requirements, including H&S reporting
(e.g. Hazard Reporting) and promoting a safe working environment.

Financial:
  • Raising es onto in house system and following through process / requirement to the completion of the works.
  • Liaise, organise, and raise purchase orders to Sub Contractors for both annual contract maintenance works and specialist reactive works.
  • Manage spend against budget when raising reactive purchase orders.
  • Collate monthly forecasting on reactive works for ABM and client.
  • Produce monthly reactive invoicing and issue to client.

Person Specification:

Essential
  • 2 years’ experience within an administrator role
  • You will be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills and commercial awareness
  • Financial reporting experience

Desirable
  • Intermediate / Advanced level in Excel
  • Computer literate
  • IOSH Managing Safely

Health & Safety Responsibilities

Follow Group and company policies and procedures at all times;

Report any apparent deficiencies in systems of work or equipment provided that may result in failure of service delivery or risk to health and safety or the environment;

Use all work equipment and personal PPE properly and in accordance with training received;

Report any issues or training needs to your Line manager and /or via your divisional incident reporting system;

NOTE

This job description Is intended to give the post holder an appreciation of the role envisaged for this position and the range of duties undertaken. Specific tasks and objectives will be agreed with the post holder

Please note that ABM are an equal opportunities employer, we do not discriminate and welcome all responses.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £26,000.00 per hour shift

Example 3

Job Title: Contracts Administrator

Location: Touchwood Shopping Centre, Solihull

Pay Rate: £20,000

Hours: 07:30 to 16:30 Monday to Friday

Your job will include:
  • To operate the Joblogic CAFM System efficiently, ensuring that all requests / call outs are logged correctly and checked regularly throughout the day to ensure that the agreed contractual SLAs are met and reflected in the KPIs for the month.
  • To support the Total Facilities Manager with the administration of the CAFM system as required.
  • To liaise with outside contractors to arrange both planned and reactive visits, including ensuring relevant Touchwood and Westgrove are aware of the scheduled date / time of the visit.
  • Ensure that RAMS are provided by subcontractors in advance of attending site
  • Ensure all follow up works are captured and planned where they form part of the contract.
  • Ensure all relevant records associated with contractor’s visits are completed and filed within their contract files.
  • To place orders with outside suppliers for engineering consumable items and repairs, including getting Client approval as necessary; progressing orders and completing all associated records.
  • Maintain the statutory compliance records and escalate any issues to the Contract management team.
  • To complete any adhoc administrative tasks as required.
  • To support the finance team and Total Facilities Manager with routine financial tasks.
  • Ensure all duties are carried out in compliance with the Company’s HS&E policies.
  • Observe company and Client company rules at all times.
  • To undertake any other duties as may be reasonably requested and are within their competence and experience.
  • Training records (Update records, File, Archive and general administration of these systems)
  • Ensure contractors receive site induction prior to carrying out work.

What you will get in return:

We understand that our people are our business and we want our colleagues to feel special. So, on top of the usual things you’d expect from a business like ours, we also reward you with:
  • Pension scheme (eligibility rules apply)
  • Training and development opportunities including NVQ’s, Diploma’s and more
  • Free and confidential colleague welfare
  • Health Care and Benefits scheme
  • Reward & Recognition Awards
  • Volunteer days

Why join Westgrove?

We’re uncompromisingly people orientated and our colleague centric DNA is what makes a career with us so rewarding. Our people are at the heart of our business and we care about the wellbeing of all our colleagues.

The Westgrove Group provide cleaning, security, maintenance and customer service to high footfall customer facing destinations including shopping centres, corporate buildings and airports. We have years of experience and knowledge in providing quality service and now is an exciting time to join us and be part of something special.

Think that this position is right for you? Then we'd love to hear from you. Click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews.

You could be right for this position if you've previously worked as any of the following: Cleaner, Cleaning Operative, Housekeeper.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £20,000.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Company pension
Schedule:
  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Monday to ID: CD - Touchwood 002

Example 4

Aaron Services, part of The Sureserve Group are a market leading heating and hot water specialist with 35 years of successful delivery and a growing client base, we are on the lookout for a temporary contract administrator to join our team in our Stowmarket Office. Although this is a seasonal role, as a growing business there may be opportunty to extend this into a permanent role, depending on work demand.

Benefits:

  • Sharesave PLC share purchase options
  • Support provided for professional qualifications
  • Employee wellbeing programme, offering regular health fairs, occupational health support, telephone support- counselling for staff
  • Long service recognition
  • Service level awarded annual leave policy
  • Enhanced maternity/ paternity packages
  • Childcare vouchers
  • Dental/Healthcare cash plan
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Women in Business Group
  • Sureserve Academy- a platform for development, career progression
  • Employee Voice programme
  • Social activities for all of our Teams
  • Sureserve Legends- celebrating the fantastic ways in which our employees live our values.

The purpose of this role is to ensure that accurate data is delivered and communicated daily to the appropriate parties and all planned/allocated works are distributed on time, meeting the standards set by the Company and its Clients.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative support to the Team Leaders, Heating Engineers, Suppliers, and their Tenants with proven administrative work experience, ideally in the housing, premises, or facilities management sector

Key Responsibilities:

  • Planning the day to day works of the Heating Engineers, Multi-Skilled Engineers, Electricians, Plumbers, Apprentices, and distribute/communicate work accordingly.
  • Ensuring the cascade of data is both accurate and timely.
  • Ensuring up to date records are both produced and kept via the appropriate mediums on time.
  • Liaise with the other Contracts Administrators and Supervisors.
  • Answering and dealing with phone calls from both Clients and Tenants.

Key Attributes:

  • A self-motivated individual, looking to develop and progress within a successful Company.
  • Understand and work to an excellent level of customer service.
  • The ideal candidate will have experience and be proficient with Microsoft packages, IT systems and databases and possess strong organisational abilities.
  • Friendly and professional attitude to encourage good relationships with Engineers, Tenants and Clients.

If you believe you have the relevant skills, knowledge, and experience to be a key contributor and positive member of our Team who wishes to be part of the future of Aaron Services. Please apply now by submitting your CV confirming your current salary.

Our exemplary Company benefits package will apply to this role.

The Sureserve Group of businesses provide market leading compliance and energy services across the UK, with over 2,100 employees working from over 20 offices.

We are committed to developing talent at all levels, ensuring equality, diversity, and inclusion in the way we work and in the communities in which we work, and making sure that every one of our people, clients and customers has the opportunity and support to fulfil their professional and personal potential.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Salary: £23,000.00 per year

Schedule:
  • 8 hour Location: One location

Example 5

Contract Administrator

Contract: Healthcare

Location: Camden, London

Hours of work: 40

Contract Type: Permanent



As the Contract Administrator, your primary responsibility will be to provide comprehensive office administration support to the Key Account Managers (KAMs) and the Key Account Portfolio Director.

Job Description

Responsibilities in this role include tasks such as general office administration, typing meeting minutes, compiling monthly reports, reviewing them with KAMs, and sending them to the Trust.

Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential for interacting with senior management and clients. Additionally, proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is crucial for carrying out these tasks efficiently and effectively.

This role plays a vital part in ensuring smooth operations and communication within the organisation and with external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities
  • To carry out general office administration, offering admin support to the Key Account Managers and Key Account Portfolio Director
  • To carry out routine typing/ minutes for meetings
  • Compiling monthly report, review with KAMs and send to the Trust
  • Minutes/Actions for Contract Review meetings
  • Assisting with slides – Monthly Service Review
  • Minutes for investigations/disciplinaries
  • Ordering and returning of IT equipment
  • Sourcing es / raising and receipting PO’s

Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
  • Ability to communicate both written and verbal to senior management/ client level.
  • Excellent skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power point)
  • Excellent written skills
  • Ability to self-motivate and use initiative
  • Professional dress and appearance required

The Company

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.

Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.

We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #ISSGreatPeople #ISSTalent #PeopleMakePlace

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste) religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background

Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.

If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing [website]

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:
  • Company pension
Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In ID: 127530

Example 6

Gasway are East Anglia’s premier heating experts’ delivering both reactive and planned solutions to our wide base of customers. We have an exciting new opportunity to join our team as a Contract Administrator, providing outstanding Customer Service to internal stakeholder, clients and customers.

Working Hours: Full time, 40 hours per week

Salary: £24,259.04

In addition to the above we offer the following rewards and benefits:

· Holiday: We offer 22 days holiday plus Bank Holidays which will increase with your length of service

· Company Sick Pay & Life Insurance

· Flexible Rewards:We offer discounted services and discounted retail offering through our rewards platform

· Wellbeing Support:We offer an employee assistance programme, wellbeing events and much more to support you and your family

· Continued Professional Development:We will continue to support you in developing your skills to support you in your role

Key Responsibilities include:

· Operate as the first point of call for engineers, clients, and working with colleagues in the Customer Service Team to deliver outstanding customer service for our customers in their homes.

· Ensure work is scheduled and planned to ensure customer needs are met using initiative and to meet targeted KPIs and required measures.

· Record and maintain legislative documentation & completion packs.

· Ensure customers and clients are kept fully informed of ongoing repairs and processes such as further works and parts replacements.

· Escalate any resource issues that cannot be achieved satisfactorily within your responsibility.

· Work to the priorities, deadlines and performance targets set by your line manager and personally contribute to the achievement of the high-performance levels set.

· Work collaboratively with your colleagues to achieve successful outcomes

· Demonstrate a positive attitude towards the role and the team in which you work within showing commitment to the achieve of Gasway’s business plan and objectives set by your line manager.

· Any written work, phone call handling, clerical and administrative tasks related to the role.

· Any other tasks that are reasonable depending on seasonality and peaks in demand across other departments.

· Take personal responsibility for own Health, Safety and Welfare and that of colleagues in the workplace.

· Take personal responsibility for seeking value for money opportunities to get service right first time.

· Understand and use measures to enable continuous improvement.

· To take personal responsibility for demonstrating the aims of the Group’s Equality and Diversity objectives.

· Ensure that IT Security and Data Protection Legislation is always adhered to.

Candidate Background and Experience:

· Proven administrative experience with the ability to work within processes and procedures

· Experience delivering Customer Service by phone

· Evidence of effective planning and organisational skills

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

· Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

· Excellent communication skills

· Competent IT Skills with experience of Microsoft Packages

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £24,259.04 per year

Benefits:
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Employee discount
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Referral programme
  • Sick pay
Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location: In ID: REQ00644

Example 7

Are you customer focused, deadline driven with a keen eye for detail?

Did you answer ‘yes’ to the above questions? Great! We are recruiting for a Contract Administrator to join our Site Accommodation team in Sherburn!

Your role will be to ensure all Portakabin Ltd contracts and created and maintained in line with company procedures and policies alongside providing technical and commercial guidance and support function for commercial staff.

You will also be responsible for the invoicing of all Site Accommodation Contracts; in an accurate and timely manner, to maximise profit, facilitate prompt cash collection and comply with accounting practises.

Role Details

  • Salary: £24,000 - £26,500
  • Role based: Sherburn, LS25 6RE
  • Contract type: Permanent
  • Annual leave: 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

Role Responsibilities

  • The creation of all Site Accommodation contracts, invoices, credit notes, contract amendments and terminations using SAP database ensuring the accuracy of customer master data and credit information.
  • Manage month end billing in a timely manner including electronic inputting of invoices on various customer portals, following complex invoicing requirements
  • Liaise directly with customers and foster and develop internal and external relationships through effective communication to provide excellent levels of service.
  • Monitor movement of all hire fleet buildings on the SAP database so that model type, utilisation and progress of hire fleet activity can be determined. Maintain, amend and create SAP equipment records.
  • Action customer purchase orders to ensure prompt payment is received.
  • Order & utilise Dunn & Bradstreet credit reports, providing advice to commercial areas in line with Portakabin’s credit policy.






Benefits & Opportunities

  • Option to buy 5 days of annual leave
  • Working flexibly principles
  • Contributory pension
  • Annual bonus
  • A range of dedicated health and wellbeing services
  • A chance to give back to your community with an annual Volunteering Day Off
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Employee Benefits Program (Discounts at 100s of shops, gyms, restaurants and even holidays!)








There is also great opportunity for career progression within Portakabin!

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who has:

  • Strong administrative experience in a customer service environment
  • Solid understanding of various software packages including MS Excel and PowerPoint
  • Good level of numeracy/literacy
  • Monitors performance against deadline and milestones
  • Works in a systematic, methodical and orderly way
  • Proven exceptional organisation & planning skills






Even if you do not match all of our ‘ideal’ criteria we would still be very keen to receive your CV as we love developing our people and may feel that you could be developed into this role.

We are conducting interviews during, or before, the week commencing Monday 14 August 2023.

About Portakabin

As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction.

Portakabin remains in the ownership of the York based Shepherd family and now employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries.

As an equal opportunities employer, Portakabin is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.

We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00-£26,500.00 per year

Benefits:
  • Company pension
Schedule:
  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • No Location: In person

Example 8

Role: Assistant Contract Manager Temporary

Bardon / Hybrid

Salary: £23,000 pa (4 - 6 Month Temp Contract)

Hours: Full time 37.5 hrs per week, Monday - Friday 08:30am - 16:30pm

NRS Healthcare is the UK’s leading provider of Community Equipment Services, we deliver complete end-to-end services through all stages of equipment provision and recycling.

We are looking for someone to fully support the Contract Manager in the ongoing management of ICES and Framework contracts. It is expected that this will be a development role for the position of Contract Manager and so, as capability grows, some smaller Tenders may fall under the direct responsibility of this role.

Duties of an Assistive Contract Manager

  • Receive RFQ (Request for es) from commissioners -Contact suppliers for prices and all relevant information on product
  • Provide all necessary assistance to the Contract Manager in relation to the preparation and submission of Contract Tenders
  • Pass over to the Category management team for set-up once approved
  • Keeping all system records up to date including contract prices on Icon
  • Product data enhancement and liaising with the Digital team in the production of web pages
  • Discontinuation requests from commissioners or suppliers
  • Request CTE (close technical equivalent) from the supplier where possible, if not then from the relevant Category Manager
  • Offer CTE to commissioners with new contract price
  • If CTE is accepted – set up in Icon and link products where possible
  • Organise equipment samples for ERG meetings if required by the commissioners
  • Receive /collate all Contract pricing from suppliers
  • Produce a pricing analysis report for each supplier
  • Identify price increases/decreases
  • Identify any discrepancies, MOQ’s, duplicate product codes
  • Send to the Contract Manager for negotiation with suppliers
  • When agreed and signed off, ensure SAP is updated with new prices
  • When ready - Directly manage assigned Contract Tenders under the guidance of the Contract Manager.

Please note this is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities

What we look for in an Assistant Contract Manager

  • Excellent verbal & written communication skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload and work both accurately and with pace with minimal supervision
  • Competent user of Microsoft Excel
  • Use of SAP a distinct advantage
  • Use of a new Product Information System – training will be provided.
  • Strong team worker
  • Ambition to learn and develop in the role within a fast paced, commercial environment
  • Commercially aware with competent mathematical skills

In return we offer you the following

  • A chance to work as part of a great team doing a rewarding job
  • Competitive salary and benefits
  • Career progression opportunities & training
  • Pension scheme
  • Enhanced holiday of 33 days per year (including bank holidays) which increases with service up to 38 days per year (including bank holidays)
  • Participation in our employee recognition scheme and recommend a friend scheme
  • Entitlement to Employee Assistance Programme and Bike to Work scheme
  • Access to exclusive employee discounts and savings in gym & wellness discounts

To be noted:

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the professional and operational managers.

This job description will be reviewed regularly in the light of changing service requirements and any such changes will be discussed with the post holder.

NRS Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, prospective employees are advised that they will be required to provide documentary evidence to support their right to work in the UK.

This position will be subject to a basic Disclosures and Barring Service Check.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Temporary contract

Salary: £23,000.00 per year

Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Coalville, LE67 1UB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):
  • Do you have SAP experience?
  • Are you immediately available to start?

Work authorisation:
  • United Kingdom (preferred)

Work One location

Example 9

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM FM is recruiting a Contract Administrator to join the team at Southampton University Hospital.

This is a full time position, working hours 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday.

In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal growth and development.

BAM operates a flexible working policy.

Your mission

  • First point of contact for all reactive and planned maintenance activity, received by telephone and e-mail.
  • Inputting new work tasks in to concept to ensure that attendance takes place within the required timeframes.
  • Supporting new contract mobilisation in relation to reactive works and planned maintenance.
  • Inputting planned activities in to concept to ensure that PPMs take place within the required timeframes.
  • Interpret planners, inputting updates into the concept evolution system, providing tracking and regular updates to the status of the request through to work complete status in line with Service Level Agreement s(SLAs).
  • Plan and dispatch all planned maintenance tasks to engineers based on the correct skills sets, geographical location and service delivery arrangements.
  • Manage complex workload, re-planning/assigning tasks as outlined in the contract planners, with support from engineering supervisor.
  • Inputting progress updates into the concept evolution system, providing tracking and regular updates to the status of the request through to work complete status in line with Service Level Agreement s(SLAs).
  • Dispatching all reactive tasks to engineers or sub-contractors based on the correct skills sets, geographical location and service delivery arrangements.
  • Track the daily work outstanding for engineers and sub-contractors using concept evolution systems.
  • Raise purchase requisition and/or purchase orders in line with agreed parameters.
  • Collate accurate reports as required.
  • Prioritise urgent jobs demand, reacting promptly to Health and Safety risks identified as part of job recording and prioritisation.
  • Loading job completion certificates and entering time records against reactive and planned tasks and ensuring appropriate action is taken for further/ed works.
  • Managing ed works process liaising with contract staff where required
  • Escalate any complaints as required and support continuous improvement activity to reduce levels of customer complaints.
  • Analysis of job history/running reports to avoid failures/financial penalties.
  • Ad hoc administration duties.
  • Complying with corporate health and safety, quality, environmental system requirements ensuring compliance with all legislation and BAM FM policy and procedures.

Who are we looking for?

  • Understanding of the FM business.
  • An excellent telephone manner.
  • Excellent time management skills.
  • Understanding of service level agreements, service targets, objectives and key performance indicator development.
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
  • Working knowledge of MS Office including Excel and Outlook.
  • Experience in using Concept Evolution.
  • GCSE’s minimum Grade C in English and Maths.

What’s in it for you?

A challenging and continuously changing environment in a forward thinking organisation.

In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal growth and development.

In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, we support further personal, professional, technical and leadership development.

Your work environment

People are at the heart of what we do at BAM.

We recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures our employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work is crucial.

We’re on an exciting journey to get us there by recruiting the very best talent to join us regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Be you! Join us today, so we can achieve amazing things together and build a sustainable tomorrow.

Who are we?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

Our recruitment process, what you need to know?

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel we need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you. IND1

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:
  • Monday to Friday



Ability to commute/relocate:
  • Southampton, Hampshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:
  • United Kingdom (required)


Work Location: In ID: 16440
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What does a Contract Administrator do?

A Contract Administrator is employed to execute and manage contracts on behalf of a company. They not only draft and review contracts, but also oversee a range of legal agreements. Contract Administrators write order forms, sales agreements and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). Contract Administrators ensure that parties adhere to terms, regulatory requirements and company policies.

Contract Administrators explain contract terms to parties and effect the necessary changes to original contract documents. They build or maintain contracting tools and processes, including a contract’s management system. Sometimes, they improve and streamline a company’s contracting process so it becomes more efficient. Under the supervision of Senior Contract Officers, the Contract Administrator oversees, reconciles and approves invoices. Contract Administrators work with legal, business and communications teams.

Contract Administrator skills and qualifications

A Contract Administrator must demonstrate strong analytical skills to measure risks and rewards. They should have the ability to analyse contracts with the intent of minimising costs and liabilities and must work to maximise profits while complying with laws. A successful Contract Administrator candidate will have various prerequisite skills and qualifications that typically include:

  • Commercial contracting, drafting and proposing
  • Business planning and creation
  • High-level grammar skills
  • Knowledge of computers and MS Office applications
  • Ability to review complex contractual documents like service-level agreements and sales agreements
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Proven analytical and organizational skills

Contract Administrator experience requirements

The Contact Administrator needs proven work experience in a similar role or in a previous Contract Manager role. Employers prefer candidates with at least three years of experience in commercial contracts. For entry-level roles, consider applicants with a year of experience. New Contract Administrators gain experience through on-the-job training or promotions. in most cases, candidates need to have experience with contractor management software. Look for experience with DocuSign, Zendesk, Goldmine or Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT) 2011.

Contract Administrator education and training requirements

A Contract Administrator must have at least a bachelor’s degree in business, human resource management or a related field. On-the-job training is essential. Contract Administrators in managerial roles often need a postgraduate or master’s in human resources or contract management. Their credentials include contract and business law. Many organisations seek applicants with a legal background or an education in accounting.

Contract Administrator salary expectations

According to Indeed, the average salary for a Contract Administrator in the UK is £20,839 per year. However, this varies depending on the company’s specific requirements, the experience level and education the employee should have.

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