Job Description

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If speculative CVs are sent, no fee will be applicable – please direct all queries to the relevant Resourcing Partner.

Role – Contract Administrator

Location – Hampton, Middlesex

The Contract Administrator provides essential support to project teams, with a primary focus on contract administration and change management across multiple projects and contracts. Working collaboratively with Project Managers and key stakeholders, this role is responsible for ensuring contract notifications, communications, and change management activities are managed accurately, consistently, and in line with contractual requirements and agreed timescales.

This role plays an important part in supporting successful project delivery through effective contract governance. The Contract Administrator will help increase visibility of project changes, support the management of risks and opportunities, and assist in ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. The position involves regular collaboration with internal stakeholders, subcontractors, suppliers, and clients, using contract administration systems such as CEMAR, alongside company-developed tools and templates.

What you'll be doing:

• Providing contract administration support across multiple live projects and contracts.
• Administering and maintaining contract change management processes, ensuring changes are accurately recorded, tracked, and communicated.
• Preparing, issuing, and monitoring contractual notifications and communications in accordance with contract requirements and project procedures.
• Working closely with Project Managers and wider project teams to support the consistent application of contract management best practice.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders, clients, subcontractors, and suppliers to support effective contract administration and communication.
• Maintaining accurate contract records using electronic contract management systems, including CEMAR, and company-developed tools and templates.
• Supporting contract compliance activities to help ensure contractual obligations, deadlines, and governance requirements are met.
• Assisting with the identification, recording, and communication of project risks and opportunities arising from contractual matters.
• Monitoring contract administration activities to ensure documentation is clear, accurate, and auditable.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of contract management and administration processes.

About you:

We recognise that skills and experience can be gained in different ways. If you meet many, but not all, of the criteria below, we encourage you to apply.

Essential

• Experience in contract administration, contract change management, cost management, or a similar commercial support role.
• Knowledge of contract administration processes and contractual communications.
• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines effectively.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build positive working relationships across a range of teams and levels.
• Ability to work independently, manage workloads proactively, and deliver high-quality outcomes within agreed timescales.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate records and documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

Desirable

• Understanding of NEC and/or IChemE contracts.
• Experience using electronic contract management software, such as CEMAR.
• Experience within engineering, construction, infrastructure, utilities, or major project environments.
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of project risk and opportunity management.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.8 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you. 

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues. 

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our Benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contact charlotte.gornall@gallifordtry.co.uk

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.  

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you. 

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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