Dawsongroup
Key Business Manager
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About This Role
Are you an experienced Key Business Manager, Contract Manager, Commercial Manager or Project Manager looking for your next challenge within Energy Solutions? In this role, you will manage the full contract lifecycle, from tender review and negotiation through to mobilisation, delivery, variation management and close-out, helping ensure contracts are commercially sound, compliant and delivered to agreed expectations.
- Manage end-to-end contracts, including tender review, drafting, negotiation, mobilisation, administration, variations and close-out.
- Identify Sole Supplier and Framework opportunities ahead of tender submissions and ensure tender invitations are received through relevant commercial portals.
- Review and negotiate contract terms with clients, suppliers and subcontractors, ensuring obligations, risks, deliverables and payment terms are clearly understood.
- Identify and manage commercial, legal, operational and delivery risks, escalating issues where appropriate.
- Work closely with project, operational, finance, procurement and legal teams to support profitable and compliant contract delivery.
About You
You will bring experience in contract, commercial, project management, procurement, construction, engineering, facilities management or a related environment, alongside the confidence to work with a broad range of stakeholders. You will be commercially aware, organised and comfortable interpreting contractual information, managing risk and finding practical solutions when priorities compete.
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- Strong understanding of contract administration, commercial risk, negotiation, change control and supplier or subcontractor management.
- Able to interpret and explain contracts, scopes of work, specifications, commercial schedules and service agreements.
- Confident communicator with the ability to build effective relationships with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and senior stakeholders.
- Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple contracts, deadlines, priorities and accurate records.
- Comfortable working with budgets, margins, forecasts, invoices and wider commercial performance.
Not sure you meet every requirement? We value transferable skills, enthusiasm and potential, so if you can demonstrate the right approach and capability, we would encourage you to apply.
About Us
Dawsongroup Energy Solutions is part of a business with over 90 years of history, while Dawsongroup has been operating in asset rental for over 50 years. Our Energy Solutions Business Unit is focused on the opportunities created by the transition towards lower and zero carbon technologies, supported by a wider group committed to customer relationships, responsible growth and smarter asset strategies.
- A business committed to solving customer challenges and managing its operations with integrity.
- A culture that values legal compliance, safety, environmental responsibility and strong business relationships.
- Access to funded training and internal progression opportunities, including national and worldwide pathways.
- Wellbeing and mental health support, alongside a range of employee benefits.
- A business investing in people, technology and new opportunities within the evolving energy and decarbonisation market.
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Dawsongroup is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.
About Your Future
This is an opportunity to take ownership of important commercial and contractual activity within a growing Energy Solutions environment. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will have the opportunity to influence contract performance, manage risk and support successful project delivery while developing your career within Dawsongroup.
- 24 days leave plus your birthday plus bank holidays and up to 10 days extra (time served and purchase scheme).
- 2x life assurance, long term incentives, seasonal gifts and cycle to work.
- Wellbeing and mental health support, alongside funded training and internal progression pathways.
- Work across clients, suppliers, subcontractors, operational teams, finance, legal advisers and senior management.
- Manage variations, change control, notices, claims, disputes and extensions of time while reporting on contract status, risks, opportunities and commercial performance.
Our people are our greatest asset. If you are ready to bring your commercial and contractual expertise into an Energy Solutions business with genuine opportunities to grow, we would love to hear from you.
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