We're looking for a Contracts Officer to join our regional build team based in London.

Location: London - hybrid working available, with occasional travel to the office required

Contract: Permanent - Full Time

What will you be responsible for?

As a Contracts Officer, you'll be working within the London build team, supporting them in the compliance for all current and new contract wins.

Your day to day will include:

• Liaise with Commercial staff & Regional Finance Directors to provide cash flow forecast required for tender approvals in accordance with the Delegated Authorities.
• Checks on Contract Documents – read, review and approve (prior to Execution by Directors). Ensure letter of intent and / or contract documents (as applicable) are signed before work commences on site.
• Briefing and advice to project delivery team. Input into procurement strategy including Consultant & Sub-contractor design responsibilities and warranty requirements.
• To be a point of contact for advice on contractual matters / issues in business units during the lifecycle of a project liaising with Legal as required.

What are we looking for?

This role of Contracts Officer is great for you if:

• Maintain current knowledge of Construction Law, insurance matters and relevant changes in legislation and ensure knowledge is passed onto other BU staff and COGs.
• Ability to access and apply specialist legal and technical advice to protect Kier's commercial position in such areas as liabilities, indemnities, insurance and warranties.
• Member of a professional institution (desirable but not essential)
• Previous experience as a Contracts related role, Commercial Manager, Quantity Surveyor ideally from a similar background or industry

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with criminal convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any offences disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to join the #constructionrevolution #joinkier