Commercial Contract Specialist Lead
| Posting date: | 08 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 August 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester, M1 3BG |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75714323 |
Summary
Join us in shaping the future of transport in Greater Manchestermaking it greener, more accessible, and more connected for everyone.
Are you an ambitious and experienced commercial & contract management professional, looking to make a real impact? Join us at Transport for Greater Manchester and play a key role in delivering innovative infrastructure projects that improve lives across our region
Your Role
As a Commercial Contract Specialist Lead, you’ll oversee specialist contractual arrangements for the delivery of our capital programme. You’ll work across a diverse and evolving portfoliofrom major transport infrastructure like Metrolink and interchanges to emerging priorities such as reducing congestion, improving air quality, and promoting active travel.
You’ll collaborate with internal teams, contractors, consultants, and district partners to ensure contract formation, application and resolution is managed to realise optimal value and benefits.
Please read the role profile below for more information, in addition to reviewing this candidate pack that we’ve put together!
Who are we?
Transport for Greater Manchester has many priorities across projects delivery. As well as our more traditional transport construction projects and programmes, such as Metrolink, transport interchanges, rail stations, highways and bus priority, we are now delivering a range of emerging priorities from easing congestion, addressing air quality and encouraging more people to cycle and walk. In this role you will be an integral part of the TfGM Commercial Services team and will lead on contract advice and expertise within Capital Delivery of the Infrastructure Pipeline to ensure contract issues are managed throughout the Project Lifecycle.
What you’ll bring
What you do and how you do it is important whatever type of role you work in at TfGM and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.
You will be able to build and maintain strong relationships of trust with contractors and consultant Partners and will be confident working with internal colleagues and external stakeholders, including district partners. You will have significant experience in all associated contractual matters relating to the delivery of projects including but not limited to;
- Development of bespoke procurement strategies
- Tender and contract formation,
- Dispute mitigation and resolution
- Negotiation of contractual matters on behalf of the organisation across a range of construction contracts, including NEC and bespoke forms.
What we can offer you
This is a permanent contract with a salary of £70,906 - £ 79,805 per annum
At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to #talkflexibleworking to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.
Our benefits include:
28 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays) rising to 30 days after 5 years and 32 days after 10 years. Where required, there is also an opportunity to purchase additional leave.
Free bus travel within Greater Manchester and free Rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
Local Government Defined Benefit Pension Scheme which includes life cover of 3x your salary and options to increase your pension contributions
Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role
We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required
Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
You will have the opportunity to work across supportive and friendly teams, giving colleagues opportunities to experience new areas and develop their skills.
A modern, vibrant and accessible office environment located in the heart of Manchester with easy access to Piccadilly train station and the local Metrolink network.
We offer a range of employee benefits including various discount schemes, health and wellbeing support and more.
What's next?
If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. To apply please submit your CV and also provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the requirements of the role, all appointments will be based on merit. Our short-listing process is anonymised, so please do not include your name or contact details on either of these documents. If any personal details are included these will be visible to the hiring manager.
We embrace AI to enhance our operations and to innovate our services. However, we value human talent and are looking for passionate individuals to join our organisation. Please ensure you personally complete your application and read all the instructions carefully to maximise your chances of success.
Applications that rely too heavily on AI may be rejected during shortlisting, however we understand that AI may be used as a reasonable adjustment, if using AI to support your application, please give a brief explanation why to help ensure fair selection process.
Remove if required (for Control Room Vacancies & Customer roles working on the Tell me Once Process) - Any successful applicant will need to undertake a basic/standard/enhanced Disclosure and Barring service check prior to starting in role.
TfGM is proud to be an equal opportunities employer that encourages and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and welcome individuals from all backgrounds by committing to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We will offer support and reasonable adjustments if required and we also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme which you can find out more information on here.
For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Please note we are not a licensed sponsor.
Please note we may close the advert early if we receive a high volume of applications.
NOTE TO AGENCIES we will be accepting direct applications only for this role. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral CV.
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