Senior Contract Manager

Job title: Senior Contracts Manager

Location: Belfast (Northern Ireland) - hybrid working arrangement – 3 days a week in the office

Are you looking for your next challenge where you’ll have the opportunity to work within a highly regarded team where you will be responsible for proactively managing and directly influencing our bids and projects? Would you like to work for a world-renowned organisation that researches, develops and supplies technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better and keep us safer? Then look no further…

We have a great Senior Contracts Manager opportunity to join our Defence Commercial, Legal & Contracts team.

Core Benefits:

On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes;

• Performance-related bonus
• Half day every Friday, usually finishing around 13:00
• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) plus opportunity to buy up to 40 hours/year (pro rata)
• 24 hours volunteering paid for
• Private healthcare (grade dependent)
• Pension scheme
• Life cover
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
• Gym membership discount

Key Responsibilities

• Provide commercial advice and risk-based recommendations across contracts, bids, projects and business agreements.
• Lead commercial proposition development for major business‑winning campaigns.
• Support senior management in commercial negotiations with customers, partners, subcontractors and third parties.
• Advise bid and project teams on UK and international contract costings, including Direct Selling Costs (e.g. credit insurance, guarantees, letters of credit).
• Manage contractual changes, issues and disputes, working closely with Legal and senior stakeholders.

About You

• Strong commercial or legal background with proven experience managing contracts and commercial risk.
• Experience operating within complex, multi‑disciplinary, multi‑site organisations.
• Relevant qualifications (e.g. Law, Engineering, Finance, Programme Delivery) are desirable.
• Skilled at building and managing stakeholder relationships throughout bid, negotiation and delivery phases.
• Highly analytical with strong written skills and the ability to assess pricing, contractual risk and mitigation strategies.