Contracts Engineer
On-siteBellshill, Scotland, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Contracts Engineer responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating customer and supplier contracts, terms and conditions, and framework agreements. Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Procurement, Finance, Compliance and Legal to support complex commercial arrangements and managed service contracts. Shape contract strategy, governance, and best practices, maintain contract templates and documentation, manage contract lifecycle from negotiation through renewal, monitor obligations, and coordinate internal reviews to ensure alignment of obligations and mitigation of commercial risk. Build relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to support contract delivery and business growth.
Required Qualifications
- Proven experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, terms and conditions and contractual documentation
- Strong understanding of commercial contract principles, contractual risk and liability management
- Experience working with both customer and supplier contracts, including framework agreements, Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs) and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
- Ability to identify, assess and mitigate contractual and commercial risks
- Experience managing contracts throughout the full contract lifecycle, from negotiation through to renewal or termination
- Knowledge of commercial governance, contract approval processes and contractual compliance requirements
- Ability to interpret contractual language and communicate commercial implications to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong negotiation skills with the ability to balance commercial objectives and risk
- Experience working collaboratively with Sales, Procurement, Finance, Operations, Compliance and Legal teams
- Excellent written communication skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook
- Experience using contract management or document management systems is desirable
- Experience managing multi-party contractual arrangements where obligations must be aligned between customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders
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