Contracts Manager

Programme Name: LCST

Location: Bristol

We’re ready for you to unleash your potential!

Role Overview:

Reporting directly to the Head of Contracts the Contracts Manager is responsible for managing allocated elements of the Logistics, Commodities and Services Delivery Partner Contract and supporting commercial delivery across the Programme.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead on allocated elements of the LCST Delivery Partner Contract, associated contract changes, commissioning activities and on-contract growth opportunities
• Develop strong working relationships across customer, programme and functional teams
• Act as a key commercial interface with MOD stakeholders, including the Commissioning Management Organisation (CMO)
• Provide advice and support to programme teams with interpretation of contractual obligations
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms, conditions, schedules and governance requirements
• Monitor contractual obligations, deliverables and notice requirements, ensuring timely compliance and escalation of non-compliance risks
• Prepare and maintain complete and accurate contract files and records, including notices, waivers, deviations, NDAs and amendments
• Support contract audits and assurance activities
• Identify, assess and mitigate contractual and commercial risks
• Manage contractual impacts associated with service delivery issues, customer requests and contract changes
• Escalate material risks and contractual concerns to the Head of Contracts.
• Represent the Contracts function at programme working groups and governance forums
• Support management and resolution of contractual claims, disputes and formal customer correspondence, protecting Leidos' commercial position whilst maintaining positive customer relationships
• Facilitate collaborative working between Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Legal and Programme Management teams
• Lead commercial reviews and support approval boards relating to allocated workstreams
• Support preparation of management information and commercial performance metrics
• Provide contractual input to business cases, operational decisions and strategic initiatives
• Support implementation of commercial efficiencies and process improvements
• Ensure commercial activities are undertaken in accordance with Leidos policies and procedures
• Contribute to successful delivery of Leidos business objectives
• Protect Leidos from unapproved scope growth and unfunded commitments

Skills Required:

• Degree qualified or equivalent relevant commercial experience, with demonstrable experience in contract and commercial management
• Contract management experience within Defence, Government or complex service contracts
• Experience managing contract change processes and negotiations
• Strong understanding of commercial risk management
• Ability to interpret complex contractual documentation
• Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and customers
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Skills Desired:

• MOD or Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) experience
• Knowledge of commissioning/change processes
• Familiarity with long-term service contracts
• Membership of WorldCC, CIPS or similar professional body
• Understanding of public procurement and Government contracting

Clearance Requirements:

• BPSS pre-screening required to start
• SC required for the role

​Leidos UK! Join our team and discover a culture of collaboration, innovation, diversity, trust, caring management, communication transparency, work-life balance, and overall job satisfaction...

What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
•    Contributory Pension Scheme
•    Private Medical Insurance
•    33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays)
•    Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)

•   Flexible Working Scheme

Commitment to Diversity:

We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture.  We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone.  If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.

Who We Are:

The Logistics Commodities & Services Transformation (LCST) Programme for the UK Ministry of Defence is a critical effort to enhance and improve the UK’s defence supply chain. The programme provides essential services such as storage and distribution for the MOD's materiel, including a global freight service and the procurement and inventory management of 70,000 commodity NATO Stock Number (NSNs).

Working together as Team Leidos we are helping to transform the UK's defence supply chain by providing an integration of a complex mixture of services, at low risk, using a modern suite of systems that will deliver one version of the truth. For the first time, the MOD will see the whole picture, as it is happening.

What Makes Us Different:

Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world.  You can inspire change.

Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team.  We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years.  Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.          

People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.