Contracts Executive

About Ethos

Ethos is a collaborative team of engineers, consultants, and creative thinkers designing and delivering data centre and energy infrastructure across the world's most dynamic markets. As a multidisciplinary consultancy, we combine technical expertise, creativity, and integrated delivery to lead complex, mission-critical projects.

Built on strong relationships, clear leadership, and a can-do mindset, Ethos is entering an exciting phase of growth, expanding our capabilities and taking on increasingly high-impact projects across EMEA and beyond.

• Own end-to-end delivery of the contracts workstream, from initial review and negotiation through to execution, with a focus on subconsultant appointments, letters of intent, interim agreements and NDAs.

• Manage a portfolio of project, procurement and supply-chain contracts, prioritising competing deadlines and keeping matters moving.

• Be accountable for delivering contracts within agreed scope, quality standards and timelines, taking responsibility for the quality of the final output, not just completion of the task.

• Make independent decisions within your own scope, including day-to-day negotiation positions with suppliers, subconsultants and other counterparties.

• Exercise sound judgement to identify contractual and commercial risk, escalating material or non-standard issues to the General Counsel or Commercial Manager.

• Coordinate technical, commercial and project input from internal stakeholders and ensure it is fully reflected in contracts before execution.

• Ensure contracts comply with company contracting standards, internal approval requirements and policies, maintaining accurate records to support audit readiness.

• Work with the Commercial Manager to compile complete contract packs and issue final contracts for execution.

• Act as the first point of contact for internal stakeholders, providing clear, practical guidance on the negotiation and interpretation of commercial contracts within your scope.

• Improve delivery within your area by contributing beyond assigned tasks, such as refining contract templates and precedents, simplifying workflows and improving how stakeholders engage with the contracting process.

About You:

• 5+ years’ experience in a contracts, commercial, procurement or quantity surveying role within the engineering, construction, infrastructure or professional services sectors.

• Proven experience reviewing, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.

• Third-level qualification in a relevant discipline.

• A legal qualification is not essential. Suitable candidates may come from contracts, commercial, procurement, quantity surveying, paralegal or legal executive backgrounds.

• Strong contract drafting skills.

• Sound commercial judgement and the ability to identify and assess contractual risk.

• Experience managing multiple contracts through to execution against competing deadlines.

• Experience using AI tools to improve productivity and workflows is an advantage.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

• Confidence dealing directly with internal stakeholders and external counterparties.

• The ability to work independently, while recognising when a matter needs to be escalated.

• A proactive, solutions-focused approach to driving matters to completion.

• Strong attention to detail.

Why Join Us?