Head of Government Delivery Agreements

Package: A competitive salary aligned with the seniority and impact of this role

• Accountable for the contracting and contract management of services outside of the principal contract between HMG and AWE. 

• Develops strong relationships with key customers such as MOD, Government Departments such as Home Office and key industry partners to demonstrate the breadth the scope of services AWE can deliver to support National Security and Counter Terrorism activity. 

• Works collaboratively with senior stakeholders to evaluate customer requirements, develop proposals (incorporating scope of service, commercial proposal) and seek necessary approval submit. 

• Implements corporate Non-M&O (Management & Operations contract) contractual strategies, including the customer relationship and pricing strategies and managing the sub-function to achieve its strategic goals or other contractual strategies as may be required.  

• Maintains relationships and awareness with key internal stakeholders, including communicating current and projected performance against contract.   

• Manages and maintains contracts from bid and negotiation through to contract close / handover, managing key stakeholders’ expectations on contract baseline performance.   

• Manages dispute resolution and accountable for ensuring actions / plans are implemented wherever a gap occurs between contractual requirements and performance (actual or projected), where appropriate as agreed with the customer.    

• Implements the established set of Government Delivery Agreements processes and governance arrangements for delivering contracts and demonstrating that the AWE work being undertaken is necessary and sufficient to contractual deliverables. 

• Implements and maintains compliance against the AWE Delegation of Authority at AWE plc.   

• Maintains and promotes high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.  

• Compliance with relevant legislation and regulations. 

• Must have proven professional experience. 

• Experience in a senior commercial and/or senior financial or compliance role in a large organisation.   

• Significant experience in leading contractual performance management on complex commercial contracts   

• Experience of Stakeholder management and relationship development at Senior Management and Customer level.   

• Experienced use of benchmarking techniques and analysis of financial and business data as part of a Senior Commercial role   

• Experience in contracting for the provision of services with specific experience in bid writing, contracting of services and relationship management   

• Experience of successfully leading, motivating and managing integrated multidisciplinary teams.    

• Experience of negotiating and handling contracts in a secure Government environment. 

• Experience in designing, implementing and integrating processes with robust controls to enable delivery against audits. 

• Commercial experience in Government or in a highly regulated business environment is essential. 

• Excellent communication skills with ability to relate commercial information to a non-specialist audience. 

• Strong relationship management skills across internal stakeholders and external customers. 

• Resilience and emotional maturity to thrive on ambiguity in highly stressful situations. 

• Able to exercise commercial judgment and apply strategic risk mindset to problems. 

• Ability to manage conflicting priorities in a multitask role delivering to challenging timescales in an ambiguous environment. 

• Ability to work effectively in a complex and ambiguous environment. 

• Ability to understand a wide range of technical issues and their commercial implications. 

• Significant experience to identify use and monitor the key controls to manage performance and compliance ensuring the effective monitoring and application of key controls and exception reporting.  

Everyone who works at AWE brings unique skills and perspectives to the table. We recognise that great people don’t always ‘tick every box’. That’s why we focus on your potential, your fit with our values, your transferable skills as well as your experience. Even if you don’t meet every point above, but you feel that this role and AWE are a great fit for you, please go ahead and apply, we’d love to receive your application.

• We encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment if applications are high and the role therefore closes.
• You will need to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role. This will be funded by AWE. The nature of our work does mean you need to be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. 
• We want you to feel comfortable and able to shine during our recruitment process. Please let us know on your application form if you need any adjustments/accommodations during the process.
• Our interviews typically take place over Teams and for most roles are a 1 stage process.

Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants. Any inclusion information you provide will be stored in accordance with GDPR and kept separate from your application form and CV, and the information will not be shared with anyone involved in interviewing or making hiring decisions.

Please note that you must be a British Citizen to apply for a role with us.