Contracts Engineer

The Contracts Engineer shall be responsible for managing projects and all associated commercial obligations.  They have overall responsibility for:

• the daily management of allocated projects through the project lifecycle to ensure that programme, technical and commercial milestones are met
• ensuring that contractual commitments are fully understood, communicated and adhered to
• the management of risks and issues to ensure that measures are taken to correct them when they occur
• the profitable management of projects

• Take contractual responsibility for the life of the contract. Have full knowledge of contractual commitments to ensure business compliance – including, but not limited to, non-disclosure agreements, framework agreements, contractual terms and conditions.
• Liaise and work closely with the customer and be the point of contact for all project activities – including, but not limited to: attending periodic customer reviews, order status, FAT requirements, delivery, documentation, site surveys and installation. Host customer calls and meetings and internal meetings, as required.
• Following completion of order handover, load orders onto VIS and generate and send sales order acknowledgement to customer – target 5 working days from order acceptance to sales order acknowledgement
• Liaise with other departments (Engineering, Purchasing, Production, Quality, Accounts, Site Services etc) to ensure the contract is executed in line with contractual commitments.
• Produce and maintain Project Plans, where required, that will include a GANTT chart showing the management and technical activities and associated time scales of the programme.
• Manage the delivery or shipment of equipment from BRUSH Switchgear to the sites through liaison with the customer and by raising all appropriate documentation, as required.
• Liaise with the site services team, customer and external transport company, as necessary, to arrange site survey visits and site installation works. Ensure that associated reports and site acceptance documentation is sent to the customer and any associated actions are progressed.
• Manage letters of credit and export documentation, as required, to ensure business export compliance
• Manage invoice requirements of contracts including where stage payments are contractually agreed or where payment is required prior to product shipment
• Monitor product in storage to ensure storage charges are processed in line with contractual agreement
• Identify, process, submit and negotiate Contract variations for customer changes identified prior to contract completion

• A good level of education with a minimum 5 GCSE passes (level A-C)
• An Electrical background with ONC/HNC/BTEC qualifications (advantageous)
• Candidates with relevant commercial experience and/or BRUSH Switchgear product knowledge considered.
• Previous experience of Contract/Project management