Job Title: Commercial Contracts Manager

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Location: Port Glasgow

Department: Corporate Services

Salary: Competitive

You will lead and manage the end-to-end contracting process across the organisation, ensuring that all contracts are legally sound, commercially viable, and aligned with strategic objectives.

The Contracts Manager will act as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and external partners, mitigating risk and driving value through effective contract negotiation, management, and compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of contracts including supplier agreements, service contracts, NDAs, and partnership agreements.
• Ensure contracts comply with legal requirements, company policies, and industry regulations.
• Collaborate with procurement, legal, finance, and operational teams to support contract lifecycle management.
• Monitor contract performance, obligations, and deliverables, ensuring timely renewals, amendments, and terminations.
• Maintain a centralised contract repository and ensure accurate record-keeping and version control.
• Identify and mitigate contractual risks, escalating issues as appropriate.
• Provide guidance and training to internal teams on contract terms and best practices.
• Support dispute resolution and contract enforcement processes when necessary.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of contract templates, processes, and governance frameworks.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• Proven experience in contract management, commercial law, or procurement.
• Strong understanding of contract law and legal terminology.
• Excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• High attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Ability to manage multiple contracts and priorities simultaneously.
• Proficiency in contract management systems and Microsoft Office Suite.

Desirable:

• Degree in Law, Business, or related field.
• Professional certification (e.g., IACCM, CIPS).
• Experience in [e.g., public sector, marine construction or engineering].

Key Relationships:

• Internal: Procurement, Finance, Operations, Project Teams
• External: Legal, Suppliers, Clients, Legal Advisors, Regulatory Bodies

Measures of Success:

• Timely execution and renewal of contracts.
• Reduction in contractual risk exposure.
• Improved stakeholder satisfaction and compliance.
• Efficient contract lifecycle management and reporting.

Benefits:

You’ll receive a competitive benefits package and access to our Perk Box rewards scheme.

Why Ferguson Marine?

With 120 years of expertise, Ferguson Marine is proudly looking to the future.

We plan to invest in modern technology and infrastructure that can deliver world-class vessels, fabrication and engineering services for centuries to come.

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to our recruitment team about potential reasonable adjustments.

Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria prior to an application- www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Applications can be made to: recruitment@fergusonmarine.com