Overview

Working closely with both internal and external stakeholders, you will be responsible for advising on contract and commercial risks and opportunities of key proposals and ongoing projects. A key objective of this role is to ensure that contract risk is appropriately mitigated, providing contract and commercial support to the business, promoting best practice in all commercial aspects of contract tendering.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and advise on contractual risk in contract drafts including client contracts, subcontracts, non-disclosure agreements and other agreement forms
• Lead negotiation of contracts, contract amendments and renewals, including annual rate reviews
• Attend client negotiation meetings and performance reviews
• Draft contractual documents including amendments, novations and assignments, NDAs, release/reliance letters, etc
• Advise and assist with resolution of contractual disputes that may arise
• Provide commercial input to proposals, ensuring legal issues and commercial risks are fully understood and taken on board in preparation of tenders
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to reduce/manage business risk and actively promote continuous improvement in commercial and contractual aspects of business operations
• Provide guidance, training and awareness on contractual and commercial aspects to the wider business ensuring early engagement in the contracting process
• Mentoring and development of contract advisors
• Regular monitoring and reporting on project commercial performance
• Ensuring all activities comply with governance policies and procedures and project controls are followed
• Keep business up to date with relevant changes to regulations/legal requirements
• Develop and maintain contract templates, contract and commercial management processes and guidelines
• Support due diligence on new opportunities, clients, suppliers and prospective acquisitions
• Commercial review of key proposals especially of high value or complexity and framework/global agreements
• Assist with set up of new corporate entities
• Seek board approvals where required, in consultation with regional directors
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders for negotiation of, and to obtain bonds and guarantees
• Provide advice regarding Xodus' insurance coverage
• Identify opportunities to expand Xodus offerings to clients
• Keep up to date with relevant legal developments
• Draft, review and negotiate subcontract agreements

Qualifications, Skills & Behaviours

• Degree educated in a relevant area such as law or business management is desirable
• Relevant experience in both client and supplier facing commercial contracts, preferably gained in an engineering/ energy consultancy environment
• Demonstrably solid understanding of contracts and commercial/legal principles
• Knowledge and experience of commercial contract law and relevant regulations
• A team player, comfortable with interfacing at all levels inside and outside the organisation
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are essential
• Excellent literacy and numeracy skills (written and oral)
• Strong negotiation skills
• High computer literacy in MS Office
• Flexibility to adapt to varying business needs at short notice
• Prepared to use own initiative whenever possible

Benefits

• We are a diverse, inclusive, respectful, and welcoming place to work
• We work flexibly at Xodus which means how you work your day is flexible with a combination of working in the office and at home.
• It goes without saying that we offer a Market Competitive Salary to ensure that you know your efforts and inputs are valued
• We offer a Company pension scheme to allow you to save for your future
• Access to training and development opportunities
• We have enhanced parental and shared parental leave pay policies available from day one of employment
• We have a number of comprehensive health and wellbeing benefits available for you and your family, including Private Medical Insurance, Cash Plan, Employee Assistance Programme, Income Protection and Life Insurance
• We ensure there is always something fun to look forward to in the social calendar. From the summer BBQ, Christmas Party, taking part in charitable events or suggesting your own social idea, we celebrate everyone's version of fun. We think our colleagues are the most important part of work, they are who we spend a large proportion of our time with and want to ensure everyone enjoys coming to work.

To apply for this role please complete the application form by attaching your CV and cover letter outlining your experience and what you would bring to the role.

The closing date for applications is 12th September 2025.

Please contact recruitment@xodusgroup.com for further information on this opportunity.