Contracts Manager

Who are we?

South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.

Join our team and help us continue to bring people together to get the most out of life.

About the job

In collaboration with the wider management team, the maintainer & the ROSCo, drive continuous improvements in rolling stock safety, reliability, availability and quality by ensuring contract compliance, commercial integrity and value for money.

Your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead the day-to-day management and governance of key maintenance contracts, including the respective depot and rolling stock leases.
• Responsible for ensuring contracts deliver high performing fleets and availability targets.
• Develop and maintain successful relationships service providers and with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver objectives to align with DfT's Delivery Plan and any other strategy in place.
• Identify commercial risks and opportunities to fleet delivery and provide mitigation plans where required.
• Undertake commercial assessment for all spend, relating to the fleet, operational interface and incident recovery.
• The role holder must seek the Head of Fleet Commercial's authorization for decisions regarding spend and decisions with a cross functional impact.
• Ensure all statutory legislation, company safety policies and procedures are rigorously applied, followed, and monitored.
• Maintain certification for ISO 9001, 14001, 18001, 44001 and 55001 where necessary.
• Deliver at least thirteen safety tours per year.
• Any other reasonable area/activity as notified in writing from time to time.

You'll need to be:

• Strong commercial acumen & demonstrable experience in managing contracts and agreements.
• Relevant Engineering or Operational Qualification.
• Working understanding of commercial legislation and governance.
• Good knowledge of statutory health and safety requirements.
• High level of numeracy, literacy and communication skills.
• Understanding of legislative policies and procedures.
• Excellent consulting and negotiation ability.

Working pattern

You will work an average of 37 hours per week across 5 days, typically; Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 15:30, Friday 08:00 - 15:00

The Reward

In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:

• Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees
• Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent)
• 75% discount on many other train operating companies
• Full training and support with development
• Excellent pension scheme

We all belong at SWR. Our vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.

We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.

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