Contract Support Officer

Job Introduction

This role has a starting salary of £19,527 per annum based on a 24 hour working week.

Are you looking for a role that has a key part to play in helping to achieve our contract aims and ambitions?

The Highways and Transport service within the Environment, Transport and Infrastructure directorate is responsible for ensuring the effective management, maintenance and improvement of all highway and transport assets, delivering many of our services through key contracts. It is regarded by residents as one of the most important services provided by the Council and operates in an environment with significant political engagement. As such, the service manages significant financial, safety and reputational risks and must ensure the contracts operate and evolve in this context and deliver quality, effective and value for money success.

The role of Contract Support Officer is part of the Strategic Contract Management Group and reports to the Senior Contract Manager.

The main responsibilities of the role are to provide project management and business administration support across a wide range of operational and leadership teams to enable key aspects of essential contract management to be successfully achieved. This will include such things as organising meetings, preparing agendas, collating presentation packs, taking minutes and maintaining action, risk and contract change logs.

In order to be considered for shortlisting, we would love to hear;

• About your ability to disseminate information and create reports, minutes and updates that are distributed to a wide range of people
• Your ability to manage and prioritise your own work and diary to meet the role requirements
• Your experience of providing contract management support ideally in construction, engineering or environmental services contracts
• Your experience of working with a range of stakeholders to deliver agreed objectives

There is a degree of flexibility with regards to when hours are worked which is combined with time spent in Merrow and remote working, all of which can be discussed at Interview.

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Additional Information

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 7th April 2023 with interviews to follow.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Maria Conner on by e-mail at maria.conner@surreycc.gov.uk.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years' service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.