Contracts Lead

What you'll be doing

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Parliamentary Commercial Department (PCD) working at the heart of the UK Parliament. As Contract Lead, you'll be responsible for managing and improving contract performance across a varied and high profile portfolio, working closely with contract managers, senior stakeholders, suppliers and commercial colleagues. With an annual parliamentary spend of around £1bn, this role offers exposure to complex and high value contracts, including those supporting transformational programmes across the Parliamentary Estate and the UNESCO World Heritage site of the Palace of Westminster.

What makes this role particularly rewarding is the opportunity to help shape how contract management is delivered across Parliament, building strong partnerships, embedding best practice from the outset, and contributing to a growing and ambitious commercial function. Alongside this, you'll gain a unique insight into the workings of the UK Parliament and the chance to make a tangible impact on how public money is used.

This role is offered on a hybrid working basis, with an expectation of you spending 40% of your time in the office.

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Why Join us?

In addition to your salary, we offer an attractive range of benefits including but not limited to:

Generous annual leave starting at 30 days and increasing to 35 after one full working year. Enrolment in the excellent Civil Service pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 27% Flexible working options that help you find a balance including enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption leave, caring leave and alternative working patterns. What we're looking for.

You'll hold CIPS membership at Level 5, or be able to demonstrate equivalent expertise gained through relevant professional experience, with a willingness to work towards a formal qualification if required. Level 6 (MCIPS) qualification would be an advantage.You bring strong experience in managing contracts and frameworks, alongside effective supplier relationship management, and can clearly explain their value and impact to non-specialist audiences.You're comfortable working collaboratively with stakeholders and suppliers, even in complex environments, to drive value for money outcomes from contractual arrangements.You'll have experience in contract data management such as KPI and performance reporting, production of pipelines, maintenance of contract registers, etc.You'll have experience of building commercial capability and implementing contract management best practice.You communicate confidently with the ability to present complex information clearly and adapt your style to suit different audiences.You work positively as part of a team and are committed to upholding equality, diversity and inclusion through your behaviours and ways of working.Next Steps and Additional Information

CV - If you would like to apply for this role, please submit your anonymised CV. More information on the application process can be found here: Application process - UK Parliament

Interviews are scheduled for 10th & 11th August 2026. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask you to complete a test, presentation or other assessment. Details will be provided in advance if you are shortlisted for the role and invited to attend an interview.

At the interview, we will ask you a combination of competency questions and role specific questions solely based on Person Specification.

Total salary may be comprised of a mixture of basic salary pay up to £51,885 (consolidated) and market sector allowances (non-consolidated). Remuneration is set based on skills, experience and relevant market comparators.

We are currently recruiting for one Contracts Lead role; however, there is potential for additional positions to become available soon. Candidates placed on the reserve list following this recruitment campaign may therefore be considered for future appointments should suitable vacancies arise.

We may close the vacancy prior to the closing date stated due to a high volume of applications.