Project and Contracts Manager

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Job Description - The Role

On behalf of PwC, we are looking for a Project and Contracts Manager for an initial 3 month contract based in Reading on a hybrid working pattern of 2/3 days per week at the client site.

We partner with PwC to support their contingent recruitment processes. Acting as an extension of their recruitment teams, we connect them with skilled interim and temporary professionals, fostering workplaces where everyone can contribute and succeed.

PwC is a hugely diverse business, bound by our global purpose - to build trust in society and solve important problems. Our greatest opportunity to deliver our purpose is through meaningful work that makes a difference to our clients and society. We have a culture of high performance built on exceptional quality, ethical and professional standards. We lead by example. Our standards for quality - and care - are high. And together we surpass them. We believe we can make the biggest impact when leading with our purpose, values and PwC Professional behaviours in every interaction.

Join us as a Project and Contracts Manager

Join a major digital transformation programme for a leading UK electrical distribution network operator covering England and Scotland. The organisation is responsible for building, maintaining, and upgrading critical infrastructure including substations and pylons, while supporting growing demand for new grid connections.

What you'll do:

• Supporting delivery governance and assurance, ensuring the programme operates in line with agreed methodologies and standards
• Managing senior stakeholder relationships across the client, PwC, and third-party partners
• Overseeing contract and milestone performance, tracking progress against deliverables linked to commercial outcomes
• Proactively identifying delivery risks or delays and driving mitigation and recovery plans
• Leading RAID management, ensuring all risks and issues are documented, tracked, and resolved
• Acting as a key point of coordination across a multi-party (tri-party) delivery model, ensuring clarity on roles, responsibilities, and accountability
• Supporting contract administration activities
• Facilitating effective communication and alignment across all delivery teams

The Skills you'll need:

• Experience operating in a large-scale transformation programme
• Strong project management and contract management background
• Proven experience managing:
  • RAIDs (Risks, Assumptions, Issues, Dependencies)
  • Milestone-driven delivery
  • Multi-party delivery environments
• Comfortable working in a tri-party contractual structure
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps

At PwC we want every individual to feel valued, respected and empowered to contribute fully. Creating an environment where everyone belongs and thrives unlocks greater innovation, productivity and deeper engagement.

Next Steps

If you are interested in applying for this position and meet the criteria outlined above, please click the link to apply and we will contact you with an update in due course.

AMS, a Recruitment Process Outsourcing Company, may in the delivery of some of its services be deemed to operate as an Employment Agency or an Employment Business