Senior Contracts Officer x2
Ref: 174374
Salary: £36,363 p.a. plus benefits
37 hours per week
Swindon Borough Council are on an exciting journey to transform service delivery. We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Your next role
Housing and Corporate Repairs sit at the heart of people’s everyday lives, and we’re on a improvement journey to transform how we deliver for our residents. Our ambition is clear: to provide outstanding customer service, deliver value for money, and build modern, responsive services centred around residents’ needs.
It’s an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily, embracing innovation, and empowering our teams to make a real difference.
This role plays an important part in ensuring the Council’s contracts are managed effectively and deliver value for money across housing and corporate property services. Reporting to the Service Manager or Service Lead, you will undertake day‑to‑day contract management and contract administration functions, supporting the full contract lifecycle from mobilisation through delivery, review and close‑out.
You will manage a portfolio of contracts, monitoring performance against agreed standards and KPIs, identifying risks and issues, and taking timely action to ensure contracts are delivered as intended. Working closely with technical officers, contract designers and contract administrators, you will coordinate contract activity and oversee core administration processes, including processing payment certificates, valuations, variations and contract instructions, and ensuring accurate records are maintained. You will support financial control by checking costs, validating claims and maintaining clear audit trails to support sound decision‑making.
Alongside contract delivery, you will build effective working relationships across the service and with suppliers, support contract renewals or terminations where required and help ensure services remain resilient, well governed and customer focused. You will play a key role in embedding a culture of accountability, transparency and continuous improvement across contract management and administration activity.
You will have experience in contract management and contract administration, ideally within a public sector or property‑related environment. You will be familiar with processing valuations, payment certificates and contract documentation, and able to manage multiple contracts while interpreting contractual terms. A degree‑level qualification or equivalent experience is desirable, along with strong organisational, analytical and communication skills. You will bring a structured, proactive approach and confidence working collaboratively with technical and administrative colleagues to manage performance, cost and risk.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details and our new Swindon Plan.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Your next steps
Please read the role profile, which is available in the documents section to the righthand side of the page. To submit an application for this role, select Quick Apply.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.
Before applying for a secondment it is essential for all employees to discuss their availability for release with their line manager before applying. Should permission not be forthcoming then they should refer the matter to their Head of Service.
For further information about the role please contact Shakira West-Moreland - Planned, Cyclical & Estates Works Delivery Manager at [email protected]
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application, please email [email protected]
Closing date: 20 July 2026
Interview date: w/c 27 July 2026
