Manager, Contracts - Universal Creative - UK Project

Full-time

Business Segment: Universal Creative

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

This role supports our Universal Creative Team. At Universal Creative, we design, develop and deliver the most compelling entertainment experiences imaginable to drive growth for Universal Parks & Resorts worldwide. Our innovative attractions, immersive theme parks and world-class resorts fuse art and technology to create new standards in the themed entertainment industry.

Our team members are the driving force behind Universal Creative. With their diverse skills and forward-thinking ideas, our team pushes us beyond the boundaries of what’s possible to achieve the extraordinary. Together, we’re creating a Universe of fun, always ensuring the next thing we do is better than the last thing we did.

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for the day-to-day management of facility design and construction boilerplates, procedure documents and templates on behalf of legal that are utilised across all Universal Creative Projects, including working in conjunction with project teams and other stakeholders. Implements and manages the development, implementation, and management of facility design and construction scopes of work, including form documents, with the supervision of and input from Director, Legal & Business Affairs, as needed.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES (% of time)

Directly responsible for the development and approval of boilerplates, procedure documents, and templates for facility design and construction utilised by Project Management Office (“PMO”) and other stakeholders across Universal Creative, with input and supervision from Director, Legal & Business Affairs as needed, including policies, standards, specifications, templates, matrixes, guidelines, scopes, and other written requirements related to project development and execution - 30%
Directly responsible for the creation, development, and maintenance of boilerplates, procedure documents, and templates for facility design and construction scopes of work and related documents, with input and supervision from Director, Legal & Business Affairs as needed, for both initial agreements and scope changes, including directive scopes of work for modification documents, incentives, acceleration, bulk settlements, retainage releases, waiver of claims, schedule impacts, back charges, and other required scopes - 30%
Manages the contract administration for initial agreements, directives, and change orders for facility design and construction scopes of work, including review, revision, negotiation, and approval scopes of work, directives, and change orders across all Creative Projects, with input and supervision from Director, Legal & Business Affairs, and input and support from Directors, Contracts, as needed - 20%
Develops, manages, and conducts trainings on scopes of work, construction topics for non-construction RI’s, risk assessment, legal communications, liens and bonds, and claims mitigation, with input and supervision from Director, Legal & Business Affairs as needed - 15%
Assists Director, Legal & Business Affairs, with active and pending litigation, including coordination with other legal groups, outside counsel, finance, and project leadership - 5%
Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training, and team member involvement activities.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree is required.
Active law license is strongly preferred / highly desired.
Extensive prior experience in drafting, analysing, negotiating, and issuing contracts or other legal documents is required.
Construction-related project and contract experience is strongly preferred / highly desired, including experience in supervising others; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.

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