Natalie Whitney

Experience

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  General Motors South Africa

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2000

  Legal Assistant Advisor
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  BT Global Services

  Feb 2004 - Dec 2005

  Contract manager
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  Cemex

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Procurement Lawyer

  procurement advice, contract negotiation and drafting.

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  Network Rail

  Feb 2009 - May 2011

  Senior commercial manager

  Manage compliance with Corporate Governance rules.Managing supplier claims post contract.Managing outsourced contracts (to the value of 20-50 million pounds)Lead cost reporting of all projects in portfolio within reporting.Monitor, manage and report on all commercial aspects of all projects in portfolio and propose mitigating actions at the earliest opportunity. Determine and authorise mitigating actions for medium value/medium risk projects.Lead commercial review of contractor delivery of high value/high risk projects & attend valuation & progress meetings where necessary. Lead the assessment and valuation of high value/high risk applications in accordance with Network Rail processes, contractual terms and conditions and commensurate with contractual entitlement. Lead challenge of cost elements, audit where appropriate and confirm whether valuations are consistent with agreed site progress. Provide pro-active specialist expertise and advice on all change including proposed scope changes, in accordance with Network Rail change control systems, recommending or authorising appropriate action within delegated authority. Recommend mitigating action on all commercial risk/claim events at the earliest possible time.Oversee, from a contract perspective, SLA compliance and reporting and assess/advise on implications of failure.Manage all commercial correspondence and contractual notices issued in accordance with contractual conditions to confirm whether Network Rail’s contractual position is clearly defined. Lead the final account settlements on all projects to manage close out as per the project authority, project plan and within agreed timescales. Monitor all multi-year framework agreements, to agreement and reconciled annual accounts within 6 months of each year-end. Support demonstration of efficiencies and continual improvement of estimating by undertaking cost analysis of completed projects and feedback as per Cost Allocation Feedback process. Show less

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  Portsmouth City Council

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2012

  Contract lawyer

  Analysing, investigating, drafting RFO, ITT’s and negotiating with service providers for outsourcing contracts.Providing legal advice and guidance Drafting and negotiating contracts including professional services outsourcing, Software, IT services and construction contracts for amongst other services Maintaining Contract databaseDefining risk and risk mitigation strategies, both operational and commercial and ensuring SLA compliance and reporting and assess/advise on implications of failure.Contractual negotiations and customer relationship during negotiation phase. Including reviewing contract drafts and redraftsDefining best practice around contract negotiation as well as SLA penalty provisions and mitigationProject management aspects of commercial discussion and business take on.Commercial management co-ordination. Oversee, from a contract perspective, SLA compliance and reporting and assess/advise on implications of failureCommercial & operational approvals (governance) Show less

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  Hudson & Yorke

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2012

  Consultant Contractor

  Review existing contract.Collate gaps into Contract tracker.Create new contract drafting templates (as and when required)Flag risks and issues based on contract draftingLiaise with technical and commercial business client contacts as and when required to ensure all requirements are capturedSupport member of the existing client team Business requirements capture and documentation

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  Vodafone

  Feb 2012 - Apr 2012

  Legal Advisor
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  Oil Spill Response Ltd

  Sept 2012 - Feb 2013

  Interim Contract Specialist

  Working on the Subsea Well Response Project Drafting and assisting in the completion of bases to house equipment and for responding to incidents should they happen.Negotiating and liaising with a number of suppliers for the completion of the bases and for ongoing services and support.Standardising contract terms at bases are in Norway, South Africa, Singapore and BrazilReview the existing contracts and to set-up new ones for the suppliers we will be using.

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  Bombardier Transportation

  Feb 2013 - Jan 2014

  Contracts Advisor

  Working on the Project for the sub-surface signalling upgrade of London UndergrounSupporting the procurement process of subcontractors throughout the tender starting with selection of appropriate form of contract, drafting of Terms and Conditions, response to tender queries and subcontract negotiation. Managing legal assurance of the SSR Project including functional sign off of subcontracts and interaction with the Company Secretary.

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  Department for Transport

  Jan 2014 - Mar 2014

  Intermin Contract Manager

  Monitor compliance with all aspects of the franchise agreement; Liaise with the TOC team to ensure franchise commitments are on track to be met; Engage with external stakeholders, including drafting replies to public correspondence, Freedom of Information requests; Provide accurate records of all franchise-related documentation; Make recommendations to the Commercial Manager on all matters related to contract management including identifying any risks and issues; Proactively suggest contract changes where key outputs could be more effectively or efficiently delivered; Manage production of periodic franchise and management reports; Where appropriate engage with Ministers, including, ministerial correspondence, briefings and visits; Take lead on contract management specific policies; Show less

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  Impellam

  Jan 2014 - Feb 2014

  Interim Commercial Lawyer

  Analysing, investigating, drafting Contracts Providing legal advice and guidance including on TUPE issues and AWR.

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  Serocor Solutions

  Mar 2015 - Dec 2016

  Legal Consultant

  Drafting and reviewing contracts.

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  NATS

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

  Commercial Contract Manager
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  Survitec Group Ltd.

  Jun 2017 - Feb 2018

  Group deputy Legal & Compliance Officer
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  Uroven

  Jan 2018 - now

  Legal Consultant

  Drafting and reviewing Contracts and general legal advice.

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  GRCI Law

  Jun 2018 - now

  • Head Of Legal

    Sept 2018 - now

  • Head Of Legal

    Jul 2018 - now

  • Data Privacy Lawyer and DPO

    Jun 2018 - now
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  GRCI Group

  Jul 2018 - now

  Head Of Legal