Base Location
For this role, successful applicants must be based from one of our Scottish locations and will be expected to spend 50% of the working week in the office: Aberdeen, Glasgow, Inverness, and Perth.
Salary
£58,100 – £87,100 + car/allowance + performance‑related bonus + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances, and wellbeing.
Working Pattern
Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available.
Role Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Contract Manager to join the Procurement and Commercial Team within the Transmission Development Directorate, focusing on onshore development projects. The Network Transmission business is forecasting a £12 Bn spend within the next 10 years across its key capital projects, both onshore and offshore, and the successful candidate will play an instrumental role in supporting these projects through the development phase.
Responsibilities
* Support the Onshore Procurement and Commercial Manager in providing a world‑class procurement and commercial service to internal customers, ensuring all development activities comply with internal controls as established through the Large Capital Projects Governance and Commercial Manuals.
* Manage a portfolio of projects and lead procurement activities such as developing procurement strategies, managing the procurement process, negotiating contract terms and conditions, and securing price through to contract award while ensuring compliance with the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and the Procurement Act 2023.
* Oversee all general procurement for capital projects from invitation to tender through to contract award and subsequent commercial management throughout the development phase.
* Demonstrate stakeholder engagement and management skills, with the ability to influence, lead, and resolve disputes and solve problems.
* Support cost estimating to required standard and accuracy, ensuring all relevant evidence is included within the estimate to justify to internal and external stakeholders such as Ofgem.
* Assist cost and forecast management via regular cost reporting and ensure change management procedures are adhered to, including payment and expenditure management.
* Provide robust contract commercial management that supports project goals and objectives.
Qualifications
* A Degree in Quantity Surveying, Law, or a relevant Business discipline.
* Experience in a similar role where you were responsible for developing and implementing strategies, procuring and managing contracts, preparing development papers, and deputising for senior team members.
* Experience and competence with contract conditions including NEC, FIDIC or LOGIC.
* Experience and competency on all cost management issues including cost reporting, forecasting, accrual management and supply chain payments.
* Knowledge of relevant statutory and legal provisions and detailed knowledge of procurement and commercial policies and procedures.
* Experience in undertaking market intelligence, market engagement and benchmarking activities to inform supply chain strategy.
* Experience interpreting numerical data and drafting and interpreting commercial contracts with an understanding of the supply chain.
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to provide the energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed for the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33 bn in critical electricity infrastructure over five years to 2030.
Our Procurement & Commercial teams help us get the best service and value from partners, while ensuring suppliers meet compliance, contractual and business obligations.
Benefits
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships, wellbeing benefits such as a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service, interest‑free loans on tech and transport season tickets, and a Cycle to Work scheme. Family entitlements include maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Equal Opportunity
SSE welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace. We make any reasonable adjustments to ensure your application and experience with us is positive.
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