Contracts Manager - Renewables (Seagreen)

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Base Location: Flexible Scotland, Glasgow or Perth preferred

Salary: Competitive Salary Range of £38,600 to £58,000 depending upon experience + 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

About The Role

As Contract Manager, you will be responsible for the commercial management and administration of contracts within SSE Renewables. You will work on some of the most innovative and largest Offshore/Onshore Wind and Hydro Projects in the world.

The initial role will see you involved in the delivery of the 1,075MW Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm project, a £3bn joint venture between Total Energies (51%) and SSE Renewables (49%). Seagreen will be Scotland’s largest and deepest offshore wind farm when complete. The project secured a 15-year CfD contract in 2019, for 454MW and will built out to 1,075MW capacity with 114 turbines.

The role will ensure successful delivery in accordance with all internal policies and procedures and support the delivery of departmental KPIs and objectives such as savings in total cost of ownership, value engineering and safety performance.

Other Accountabilities May Include

• Supporting all post contract commercial matters including negotiating/agreeing compensation events and ensure that the core principles of the Commercial Manual are being implemented.
• Managing the procurement of essential work scopes, procuring at lowest cost of ownership and in accordance with the principle of efficiency and best value. This includes covering all commercial, business and legal project risks in contracts and negotiating terms and conditions within own area of responsibility to ensure ongoing value for money throughout the lifetime of the contract
• Complying with all safety policies and procedures, promote safety and safe working practices both internally and externally to improve safety performance
• Building and supporting the development of relationships with main suppliers/contractors and liaise with points of contact on project(s) / contract(s)
• Delivering all project contracts within approved budget authorisations
  

What do I need?

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

• A degree qualified Quantity Surveying background or equivalent
• Commercial, contract or cost experience in delivering large capital projects
• Knowledge of estimating, sourcing management, cost & budget management and contract administration
• Experience of drafting and interpreting commercial contracts with understanding of the relevant conditions of contract in supporting strategic projects/contracts.
• Awareness of the processes relating to procurement strategy.
  

About Our Business

At SSE, we own more than 500 property assets and several thousand land assets, which are located across the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland. Our Procurement & Commercial, Property and Facilities Management teams are responsible for helping the business to procure services and materials in a timely and cost-effective way, and for ensuring SSE offers a safe, modern, fit-for-purpose property portfolio. We work right across the SSE Group, ensuring our businesses gets the best possible service and value from our supplier network, as well as ensuring all service providers are compliant and continue to meet contractual obligations and business need.

What’s in it for you?

An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

As an equal opportunity employer we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during the application, assessment and upon joining SSE. Search for ‘Inclusion & Diversity at SSE’ to find out more.

Next Steps

All applications should be submitted online, and I’ll be back in touch after the vacancy closing date to let you know the outcome.

If you would like to discuss any working differently requirements or adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact francesca.thorn@sse.com / 01738 344763.

EXTERNAL: Before commencing employment with SSE, you’ll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.