Contract Officer - Warwick, United Kingdom - National Grid

National Grid

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Warwick, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Contract Officer:

Location: Warwick, GB, CV34 6DA
Division: Commercial and Contract Management
Job Type:
Requisition Number: Department: Electricity Transmission
Non-Operations
Job Function: Procurement and Contract Management
About The Role:

Title:
Contract Officer

Location:
England (Hybrid)

The plan to power our nation sustainably. We at National Grid are responsible for delivering energy to millions of homes and businesses in the UK. Every time you plug in your phone or flick a light switch, we've played a part.

We're shaping a low carbon futureand your legacy starts here.

We are seeking a talented Contract Officer to join us to support the Commercial & Contract Team Manager with the contractual interface with one or more of the Asset Operations' contractors, within our Electricity Transmission business.

The role holder will manage the cost assurance process to demonstrate value for money, ensure contract compliance and work collaboratively with the Contractors and National Grid to achieve the safe and cost-effective delivery of the capital plan.

As part of our Hybrid working model, we'd hope to see you in any of our UK office sites 2-3 days per week and you're welcome to come in more often.

We're happy to discuss any additional flexibility in working patterns or requirements that you feel could help make this job work for you.

And you'll welcomed into a positive, inclusive organisation that aims to become one of the most diverse, equitable and inclusive companies of the 21st century.

Key Accountabilities
Support management to ensure commercial, contract and financial processes and procedures are adhered to, and contract compliance through effective contract management activities

Develop cost reduction and improvement plans with the contracting partners, to deliver outperformance against the regulatory agreement

Support the development of appropriate reporting structure to capture cost benefit / efficiencies and ensure consistency of reporting of these across the contract function

Assure and benchmark costs of individual schemes, compensation events and risk draw downs; ensuring timely authorisations and control of risk allowances.

Facilitate the cost review process, by chairing meetings, reviewing papers, managing and evaluating cost reports

Communicate cost and value analysis internally and externally

Identify and implement opportunities to further develop the suite of benchmarking tools to support the demonstration of value for money

Provide contract support, advice, guidance and contract management training to Asset Operations teams and the Cost Assurance Representatives as required and where appropriate the Contracting Partners

About You:

Interpersonal, Supervisory or Management

A stakeholdercentric approach to delivering a highquality output
Proficient understanding and demonstrable working knowledge of business processes and governance.
Demonstrable experience of working in cross functional teams
Suberp stakeholder management skills

Technical or Specialist

Experience of working in Contract Management role and / or working with NEC terms and conditions
Knowledge of successful multiple project delivery
Excellentcommercial acumen, including procurement and supply chain experience / knowledge
Able to demonstrate initiative, sound judgment and problem solving
Ability to bring creative and innovative new approaches to the business
Understanding of RIIO mechanisms and the way that National Grid delivers revenue under the regulatory framework (nice to have)

What You'll Get:

A salary of £40,270 £59,970 dependant on capability
Annual Performance Based Bonus
25 days annual leave plus eight statutory days, with the option to buy additional or sell holiday days
Generous contributory pension scheme we will doublematch your contribution to a maximum company contribution of 12%
Financial support to help cover the cost of professional membership subscriptions, course fees, books, exam fees and time off for study leave so long as it's relevant to your role
Access to several flexible benefits such as a share incentive plan, salary sacrifice car and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few
Family care benefits including a backup care service for when your usual care arrangements fall through (six paid days each year as standard with the option to purchase further days)
Access to a numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing

We have a reputation for promoting a healthy work/life balance.

If you want to see more of your children, help care for relatives, or simply get to walk your dog in the evening, our flexible, hybrid working arrangements will support you.

More Information:

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work,