Senior Contract Manager in Glasgow

Senior Contract Manager

Salary from £63,000 - £79,000 per annum plus annual bonus (up to 15%) and single cover private medical insurance.

Wider Benefits include: Our double match pension - where we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%, 36 days paid holidays, Share Schemes, Holiday purchase and much more (more details below)

Location: St Vincent Crescent - Glasgow. Office based role

Permanent | Full Time - 37 hours per week with flexibility on start/finish time.

Closing date: 30th November 2026

Help us create a better future, quicker !

At SP Energy Networks, we're investing heavily in the future of our electricity network to support decarbonisation, enable economic growth, and connect the communities and technologies that will power a cleaner future. As a Senior Contract Manager within our Distribution business, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring our strategic framework partners deliver safely, efficiently, and commercially across a portfolio of live contracts worth over £100 million annually.

Working across our SPD licence area, you'll provide commercial leadership and contractual governance for key framework agreements supporting LV Services, Cable laying, Vegetation Management, and others. This is a highly influential role where you'll shape framework strategy, drive value from supplier relationships, manage contractual risk, and help ensure the successful delivery of critical network investment programmes.

If you're an experienced commercial leader who thrives in complex, high-value environments and enjoys building strong partnerships that deliver real results, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the commercial and contractual governance of assigned frameworks, enabling the successful delivery of £100m+ annual capital investment programmes.
• Own the full framework lifecycle, including strategy development, mobilisation, contract administration, change management, performance management, and close-out.
• Manage framework funding, forecasts, expenditure risks, and contractual liabilities, ensuring compliance and continuity of delivery.
• Develop and implement framework strategies that provide commercial resilience and support evolving business priorities.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with service partners, creating a collaborative environment that drives safety, performance, innovation, and value.
• Provide expert guidance on NEC3, NEC4 and FIDIC contract administration, supporting effective decision-making and risk management.
• Lead commercial discussions relating to compensation events, variations, claims, disputes, and contractual obligations.
• Analyse supplier performance and commercial data to identify opportunities for improvement and enhanced value delivery.
• Support resource and capacity planning activities, identifying delivery risks and recommending framework-based solutions.
• Coordinate service partner engagement during major operational events, including severe weather responses and network emergencies.
• Promote continuous improvement, innovation, cost efficiency, and best practice across all areas of framework management.
• Support effective communication and stakeholder engagement across operational, commercial and senior leadership teams.
• Undertake any other duties reasonably required within the scope of the role.

Working with Health & Safety Teams

• Collaborate to continually improve safety performance through shared learning, performance reviews, incident analysis, and lessons learned.
• Champion a strong safety culture across framework partners, ensuring compliance with SP Energy Networks standards and expectations.

Working with District Teams

• Build strong relationships with District teams to ensure contractual compliance, commercial discipline, and effective framework utilisation.
• Provide in-person support to operational teams, developing capability in NEC contract management and commercial best practice.
• Engage regularly with district depots and delivery teams to maintain visibility of operational challenges and opportunities.

Working with Service Partners

• Develop collaborative, long-term relationships with key framework partners.
• Conduct regular site and office visits to strengthen engagement, improve performance, and drive continuous improvement.
• Support robust stakeholder management and foster a culture of partnership, accountability and shared success.

What you'll bring

• Significant experience as a Quantity Surveyor, Commercial Manager or Contract Manager within utilities, energy, infrastructure, construction or major capital projects.
• Proven experience managing high-value contracts and framework agreements, with responsibility for substantial capital expenditure programmes.
• Strong working knowledge and practical application of NEC3 and NEC4 contracts, with familiarity of FIDIC forms of contract.
• Demonstrable experience in commercial management, cost control, forecasting, change management, valuations and risk management.
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