Assistant Contract Manager

Job Title Assistant Contract Manager

Location Glasgow

Salary from £43,600, up to 10% bonus and health cover

Flexible Working Pattern 

Help us create a better future, quicker 

Belonging to the O&M Contracts Department, UK and reporting to the Lead Contract Manager, you will assist in tendering, negotiating and (in some cases) managing offshore Service and Maintenance contracts. This role will include working closely with teams from the Operations, Legal, Insurance, Financial and Group Purchasing teams to ensure contracts are procured and managed effectively. 

Working as part of a global business with activities in many countries across Europe and the rest of the world, the role requires the individual to liaise with stakeholders from multi-disciplinary teams in different locations in UK and Europe. 

What you’ll be doing 

• Support the development of cross Service and Maintenance Agreement (SMA) documentation trackers to standardise the management of SMA deliverables, improve visibility of actions and dependencies and ensure accurate record-keeping, governance and stakeholder alignment.  

• Ensure all variations and amendments to SMAs are properly administered, tracked, and incorporated into revised documentation in line with document control and revision management procedures.  

• Support the Site and Technical teams by gathering and understanding project specific requirements, risks and concerns and preparing formal communication notes for transmittal to external suppliers.  

• Support the Site and Technical teams to clearly define their requirements and prepare the documentation for tenders; 

• Assist with the tendering and negotiation of contracts for contracts above the delegated purchases threshold; 

• Identify and support potential suppliers to register within the IBR procurement portal, iBuy; 

• Liaise with the OPEX team to raise POs in SAP, receipt and process invoices, provide budget forecasts for contracts under your management; 

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What you’ll bring 

• Degree and professional qualification in relevant discipline – Engineering, Contract Management, Legal background, Project Management, Construction Management, or commercially orientated qualification.  

• Strong ability to manage own performance, with a significant focus on delivery and an ability to balance a varied and challenging workload, whilst producing high quality results in demanding timeframes; 

• Strong command of English, both verbal and written; 

• Experience in commercial and contractual aspects of engineering; 

• Good understanding of Health and Safety Principles and the compliance of Site Operations  (understanding of how multiple contractors can work within a single work control framework); 

• IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word). Experience with SAP and/or iBuy will be beneficial; 

• Flexibility to travel regularly to attend meetings and work at different project site in the UK. 

What’s in it for you 

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we’ll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%. 

At ScottishPower, we believe it’s the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family’s wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action – our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world – today and tomorrow. That’s why our benefits include: 

• 36 days annual leave 

• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave 

• Share Schemes 

• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding 

• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases 

• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving 

• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans 

• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments 

• Life Assurance (4x salary) 

• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support 

• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more 

Why ScottishPower 

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world’s largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we’re at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation. 

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you’ll fit right in. 

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers@scottishpower.com. 

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Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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