Contract Officer

About Us

At National Grid, we light up the world by harnessing the unique strengths of our people. Join us as a Contract Officer to be part of a team that's driving forward the energy transition, creating a brighter, more sustainable future for all.

Unleash your superpower and bring energy to life.

National Grid is hiring Contract Officers for our Infrastructure Delivery team based in the Midlands.

About The Role

As a Contract Officer you will coordinate the provision of a holistic contract management service, owning the regular interaction with the contractors at a portfolio level, aggregating project issues to challenge contractor performance in all areas of delivery.

This role will support the Contract and Commercial Manager and the Lead Contract Officer with the contractual interface and business improvements and applying insights from in-depth knowledge of Contractor performance at a portfolio level to support commercial decision-making for your allocated Contractors.

What You'll Do

• Carry out compliance and background audits for your allocated contractors, ensuring records are up to date
• Organize and co-ordinate Programme Board Meetings or equivalent contractor performance meetings.
• Production and analysis of commercial reports.
• Monitor and interpret contractor performance against KPIs

What You'll Need

• Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to build strong relationships across multiple teams
• Experience of working in a Contract Management role
• Experience of working with NEC terms and conditions (or equivalent)
• Experience interfacing with multiple business functions
• Demonstratable experience of leading and challenging whilst having the ability to propose solutions and manage outputs to resolution
• Strong communication skills, with ability to convey key messages to internal and external stakeholders
• Experience of leading on continuous improvements.
• Knowledge or experience of working within a contract / project management function.

Interviews

Interviews for this role will be held in on the 7th, 10th and 11th July 2025.

What You'll Get

We have several opportunities, and the salary ranges from £42,000.00 to £52,000.00 per annum based on experience.

• Annual Performance Based Bonus.
• 26 days annual leave plus eight statutory days.
• The option to buy additional or sell holiday days.
• Generous contributory pension scheme - we will double-match 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, and technology schemes, support via employee assistance lines and matched charity giving to name a few.
• Family care benefits including a back-up 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 numerous apps which support health, fitness and wellbeing.

More information

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) own the electricity transmission network in England and Wales. Every time you plug in your phone or flick a light switch, we’ve played a part. Not only are we responsible for delivering energy to millions of homes and businesses, we are also driving the move to cleaner energy, and the Government’s target of net zero emissions by 2050.

National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) is at the heart of energy in the UK. The electricity we provide gets the nation to work, powers schools and brings energy to life. Our energy network connects the nation, so it’s essential that it’s continually evolving, advancing, and improving.

In NGET we are passionate about both operating our network safely and providing highly reliable quality of supply for our customers. At the heart of achieving these outcomes is the effective control and operation of our network.

To find out more about us, please follow the link below:

https://www.nationalgrid.com/electricity-transmission/

The closing date for applications is 30/06/24