Contract Manager

Smart DCC Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work policy

Pension

Private healthcare

Generous leave

Job summary

Smart DCC Ltd in London is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to lead complex supplier relationships across the Britain's smart energy network. The role combines governance, negotiations, and contract change management to deliver value for money and robust compliance.

You will manage multiple high-value contracts, forecast financials, and work with cross-functional teams in a hybrid London or Manchester setting, contributing to a greener energy future.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex, high-value supplier contracts and commercial relationships.
• Strong contract negotiation and dispute management skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and achieve successful outcomes.
• Sound understanding of contract governance, compliance frameworks and risk management.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience identifying efficiencies, delivering value for money and managing financial oversight.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Manage up to four complex supplier contracts, each valued at over £20m, ensuring effective governance and contractual compliance throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead contract negotiations, dispute resolution, change requests and contract extensions, driving the best commercial outcomes for DCC and its customers.
• Oversee financial forecasting and governance across supplier contracts, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and financial controls.
• Drive value for money, identify opportunities for efficiencies and maintain accurate contract records to support regulatory compliance and audit requirements.
• Manage contract risks, obligations and supplier performance, ensuring issues are identified, reported and mitigated effectively.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Governance

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Together we're building a greener tomorrow

Connecting every home and business to a single, secure smart meter network is a huge undertaking. So you can imagine the scale – and variety – and opportunities for the people who'll help us do it.

About the DCC

We're powering Britain's smarter, greener future. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

Today, we're deeply invested in building a resilient, sustainable smart energy network that drives transformation. Our success is driven by curiosity, ambition, and tenacity.

Tomorrow, we see vast opportunities for growth and development, contributing to decarbonisation and the Net Zero mission. We'll continually develop Smart DCC to fulfil our obligations to consumers and achieve even more with our customers, partners, and each other.

Together, we embrace change, unite in our shared passions and support each other. Working as one team and across our industry, we rise to the challenge to shape Smart DCC and the future.

A career at Smart DCC means being part of something bigger: a dynamic organisation that's not just helping transform energy but also shaping the future. We offer a unique, fulfilling environment where you can thrive today, develop for tomorrow, and achieve together.

The role

Contract Manager Hybrid: London or Manchester

Closing date: 30th Sept 12:30pm

Join Smart DCC's Contract & Supplier Management team and play a key role in managing critical supplier contracts that underpin Britain's smart energy network. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Contract Manager to lead complex commercial relationships, negotiate high-value contract changes, drive value for money, and ensure robust governance and compliance across strategically important contracts.

How you will contribute to transforming the smart energy network and shaping the future

• Manage up to four complex supplier contracts, each valued at over £20m, ensuring effective governance and contractual compliance throughout the lifecycle.
• Lead contract negotiations, dispute resolution, change requests and contract extensions, driving the best commercial outcomes for DCC and its customers.
• Oversee financial forecasting and governance across supplier contracts, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and financial controls.
• Drive value for money, identify opportunities for efficiencies and maintain accurate contract records to support regulatory compliance and audit requirements.
• Manage contract risks, obligations and supplier performance, ensuring issues are identified, reported and mitigated effectively.

What you need to bring

• Proven experience managing complex, high-value supplier contracts and commercial relationships.
• Strong contract negotiation and dispute management skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and achieve successful outcomes.
• Sound understanding of contract governance, compliance frameworks and risk management.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience identifying efficiencies, delivering value for money and managing financial oversight.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and suppliers.

Benefits

While our mission is ambitious, we also prioritise balance, offering flexibility and support to help you thrive both personally and professionally. At DCC we reward fairly and recognise fully because our continued success depends on our people.

We also offer a competitive 8 days per month hybrid work policy for most roles, competitive salaries with regular benchmarking, bonuses tied to personal and company performance. Our core benefits include pension, generous leave allowance, private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to you.

As a Disability Confident member, DCC is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments, need a copy of this advert in an alternative format, or have any questions before contact Jessica Day

We believe in our purpose. Together, we work as one team, always looking for ways to improve and support DCC’s role in a low-carbon future.

Act with integrity

We treat everyone with kindness, consideration and respect. We keep our promises to our customers. And if something doesn’t feel right, we speak up.

Be accountable

You can depend on our word. We’re clear about our roles and we take the initiative, while respecting the processes we have in place.

Personal Development

Our training and development opportunities help you be your best self – from regular 1-2-1s all the way up to professional qualifications.

Group income protection

Provides a continuous income if you're unable to work due to illness or injury for more than 26 weeks.

Pension Plans

Our Capita Choice partners will match the salary contributions you make to your pension up to 5%, depending on your plan and time with us.

Flexible Holidays

Need more time off? Increase your standard 25 days of leave by buying extra to rest, spend time with family or satisfy your wanderlust.

Cycle to Work Scheme

We’re big on keeping things green. If you want to cycle to work, we'll loan you the gear through salary sacrifice to make it tax-efficient.

As we all transition to a new normal, we can help you find the hybrid working pattern that suits you and your team best.

Location

Location:London

Job type

Job type:PERMANENT