Contracts Manager

Jersey Electricity Plc; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent energy company in the UK is seeking an experienced Contracts Manager to lead cabling and exciting new workstreams within their Distribution and Connections division. This role requires a minimum of two years as a Contracts Manager, with experience in managing projects and strong leadership capabilities. The candidate will ensure project delivery, build client relationships, and represent the company in high-level discussions. Competitive benefits and opportunities for growth are offered.

Benefits

Matched or contributory pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

Private health care

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a Contracts Manager within a contracting environment.
• Proven record in securing and delivering large-scale capital projects.
• Extensive experience in capital delivery programmes (minimum five years).
• HV power engineering and cabling experience.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead project delivery across diverse infrastructure workstreams.
• Build client relationships to secure ongoing and future works.
• Lead bidding activity, working closely with estimating and tender teams.

Skills

Leadership capabilities

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Project management

Education

HNC/Degree in Engineering

Job description

About The Role
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in afriendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
At M Group Energy we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.
We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.
Want to come and be a part of it?
This role will be within our Distribution and connections division. As one of the largest Independent Connection Providers (ICP’s) in the UK, we support distribution network operations across infrastructure.
Our team installs and maintains distribution networks and ensures reliable connections for customers. carrying out electrical planned work, customer connections and network reinforcement.
We're expanding our portfolio with UK Power Networks and seeking a Contracts Manager to lead cabling and other exciting new workstreams. This is a standout opportunity for someone currently in a Contracts Manager role, ready to embrace growth and carve out fresh personal and professional successes.
What you'll be doing?

• Spearhead project delivery across diverse infrastructure workstreams

• Build client relationships to secure ongoing and future works
• Represent our company in high-level discussions with clients and stakeholders
• Lead bidding activity, working closely with estimating and tender teams
• Provide robust commercial and programme support
• Guide and grow your team, ensuring delivery excellence
• Champion innovation, compliance, safety, and quality across all projects
• Support framework-based delivery and apply knowledge of NEC contracts

What you’ll bring

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a Contracts Manager within a contracting environment
• Proven record in securing and delivering large-scale capital projects
• Strong leadership capabilities and a demonstrable ability to build and manage effective teams
• Commercially astute with a focus on safety and quality standards
• Extensive experience in capital delivery programmes (minimum five years)
• Sound understanding of engineering policy, procedures, and relevant legislation
• Effective communicator with robust stakeholder management skills
• Ability to establish, monitor, and improve delivery processes
• Commitment to promoting inclusive and diverse working environments
• HV power engineering and cabling experience
• HNC/Degree in Engineering or NEBOSH Safety Management qualification (preferred but not mandatory)
• Full UK Driving Licence (travel to project sites will be required)

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme

• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

• Employee assistance programme

• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts

• Life assurance

• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes

• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave

• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers; (Select Appropriate to Role /Division/ Level)

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from

• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme

• Private health care and health care cash plan for you(and your family)

• Discretionary bonus scheme

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

• Paid Overtime

About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’reresponsibleand go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’reopenand seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’retogetherand as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’reambitiousand embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note:Occasionally, we may close job adverts before the stated closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rdparty background checks as part of our hiring process. Some of our roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of our induction.
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