Senior Procurement & Commercial Lead

SSEN Transmission; Perth; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health care discounts

Gym membership discounts

Online GP and counselling services

Cycle to Work scheme

Maternity and paternity leave

Job summary

SSEN Transmission is seeking a Procurement and Commercial (P&C) Manager to lead a high‑value procurement programme across onshore and offshore projects within the Transmission Directorate. The role focuses on strategy development, governance and delivering commercial excellence for major capital schemes.

You will manage a team, work with internal stakeholders and suppliers, ensure compliance with regulations, and drive cost estimating, contract negotiation and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• Understanding of offshore and onshore transmission or similar sector.
• Experience leading a team, developing strategies, procuring/main package contracts and governance papers.
• Knowledge of NEC, FIDIC and LOGIC contract terms.
• Experience in cost management, reporting and forecasting; ability to interpret numerical data.

Responsibilities

• Support Head of Procurement and Commercial to deliver world class service, ensuring development and delivery follow governance.
• Lead procurement strategies, manage processes, negotiate terms and prices through to contract award for main packages.
• Line manage the Procurement and Commercial Team across multiple large capital projects, onboard and offshore; manage internal and external stakeholders.
• Support cost estimating with appropriate evidence to justify to stakeholders such as Ofgem.
• Oversee cost and forecast management and change control, including payments and expenditure.
• Provide robust contract commercial management aligned with project goals.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Contract negotiation

Cost reporting

Strategic sourcing

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Quantity Surveying / Law / Business degree

Job description

SSEN Transmission is seeking a Procurement and Commercial (P&C) Manager to lead a high‑value procurement programme across onshore and offshore projects within the Transmission Directorate. The role focuses on strategy development, governance and delivering commercial excellence for major capital schemes.

You will manage a team, work with internal stakeholders and suppliers, ensure compliance with regulations, and drive cost estimating, contract negotiation and performance reporting.