Senior MSA Contract Specialist - Utilities & Engineering

National Grid; Waltham (MA); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

National Grid is hiring a Senior MSA Contract Specialist for the New England Electric Contract Administration & Performance team in Waltham, MA. This is a hybrid position designed to ensure MSA performance, contract compliance, and effective data analysis across engineering and design contracts.

The role requires 5+ years in the utility sector with RFPs, contract management, and reporting experience; proficiency in Power BI, Excel, SAP/Ariba, and PowerPlan is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 5+ years in utility industry with experience in RFPs, engineering/design contracts, construction/project management.
• 2+ years presenting to upper management (preferred).
• 2+ years SAP/Ariba Guided Buying experience (preferred).
• 2+ years PowerPlan experience (preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Power BI, MS Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel and Word required.

Responsibilities

• Support MSA Engineering and Design contract compliance, interpretation, monitoring, performance and related data analysis.
• Support relationships with external contractors and internal stakeholders (Procurement, Engineering/Design, Program/Project Management, project teams, Construction).
• Assist development of MSA framework contract RFPs; monitor KPIs and review contracts for updates.
• Support MSA contractor onboarding, vendor management, and data collection.
• Assist MSA Engagement meetings.
• Troubleshoot issues and present findings to stakeholders in Transmission, Distribution Planning, Substation, Protection, and Distribution Design.
• Support National Grid restoration efforts during weather events.

Skills

Power BI

MS Teams

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

Microsoft Office

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAP/Ariba Guided Buying

PowerPlan

Job description

National Grid is hiring a Senior MSA Contract Specialist for the New England Electric Contract Administration & Performance team in Waltham, MA. This is a hybrid position designed to ensure MSA performance, contract compliance, and effective data analysis across engineering and design contracts.

The role requires 5+ years in the utility sector with RFPs, contract management, and reporting experience; proficiency in Power BI, Excel, SAP/Ariba, and PowerPlan is preferred.