Base Location: You'll be expected to spend 50% of your working week in our Glasgow or other local SSE offices
Salary: £50,100 - £75,100 + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.
Working Pattern: 2 year Fixed Term Contract | Full Time | Flexible First options available
The role
We’re looking for an Contract Manager - IT & Telco to join our collaborative Procurement & Commercial team, helping us deliver safe, sustainable and value-driven outcomes across a portfolio of IT programmes and projects. You’ll work closely with colleagues and suppliers, providing trusted commercial advice, building strong relationships, and ensuring contracts are effectively managed from sourcing through to delivery. This is a brilliant opportunity to shape how we partner with our supply chain, supporting innovation while always keeping safety, integrity and long-term value at the heart of everything we do.
You will
- Partner with IT leaders and project teams to provide thoughtful commercial guidance across a range of programmes and contracts
- Build positive, trusting relationships with suppliers, ensuring safe and effective delivery against contractual commitments
- Lead on contract management activities, including sourcing support, negotiation, administration and performance management
- Identify opportunities to improve value, sustainability and efficiency across the supply chain, always aligning with safe working practices
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, governance frameworks and regulatory requirements, embedding a culture of safety and accountability
You have
- Experience managing IT and/or Telecoms contracts, ideally across a diverse supplier portfolio
- Strong commercial awareness, with confidence in drafting, interpreting and negotiating contracts
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to influence and build relationships across teams and stakeholders
- Excellent organisational skills, able to manage competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset, with a commitment to safe, ethical and responsible ways of working
About SSE
SSE’s purpose is to provide energy needed today while building a better world of energy for tomorrow. We do this by developing, building, operating and investing in electricity infrastructure and businesses needed in the energy transition. Our Transforming for Growth investment plan sees us investing £33bn in critical electricity infrastructure across the five years to 2030.
Our Procurement & Commercial teams help us get the best service and value from partners, while ensuring suppliers meet compliance, contractual and business obligations.
Flexible benefits to fit your life
Enjoy discounts on private healthcare and gym memberships. Wellbeing benefits like a free online GP and 24/7 counselling service. Interest-free loans on tech and transport season tickets, or a new bike with our Cycle to Work scheme. As well as generous family entitlements such as maternity and adoption pay, and paternity leave.
Work with an equal opportunity employer
SSE will make any reasonable adjustments you need to ensure that your application and experience with us is positive. Please contact [email protected] / 01738 351816 to discuss how we can support you.
We're dedicated to fostering an open and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We create equal opportunities for everyone to succeed and especially welcome applications from those who may not be well represented in our workforce or industry.
Ready to apply?
Start your online application using the Apply Now box on this page. We only accept applications made online. We'll be in touch after the closing date to let you know if we'll be taking your application further. If you're offered a role with SSE, you'll need to complete a criminality check and a credit check before you start work.
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