Contract Manager
Severn Trent
Date: 10 hours ago
City: Derby
Contract type: Full time

Hello. We’re Severn Trent and we think water is wonderful. And we’re pretty keen on people, too.
Within our Procurement and Contract Management team we have an opportunity for a Contract Manager to join us, based at our Raynesway office in Derby. This role has a specific focus on the Metering business areas, this is a highly critical, strategic business area for Severn Trent.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
As our new Contract Manager, you’ll lead a high performing team, whilst developing and implementing the strategic direction for supplier performance, terms compliance and cost management. Working with Directors and Senior Managers, you’ll be protecting and creating value through the management of contract relationships and will be championing the Severn Trent vision to deliver both outstanding customer experience and best value services.
The role of the Contract Manager is to provide strategic oversight and management of a portfolio of contracts, ensuring alignment with Severn Trent’s business objectives, compliance with legal requirements, and maximisation of value creation.
Sound like you? Then read on.
Some of your key accountabilities in helping us will be:
You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities.
That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.
What You’ll Bring To The Role
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
The successful candidate will have the proven ability to manage high complexity commercial contracts, ideally with experience of both NEC standard form contracts and bespoke agreements. Experience of managing a team and able to work independently using initiative and problem-solving skills to deliver outcomes on time would be required for the role.
Additionally, it would be advantageous if you hold an appropriate professional qualification (e.g.CIPS).
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?
What’s In It For You
Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.
With That In Mind, Here Are Just Some Of Our Favourite's Perks That You’ll Get Being Part Of The Seven Trent Family
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.
Please note, we may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications—so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible
Within our Procurement and Contract Management team we have an opportunity for a Contract Manager to join us, based at our Raynesway office in Derby. This role has a specific focus on the Metering business areas, this is a highly critical, strategic business area for Severn Trent.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
As our new Contract Manager, you’ll lead a high performing team, whilst developing and implementing the strategic direction for supplier performance, terms compliance and cost management. Working with Directors and Senior Managers, you’ll be protecting and creating value through the management of contract relationships and will be championing the Severn Trent vision to deliver both outstanding customer experience and best value services.
The role of the Contract Manager is to provide strategic oversight and management of a portfolio of contracts, ensuring alignment with Severn Trent’s business objectives, compliance with legal requirements, and maximisation of value creation.
Sound like you? Then read on.
Some of your key accountabilities in helping us will be:
- Manage supplier relationships through structured governance, focused on performance (SLA/KPIs), contract compliance and cost control
- Collaborate with the supplier base to drive step change innovation to deliver business strategy
- Manage demand to identify opportunity through consolidated activity/economies of scale, work allocation, profile and forecasting to optimise contract performance
- Strategically review and prioritise a plan of in contract opportunities to identify and deliver incremental value (cost reduction or new revenue)
- Take a leading role in contract negotiation strategy planning to ensure clarity on acceptable parameters prior to engaging suppliers and ensure that key stakeholders are engaged
- Monitor the progress of projects ensuring they are within original costings and compile monthly project reviews highlighting any deviation from expected costs.
You'll join a caring culture that collaborates to achieve, grow, and develop. Our employee engagement scores are among the highest globally in energy and utilities.
That’s why, we value in-person moments to keep our culture alive but also understand the flexibility working from home can bring. So, you'll usually find us in the office, but working from home is supported, when you need it.
What You’ll Bring To The Role
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.
The successful candidate will have the proven ability to manage high complexity commercial contracts, ideally with experience of both NEC standard form contracts and bespoke agreements. Experience of managing a team and able to work independently using initiative and problem-solving skills to deliver outcomes on time would be required for the role.
Additionally, it would be advantageous if you hold an appropriate professional qualification (e.g.CIPS).
We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?
What’s In It For You
Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.
With That In Mind, Here Are Just Some Of Our Favourite's Perks That You’ll Get Being Part Of The Seven Trent Family
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
- Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250, which is subject to eligibility)
- Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- Support for your CIPS Studies
- Dedicated training and development with our Academy
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two paid volunteering days per year
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Have an updated CV ready and spare five minutes to apply. We'll let you know the outcome after the closing date, so keep an eye on your phone and emails.
Please note, we may close this advert early if we receive a high volume of applications—so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible
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