Engineering Framework Manager

Description

• Accountable for developing and managing the external Supply Chain both nationally and internationally to attract new entrants to existing markets and develop existing suppliers to increase levels of competition and availability.
• Manage the day-to-day operational and performance relationship with external partners, ensuring delivery against contractual obligations, KPIs, and company standards.
• Leading the development strategies for engineering frameworks and managing, renewing and identifying future needs for Frameworks (within their area of responsibility) with an individual value CAPEX value of circa £30million per annum.
• Develop, implement, and monitor Framework KPI’s to ensure continuous improvement.
• Develop and produce monthly/weekly Framework contract management reporting with focus on financial and performance information highlighting trends or areas for improvement.
• Support the development, maintenance, and oversight of the master SPT Purchasing Plan covering the engineering activities on main programmes, contracts, and frameworks for SPT
• Act as the primary point of contact for all external design houses engaged under engineering framework agreements worth Circa £30million CAPEX per annum
• Development and management of Framework contracts to facilitate the SPT Capital and Operational programmes of work with a greater focus on framework management and control.
• Lead regular framework partner performance reviews, including technical quality, schedule adherence, cost, and compliance.
• Deliver effective stakeholder management of external Framework contractors through establishing and managing a framework of KPI’s and contractual arrangements.
• Develop and maintain the Framework Management Plan, outlining governance, reporting, communication, and escalation processes. Mitigate complex programme and financial risk through effective risk management of Frameworks.
• Establish and maintain close links with Section/Department Heads and engineers to implement lessons learned associated with Frameworks and ensure that lessons learned are fed back into front end of the process.
• Collaboration with Licence Contracts managers, internal stakeholder to identify any delivery synergies in contract placement and delivery across licences.
• Provide contract management expertise/guidance to Business users associated with Frameworks.
• Collaboration with internal colleagues at all levels to delivery optimal framework strategies and outcomes e.g., Procurement, Global Procurement, Control, Global Control, CofE and NP&R.
• Driving and measuring continuous improvement by sharing lessons learned across the business and from external benchmarking, to drive improved efficient ways of working preventing value leakage and ensuring best practice from within SPT.
• Oversee allocation of design work to framework partners in line with project priorities, capacity plans, and commercial arrangements who will support SPT with approx. 120,000 person hours per annum (circa 20 FTEs equivalent p.a.)

Requirements

• Ability to prioritise workloads and deliver to agreed timescales and quality standards
• Excellent communication skills with individuals at all levels.
• Degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline and/ or postgraduate qualification (MBA, MSc) or relevant experience.
• Contract management / Contractor relationship management experience.
• Working knowledge of Health, safety, and environmental legislation applicable to engineering & construction projects.
• Knowledge of the regulatory framework applicable to electricity networks.
• 5+ years’ experience of supplier management in an engineering environment.
• Experience of developing robust contract/framework strategies.
• Experience of implementing strong governance, control and risk management frameworks for contract and framework management.
• Ability to influence and represent SPEN at a number of external forums at a senior level
• Proven experience of managing or coordinating a team in a high value project portfolio environment.
• Understanding and experience of different Contract Types and approaches to procuring services and managing contractors.
• Relevant experience in a managerial position.
• Well-developed consultation and negotiation skills.
• Strong influencing skills when working with external and internal parties.
• Proven analytical and decision-making skills.
• Proven experience in line management and team development
• Strong interpersonal skills given requirement to interface with SPEN stakeholders and external contractors
• Experience of managing engineering programme contracts, multiple work programmes and commercial contracts.
• Experience of developing and managing Supply Chain
• Chartered Engineer Status (or working towards)

Benefits

• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Electric Vehicle Schemes – to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Technology Vouchers – save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Holiday Purchase – perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
• 36 days annual leave
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Share Schemes

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance