Solar and Battery Head of Pre Contract

1 month ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom SSE Full time

**About the Role**

**Base Location**: Flexible UK & Ireland | We're proud to offer a Flexible First approach to work, and this role is no exception. We will, however need your base 'home' location to be one of our SSE offices or depots around the UK and Ireland.

**Salary**: £61,100 - £91,700 + car / allowance + performance-related bonus + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

**Working Pattern**: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

The Head of Pre Contract plays a pivotal role in Solar and Battery by driving our ambition to accelerate to net zero, growing our global supply chain, delivering and adding value by defining and securing the business sector propositions. As such, this is not a job for the faint-hearted.

As the Head of Pre Contract team, you will lead the contractual negotiation process from end to end. Responsible for leading the business propositions and providing commercial leadership and governance on all opportunities, forging a robust supplier strategy and taking it to conclusion which involves structuring, drafting, negotiation, execution and performance management of all Solar and Battery contracts.

You will be at the heart of the Commercial S&B team so you will be expected to inject leadership energy, pace, rigour, commerciality and an obsession with delighting in everything we do also working closely with procurement and external contracting parties.

You won't do all this alone, you will lead and manage a team of 4 FTE, including senior contract managers and senior estimators. Part, or all, of your team will likely be remote to you, therefore some travel is required within the UK.

The key responsibilities in this role will be;
- To establish supplier relationships that work seamlessly across S&B with the aim of giving the leadership team easy decisions and a means to select strategies.
- Accountable for all aspects of pre contract negotiation and leading the process.
- Translate strategic ideas and concepts into action plans and budgets and manage through into reality.
- Ensure conclusion of multiple complex contracts to agreed budget.
- Own commercial relationships and performance management of S&B Pre Contract team.

**What do I need?**

To be considered for this role, we would love you to have:

- An exceptional mix of contract, commercial and delivery leadership skills, which will include strategic development.
- A rounded and experienced contract leader, who has a first class track record of securing contracts across multiple projects.
- The credibility and gravitas needed to lead commercial contract process in a diverse and complex organisation.
- Highly committed, and self-motivated, with the ambition to build a high profile career in SSE.
- Confident stakeholder manager, easily building strong relationships with Managing Director-level stakeholders internally and with 3_rd_ parties.

**About our Business**

SSE's Solar and Battery Storage team is one of the fastest growing parts of SSE Group with an exciting multi-GW pipeline of projects in train. In order to accelerate progress towards net zero SSE Group is investing £7m a day on low carbon infrastructure, creating 1,000 green jobs a year in the process, as part of its £23bn NZAP (Net Zero Acceleration Programme). Our solar and battery projects will play a crucial role in getting us to net zero by helping to balance the Grid and by helping us to fully harness the power of renewable generation. SSE is a FTSE30 company intent on building a better world of energy. We're looking to double the size of our current team by attracting people who share our passion for getting to net zero, at what is a very exciting time for the energy sector

**What's in it for you?**

We offer an excellent package with 34 days annual leave entitlement. Enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.

**What happens now?**

Before commencing your role with SSE, you'll need to complete our pre-employment screening process. This will consist of a criminality and credit check.

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