Contract Manager

Hybrid Location: Manchester or London

FTC – 12 months Maternity Cover until January 2027

Competitive Salary plus performance related bonus

DCC is seeking a skilled
Contract Manager
to oversee a portfolio of supplier contracts and ensure they deliver maximum value, compliance, and performance. This is a key role within our Commercial function, responsible for managing the full contract lifecycle and driving cost efficiencies, risk mitigation, and strategic supplier engagement.

How you will contribute to transforming energy and shaping the future.

• Manage the full lifecycle of up to four supplier contracts.
• Lead contract negotiations, renewals, and dispute resolution.
• Oversee delivery of Change Requests and Project Requests related to assigned contracts.
• Ensure contractual governance routines are followed and documented.
• Monitor and apply contract penalties and levers where appropriate.
• Maintain deep knowledge of contract terms and ensure documentation is up to date and audit-ready.
• Ensure compliance with DCC's licence and price control obligations.
• Identify and deliver cost savings and efficiency opportunities.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to ensure contract obligations are met.
• Track and mitigate contract risks, feeding into relevant reporting processes.
• Ensure governance and material controls are adhered to across all contract activities.

Your skills that will enable us to fulfil our purpose:

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in managing large, complex, and enduring contracts.
• Proven ability to influence and manage senior stakeholders.
• Deep commercial knowledge and attention to detail.
• Creative problem-solving skills and ability to work in a matrixed, multi-project environment.
• Experience in managing contract risks, obligations, and performance.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Contract Law.
• Experience working in regulated environments.
• Professional qualifications such as CIPS, ACCA, or Legal.

About the DCC

We're powering Britain's smarter, greener future
. Today. Tomorrow. Together.

Today
, we're deeply invested in building a resilient, sustainable smart energy network that drives transformation. Our success is driven by curiosity, ambition, and tenacity.

Tomorrow,
we see vast opportunities for growth and development, contributing to decarbonisation and the Net Zero mission. We'll continually develop Smart DCC, to fulfil our obligations to consumers, and achieve even more with our customers, partners, and each other.

Together
, we embrace change, unite in our shared passions and support each other. Working as one team and across our industry, we rise to the challenge to shape Smart DCC, and the future.

A career at Smart DCC means being part of something bigger – a dynamic organisation that's not just helping transform energy but also shaping the future. We offer a unique, fulfilling environment where you can thrive today, build tomorrow, and achieve together.

Company benefits:

At DCC we reward fairly and recognise fully because our continued success depends on our people.

We offer competitive salaries with regular benchmarking, together with bonuses tied to personal and company performance and our core benefits include pension, holidays and private healthcare.

We want you to feel respected and able, so we also offer a competitive 8 days per month hybrid work policy together with other flexible benefits that you can tailor to you needs.

This is meaningful work, with meaningful reward

Your application to help shape what's next:

Choose 'Apply now' to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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Join the DCC, a dynamic organisation where every day brings a chance to make a difference.

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