Lead Contract Administrator, Capital Contract Management

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National Grid is hiring a Lead Analyst, Capital Contract Managementfor Massachusetts. This is a Hybrid Role - Must live within a commutable distance to one of our locations

Job Purpose

The New England Electric Contract Administration & Performance Team manages, supports, and monitors contracts and contractual relationships for outsourced complex and non-complex electric construction contracts for National Grid.

Key Accountabilities

- Support the business and the Contract Management team in interpretation of contracts, understanding of business requirements, issue resolution, contractor compliance, and management of contractors to contract terms.

- Liaison between the Contract Management team and corporate legal and commercial legal teams.

- Draft and provide technical review for formal correspondence and notices provided to contractors

- Serve as the point of contact for escalations contract issues.

- Assess contractor performance to identify need for action.

- Provide input in contract development phase for performance measures and processes to be included.

- Foster relationships with external contractors along with internal stakeholders including but not limited to Construction, Project/Program Management, Procurement, Engineering, Safety and Emergency Planning

- Support development and review of contract terms, contract specifications for framework contract RFPs.

- Support the New England External Line Resource Unit during weather events

Qualifications

- A bachelor’s degree is required.

- Master’s level in engineering and/or a business or legal discipline preferred.

- 5+ years post-graduation experience in a number of roles requiring successful management of contracts or construction related management. - 5+ years of directly applicable construction contracting experience or lesser years of experience if possessing law degree and legal background.

- 3-5 years of experience managing, coaching teams and developing employees preferred

- 3-5 years of experience making presentations to upper management preferred

- Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Power BI, MS Teams, SharePoint, Power Point, Excel and Word required

- Valid driver’s license required

- Further skills that would be a plus are earned value management, certifications in contract management, project management, JD, other relevant disciplines.

More Information

Salary - $118,000 - $139,000

This position has a career path which provides for advancement opportunities within and across bands as you develop and evolve in the position; gaining experience, expertise and acquiring and applying technical skills. Candidates will be assessed and provided offers against the minimum qualifications of this role and their individual experience.

National Grid is an equal opportunity employer that values a broad diversity of talent, knowledge, experience and expertise. We foster a culture of inclusion that drives employee engagement to deliver superior performance to the communities we serve. National Grid is proud to be an affirmative action employer. We encourage minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to join the National Grid team.