Senior Specialist; Business Contracts), Contract Management

National Grid is hiring a Senior MSA Contract Specialist for our New England Electric Contract Administration & Performance (Engineering Support) team in Waltham, MA. This is a hybrid position.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes, communities, and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live.

The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry. To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers, reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow, both ourselves and our business.

The New England Electric Contract Administration & Performance (Engineering) team monitors, supports, and evaluates Master Service Agreement (MSA) performance and contractual relationships for outsourced electric engineering and design contracts for National Grid.

• Support MSA Engineering and Design contract compliance, interpretation, monitoring, performance and related systems and data analysis to ensure the annual electric capital construction workplan assigned to contracted resources is effectively delivered.
• Support relationships with external contractors along with internal stakeholders including but not limited to Procurement, Engineering/Design, Program/Project Management, project teams, and Construction.
• Support development of MSA framework contract RFPs. Support Development, refinement, and monitoring of KPIs. Review contracts and specifications for updates.
• Support MSA contractor onboarding, vendor management, and data collection.
• Support MSA Engagement meetings.
• Troubleshoot issues, address concerns and present findings to stakeholders both internal and external for Transmission, Distribution Planning, Substation, Protection, and Distribution Design categories of work.

• A bachelor’s degree is required
• Proactive team player with solution-oriented mindset
• 5+ years of experience working in utility industry with experience in RFP process, engineering/design contracts, construction management, project management and/or engineering required
• 2+ years of experience making presentations to upper management preferred
• 2+ years of experience in SAP/Ariba Guided Buying preferred
• 2+ years of experience in Power Plan preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including Power BI, MS Teams, SharePoint, Power Point, Excel and Word required
• Valid driver’s license required
• Ability to perform storm duty support outside of regular working hours

$102,000 - $119,000 a year

National Grid will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. You must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

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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.

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