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Slough Council - Contract Manager

Remedy Recruitment Group
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Slough, Berkshire SL13XX, England

Contract type

Part Time

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  • The role involves overseeing the contract for Electricity and Gas for over 135 General Fund Assets, which includes approximately 6000 houses and streetlighting.
  • The position requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in managing large and complex energy projects, particularly within the public sector.
  • The salary for this position is approximately £3.5 million in expenditure oversight, ensuring correct billing and procurement of new contracts.
  • Key responsibilities include procurement of a new Energy Broker, data analysis for planning and forecasting, and production of an energy strategy for the next 5 years.
  • The candidate will also be responsible for setting KPIs, providing monthly updates on spending, and ensuring collaboration with Housing, Property, and Sustainability departments.

Duties will be to;

Oversee and manage the contract for Electricity and Gas for over 135 General Fund Assets, circa 6000 houses and streetlighting Procurement of new Energy Broker from March 2026, including creation of scope and identifying the right framework to use and carrying out the procurement process.

Collect and analyse data for planning and forecasting, to include the benchmarking of consumption and monitor performance against market and other local authorities. Set and monitor KPI for contracts.

Produce reports and provide yearly business cases for political approval for expenditure in for the next financial year. Provide monthly updates on spend and identify opportunities for improvement.

Identify, develop and implement risk and opportunities management strategies along with mitigation measures.

Work closely with Housing, Property and Sustainability departments to ensure that the list of properties is up to date and that any changes are reflected in the contracts.

Ensure that any disconnections are undertaken and the costs passed on to the relevant teams.

Production of an energy strategy for the next 5 years. Oversee the expenditure of circa £3.5m ensuring that billing is correct and challenged where appropriate.

Procure a new Water Contract ensuring that this delivers best value and on terms that meets the councils needs.

Experience: Previously overseen and managed large and complex energy projects that are spread over multiple contracts Has run an energy procurement tender exercise within the public sector Modelled data to ensure accuracy of usage and costs.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.