Contract Specialist
At Severn Trent, we do something genuinely essential—delivering clean water to millions of people every single day and returning it back to the environment cleaner than we found it.
Now we’re investing big in AMP8, transforming our clean water network for the future—and we need a commercially sharp Contract Specialist to help us make it happen.
If you enjoy getting into the detail, influencing outcomes, and driving real value from contracts, this is your chance to play a key role in a major infrastructure programme.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
You’ll own and manage contracts that underpin our clean water mains renewal programme—making sure they consistently deliver value, remain compliant, and run smoothly. You’ll lead contract performance by managing suppliers, ensuring terms are met, and driving commercial outcomes, while spotting opportunities to reduce costs, prevent leakage, and unlock 2–5% efficiency improvements.
With a strong eye for detail, you’ll analyse contracts to identify risks and strengthen our commercial position, acting as a trusted expert for stakeholders on contract terms, payments, and processes. You’ll monitor KPIs, volumes, and costs, turning data into meaningful insight, and proactively manage risks to keep delivery on track.
Alongside resolving challenges and disputes, you’ll build strong supplier relationships, drive continuous improvement, and ensure everything runs seamlessly—from payments and onboarding to contract changes—keeping momentum across the programme.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE
We’re looking for someone commercially aware, confident, and comfortable working across multiple stakeholders.
- Proven experience managing contracts, performance monitoring and reporting
- An awareness of the procurement lifecycle with experience of supporting tendering activity advantageous
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Identification and mitigation of risks, discrepancies and financial implications
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to understand commercial and contract performance data and turn analysis into insight.
- Confident communicator who is able to build relationships and challenge constructively
- Organised, proactive, and comfortable working independently
- Experience in regulated environments (a plus, not essential)
- Technically confident, able to use and learn standard and bespoke systems and processes including e-procurement.
- Ideally working towards (or keen to gain) CIPS, MRICS, IACCM or similar
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. Here’s some of our favourites:
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 additional days per year)
- Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 depending on company performance)
- Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two volunteering days per year
WHAT’S NEXT
We can’t wait to hear from you.
Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. If you’re not too sure about what you need to do, or have a question about the role before applying, please do reach out to our amazing team of recruiters at recruitment@severntrent.co.uk.
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