Pricing manager

Job Description

We are Centrica! We’re so much more than an energy company. We’re a family of brands revolutionising a cleaner, greener future. Working here is #MoreThanACareer - we’re powered by purpose. Together we can make an impact that will truly change tomorrow. Whether you’re developing cutting-edge green tech, helping customers on the front line or simplifying operations behind the scenes.

Your work here isn’t just a job – it’s a mission. We all play a vital role in energising a greener, fairer future.

PH Jones, part of British Gas, has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Pricing Manager to join our Growth team on a permanent basis. The role will play an important part in the continued growth of our business through retention of existing social housing contracts and winning new work. This will include a range of traditional heating contracts as well as opportunities in the field of renewables and related technologies.

You can be based anywhere in the UK, working as part of a remote team, responsible for pricing new installations (gas and renewables), service and repair and electrical tenders. The role includes measuring the commercial risk of tenders, completing the pricing of tender documents, and providing the full and detailed commercial/financial summary to discuss at tender sign off. The job holder will be required to be the commercial lead on tenders and will have a good understanding of renewables and electrical works and support on gas installations and service and repair as needed.

• Salary: Up to £55k per annum
• Full-time, Permanent / 40 hours per week
• Location: Home Based
• Company Benefits
• Employee Energy Allowance and discount on HIVE products

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the pricing of new tenders for service and repair and / or installation contracts. This will include utilising existing knowledge of maintenance and/or installation contracts to produce a robust price which considers the risks involved in these contracts. This will cover the differing types of fuel systems, electrical works, and renewables
• Pricing work as a Principal Contractor or sub-contractor you will also be responsible for pricing the associated builders work, electrical installation, subcontract element and site preliminaries
• Carry out detailed risk analysis to include TUPE, geographical, current operational footprint, management availability, viability of contract and ensure that all risks are priced within the bid
• Calculate all estimated costs for overheads and profits
• Complete pricing of full tender document following build-up of model, posing queries to the client, and working in close conjunction with the Bid Managers
• Preparation of detailed commercial/financial summary to enable discussion and potential sign-off of tender proposal
• Develop the accuracy of estimates and quotations through continuous improvement
• Develop excellent communication channels with internal/external clients, contractors and customers including Operations, Bid, Finance, Legal and HR departments to ensure that all considerations are considered when preparing a bid
• Monitor and store technical information using computerised programmes
• Ensure that the organisation, its mission, strategy, programmes, products, and services are consistently presented in a strong, positive image to relevant stakeholders

What are we looking for?

• Previous experience of pricing electrical, renewables, maintenance and / or installation contracts as Principal Contractor
• Experience of working operationally or commercially on contracts for Social Housing Providers (preferred)
• Experience of taking responsibility and holding full accountability for the tender submission from a commercial perspective including risk management and mitigation
• Understanding of bid models and the key drivers that come together to make a successful bid
• Understanding of the various contract forms that are let within the marketplace
• Analytical thinker, with problem solving skills
• Possess a high level of numeracy skills is essential
• Advanced user of Microsoft Excel is essential
• Able to identify and pursue new ideas, solutions, methods, and opportunities
• Demonstrates high attention to detail and is methodical and systematic in approach
• Able to communicate and collaborate effectively with senior management
• Excellent organisation and negotiation skills, and capable of working to tight deadlines
• Excellent influencing skills, able to challenge and change others’ perceptions about problems and issues
• Able to discuss and responsibly manage constructive challenge from Finance, Operational, Legal, and senior management prior to sign off-of the bid pricing
• Understanding of contractual frameworks

You will also receive

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company matched contribution Pension Scheme up to 3%
• Group Income Protection, Life Assurance & Accident Insurance
• Company Funded Healthcare plan
• Access to MyHealth with 24/7 MyCare phone line
• Online GP24 virtual service
• Eye Test Vouchers
• Annual pay review
• Legal Help
• Financial Education
• Centrica Benefits via ‘BeneKit’ – offers & discounts with high street partners
• Profit Share Award
• Employee Energy Allowance

Joining our team means more than just a competitive salary. We offer an exceptional pension scheme and an impressive 33 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

Furthermore, we care about your well-being and offer a range of benefits to suit your lifestyle. We strive to support you with healthcare plans extendable to your immediate family, an Online GP24 virtual service, eye test vouchers, Group Income Protection, Life Assurance & Accident Insurance, and much more.

If you’re passionate about making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply. Join our dynamic team at PH Jones and contribute to our collective success.

At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team – a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it!

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.