O&M Contract Manager

ABOUT IBERDROLA

With more than 170 years of history, Iberdrola is a world leader in energy. The group is active in Europe (France, Spain, United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and is developing in Japan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland.

Iberdrola has made the bold and visionary choice to anticipate the energy transition and the growing energy needs for the world of tomorrow. Every day, the 38,000 women and men of the group unite to fight climate change by offering a clean, reliable and innovative economic model.

ABOUT IBERDROLA FRANCE

Iberdrola has been located in France for 20 years, with its head office in Paris - La Défense and its offices in regions. In addition to the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project, the company is present in the fields of onshore wind power, photovoltaic solar energy and the retail energy market. We have developed a long-term investment strategy throughout the country which will enable us to achieve an installed capacity of 614 MW in 2023.

OUR MISSION

We are driving the energy transition towards a sustainable model through investments in renewable energy, smart grids, and large-scale energy storage. With our commitment to clean energy, we are one of the lowest emitters globally and an international reference for our contribution to combating climate change and sustainable development.

Our culture focuses on creating an inclusive and collaborative environment, respecting individuals and their rights. All qualified candidates will be considered for employment without regard to race, gender, religion, nationality, disability, or sexual orientation.

YOUR ROLE

You will be driving the tender, negotiation, and management of the contracts within the O&M Offshore business. This role will include working closely with teams from the Construction, Operations, Legal, Insurance, Financial, and Group Purchasing teams to ensure contracts are procured and managed effectively.
Belonging to the O&M Contract Department, you will assist in defining contracting strategies and plans, tendering, negotiating, and (in some cases) managing multi-million offshore Service contracts. You will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and creating procedures to support site functions; managing contractual & commercial risks; and seeking out opportunities to optimize and drive the performance of the service supplier contracts.

This job requires flexibility to travel regularly to attend meetings and work at different project sites in several countries throughout Northern Europe and the USA, particularly Germany, France, Denmark, Spain, and England.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS

Key responsibilities and accountabilities:

• Support the Site and technical teams with the negotiation and management of contracts for the Offshore O&M Services.
• Facilitate the contractual and commercial implementation of contracts including reporting and other contractual deliverables. This will include undertaking detailed contract reviews and advising on how to interpret and apply key contract provisions on the day-to-day operational clauses of the contract.
• Assist in developing mitigation strategies in line with the contract terms, proactively providing recommendations and advice on how to avoid any additional cost and, where this is not possible, how to minimize the costs of legitimate claims.
• Support in negotiations of claims and variations with contractors including the preparation of notes of advice and commercial drafting.
• Advise on key commercial risks from an O&M perspective for supply contracts on emerging projects.
• Ensure SPR best practices and processes are implemented and applied in contract management, ensuring involvement and interfacing with key company functions such as Purchasing, Insurance, Financial, and Legal, to deliver the project’s interests in negotiating with the contractors.

Main functions and activities:

• Driving tender and negotiation of contracts.
• Management and execution of contracts.
• Claims management.

EXPERIENCE

• Degree and professional qualification in a relevant discipline like Engineering, Contract Management, or commercially oriented qualification.
• Experience in commercial and contractual aspects of engineering.
• Experience with warranty claims and negotiations.
• Proven ability to manage the negotiation of multi-contracts in competing timescales.
• Postgraduate experience in the industry with significant experience in Offshore Wind, Onshore Wind, or similar industry.
• Strong ability to manage own performance, with a significant focus on delivery and an ability to balance a varied and challenging workload, whilst producing high-quality results in demanding timeframes.

• French: Fluent
• English: Fluent
• Spanish: Is a plus

Mobility Information

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country.

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