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Senior Contract Manager (FOU Supply)

Taylor Hopkinson | Powered by Brunel

City of Edinburgh

On-site

GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

26 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player in offshore wind energy is seeking a Senior Contract Manager to oversee the entire tendering process. This role involves managing commercial evaluations, negotiating with bidders, and ensuring compliance with contractual obligations. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation skills and a deep understanding of contract management. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will contribute to significant cost savings and project success in the renewable energy sector. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a rapidly growing industry while engaging with local suppliers and stakeholders.

Qualifications

  • Experience in managing tendering processes and commercial evaluations.
  • Strong negotiation skills and contract management expertise.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the tendering process and manage commercial evaluations.
  • Negotiate with bidders and ensure compliance with contracts.
  • Engage with stakeholders to align on tendering and contract issues.

Skills

Tendering Process Management
Commercial Evaluation
Negotiation Skills
Contract Management
Cost Savings Identification

Job description

Senior Contract Manager (FOU Supply) required for a major offshore wind developer based in Scotland.

Responsibilities:

  • Own and run the full tendering process in cooperation with Package Manager and Engineering for own package area.
  • Be responsible for the commercial part of tenders including conditions of contract.
  • Be responsible for the commercial aspects of the tendering process.
  • Engage with Package Managers and Engineering team members.
  • Assessment and benchmarking of tender offers.
  • Be the lead of the negotiation team at negotiation with bidders.
  • Engage with Legal when needed on tendering and contract issues.
  • Be responsible for the commercial evaluation of the bids in a tender and work with Package Managers and Engineering to produce contract award recommendations and present to senior management for approval.
  • Proactively obtain cost savings from contracts by ensuring value engineering opportunities are fully investigated and developed.
  • Create and maintain contractual obligation registers and monitor to ensure that contractual obligations are being met by both RRPL and the Contractors.
  • Manage Contractor applications for payment, liaising with Package Managers to ensure payment obligations are being met.
  • Engage with finance and legal stakeholders to ensure alignment with RRPL policies.
  • Manage contractor compliance with Tier 2 / 3 open book tendering processes to deliver best possible value to the project.
  • Deliver against commercial objectives including cost savings for assigned packages.
  • Prepare and update CAPEX and OPEX Costing Forms for responsible packages.
  • Represent RRPL at external events to engage with and encourage support from local suppliers.
Seniority Level:

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type:

Contract

Job Function:

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