Senior Commercial Manager required for a major offshore wind developer based in Scotland
Responsibilities.
* Proactively manage contractor claims and variations.
* 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 ICOL and the Contractors.
* Manage Contractor applications for payment, liaising with Package/Project Managers to ensure payment obligations are being met.
* Engage with document control to ensure correct processes are being adhered to by package management and Contractors.
* Engage with finance and legal stakeholders to ensure alignment with RRPL policies.
* Contribute in commercial risk assessment and actively contribute to risk mitigation.
* Manage contractor compliance with Tier 2 / 3 open book tendering processes to deliver best possible value to the project.
* Own and run the tendering process in cooperation with Package/Project Manager and Engineering for own areas.
* Be responsible for the tender strategy and ensure it is aligned with the overall Package/Project Procurement Strategy.
* Be responsible for the commercial aspects of the tendering process.
* Engage with Package/Project Managers and Engineering team members to ensure that tender and contract terms match scope and deliverable requirements.
* Assessment and benchmarking of tender offers.
* Be the lead of the negotiation team at negotiation with bidders.
* Detailed and robust negotiation of pricing 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/Project Managers and Engineering to produce contract award recommendations and present to senior management for approval.
Requirements
* Relevant 3rd level qualification LL.M (Legum Magister); European Community Laws, International Commercial and Financial Laws, Contract Law (desirable)
* Accreditation Member of the International Association for Contract and Commercial Management.
* Min. 8+ years' contract management experience
* Market knowledge & experience working with offshore foundations supply and transport & installation contractors.
* Experience of commercial management of similar contracts for large scale energy projects (preferably offshore wind farms or onshore wind farms);
* Strong experience of commercial tender negotiation and managing multiples contracts
* Experience with negotiating and managing FIDIC forms of contract.