Senior Commercial Manager required for a major offshore wind developer based in Scotland
Responsibilities
* 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.
* 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.
* Create and maintain contractual obligation registers and monitor to ensure that contractual obligations are being met by both the project and the Contractors.
* Manage Contractor applications for payment, liaising with Package/Project Managers to ensure payment obligations are being met.
* Engage with finance and legal stakeholders to ensure alignment with the client 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.
* Deliver against commercial objectives including cost savings for assigned contracts.
* Prepare and update CAPEX and OPEX Costing Forms for responsible contracts.
* Support Project Controls team with monitoring and reporting budgets and forecasting,
* Prepare commercial inputs to monthly progress reports.
* Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with the project Supply Chain Plan.
* Represent the project at external events to engage with and encourage support from local suppliers.
Requirements
* 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.
* Relevant 3rd level qualification.
* 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.
* Someone who has currently been in the same OWF project for the last 3-4 years.