RWE Renewables UK Management Ltd.

full time, permanent

Functional area: Procurement 

Remuneration: PC

As a Senior Contract Manager in our Global Construction Procurement team, you will support one or several of our offshore wind farm projects globally during construction phase. Whilst the primary focus will be contract management of tier 1 / major contracts.

Key Duties

• Contract management of high value, complex contracts to ensure contractual deliverables are met during the construction phase;
• Close collaboration with PM and package teams; advising on contractual and commercial issues, identifying risks and minimizing impacts to the Project.
• Depending on project set-up, undertaking Single Point of Contact (SPOC) role to provide coordination between CM and PM teams with regular meetings during construction phase.
• Being the single point of contact for the Contractor regarding all contractual and commercial matters, management of respective meetings.
• Responsible for drafting of Employer communications and responding to Contractor’s correspondence;
• Change management (variation orders) including cost assessment/control.
• Claim management including drafting, substantiation and negotiation of the claim and cost assessment.
• Handling contractual and commercial issues when and as they arise, such as amendments and settlements made to the main contract. Solid experience in contract negotiations.
• Overseeing all commercial operations for the respective package, such as processing payment applications, forecasting of costs and commercial reporting to the Project.
• Undertaking procurement tasks for the respective package during construction phase, such as procuring additional equipment/tools/scope of work to the package, effective use of SAP. Solid experience in tenders/RFQ

Key Skills

• University degree in technical fields, preferably with engineering background or business management.
• Experience in power plant construction projects. Experience in offshore market is advantageous.
• Experience in drafting, negotiating and managing of high value and high risk construction project contracts/claims.
• Good knowledge of SAP and MS Office. 
• Readiness to travel internationally when needed.
• Ability to manage several project stakeholders during the construction phase.
• Intercultural understanding. Experience in international working environment is an asset.

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Apply now with just a few clicks: ad code 85768, application deadline 21/03/2024.

Any questions? Lisa Phillips, lisa.phillips@rwe.com 

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RWE represents change, innovation and sustainability. As one of the world’s leading generators of electricity from renewable energy sources, we aim to be carbon-neutral by 2040 and to enable a sustainable life for people around the world. To achieve this, we are looking for dynamic and motivated people to join us in creating a sustainable and secure energy future.

RWE Renewables GmbH, based in Essen, Germany, is RWE’s youngest subsidiary and one of the world’s leading companies in the field of renewable energies. With an international team of around 3,500 employees, we are drivers of the energy transition – and provide electricity for a sustainable life. Our total capacity of more than 9 gigawatts results from onshore and offshore wind parks, photovoltaic plants and battery storage. We focus on growth: on the American continent, on the European core markets and on new markets in the Asia-Pacific region.