Lead Contract Manager

Our client Scottish Power Renewables are looking for a Lead Contract Manager to join their team based in Glasgow or London (hybrid min. 2 days a week at the office).

To lead the foundations contracting area on East Anglia 1N project including the negotiation of contracts
and delivery of large-scale offshore wind projects in the UK, working with Multinational Contractors
ensuring that SPR’s position is suitably protected in any agreements. The role will lead the negotiation
and completion of a specific set of contracts related to foundations in respect of East Anglia 1N project.
Note the role may working instead on East Anglia 2. The role purpose, tasks and interface are common for both
projects.

To lead negotiation and completion of Foundation contracts.
• Project business cases are to be supported with detailed contractual assessments across the
disciplines e.g. turbines, civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, marine, geological, weather,
offshore installation, ports and logistics etc…..
• Anticipate contractual and commercial risks, opportunities and threats to the project and
implement control measures or actions.
• Maintain value adding relationships with all contractor and suppliers.
• Coordinate all legal, Insurance and procurement activities for the project area.
• Monitoring contractor performance in the project, to ensure quality, H&S and cost targets are
met and ensuring the project is implemented in a manner consistent with the contract terms and
with sound commercial and risk management principles.
• Management of Supply Chain strategy for the Foundations area of the project:
o Securing sufficient manufacturing capacity in accordance with programmes and
budgets
o Devising the most economically advantageous multi-contract solutions
o Ensuring procurement best practice and sound risk allocation principles are maintained
o Provision for management of interfaces across several concurrent supply chain
contracts in a highly risky marine environment and
o Taking account of changes in technology or industry practices (such as installation
techniques)
• Drive continuous improvement in contractual strategies, commercial parameters and contractual
terms and conditions.

Degree and professional qualification in relevant engineering discipline – Mechanical/Electrical/Marine Engineering/Naval Architectural or commercially orientated
qualification.
• Substantial postgraduate experience in industry with significant experience in the energy sector.
• IT literate with the ability to operate MS Office systems and other IT based project management
• software.
• Flexible to travel around Europe.
• Proven track record delivering complex multi-discipline projects.
• Experience in offshore sector
Internal:
• Coordinate support and coordinate key expertise from within the offshore business.
• Collaborate with all departments to ensure necessary input to contracts.
• Collaborate with other commercial managers.
• Collaborate with O&M to ensure requirements are specified and delivered and assets are
• effectively transferred into operation to deliver business returns.
• Collaborate with Technical Services for effective and efficient deployment of resources and
• knowledge.
• Collaborate with Project Support for effective and efficient deployment of resources and
• knowledge.
• Collaborate and coordinate with all corporate functions to ensure alignment and delivery of
• contract strategies.
External:
• Maintain key relationships with contractors and suppliers.