Foundations Lead Contract Manager - London, United Kingdom - Morson Group

    Morson Group
    Morson Group London, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Our client Scottish Power Renewables are currently recruiting for a Foundations lead Contract Manager to join their team based in London on a contract basis initially.

    Ideally for this role they are looking for a strong contracts professional who has a relevant engineering background as well as significant experience within the energy sector.


    For more information on this role see below:

    Main Purpose of Job To lead the foundations contracting area on East Anglia 2 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 2 project.

    Key Tasks

    • 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. Key Criteria
    • 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

    Key Interfaces 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

    Location:

    London, Greater London, EnglandSalary:
    Market relatedCategoryProject ManagementSector:Renewable EnergyContract type ContractConsultant: Robbie Cockburn