O&M Contract Manager

OUR MISSION

We are driving the energy transition towards a sustainable model through investments in renewable energy, smart grids and large-scale energy storage.

Thanks to our commitment to clean energy, we are one of the lowest emitting companies, and an international reference for our contribution to the fight against climate change and sustainable development.

Our culture is focused on the creation of an inclusive and collaborative environment, so we respect people and their differences.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regarding age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, gender, or gender identity.

YOUR ROLE

To be driving the tender, negotiation, and management of the contracts within the O&M Offshore business. This role will include working closely with teams from the Construction, Operations, Legal, Insurance, Financial and Group Purchasing teams to ensure contracts are procured and managed effectively.

Belonging to the O&M Contract Department, you will assist in defining contracting strategies and plans, tendering, negotiating and (in some cases) managing multi-million offshore Service contracts.

With responsibility for identifying, assessing, and creating procedures, to support site functions; and managing contractual & commercial risks and seek out opportunities to optimize and drive the performance of the service supplier contracts.

This Job needs flexibility to travel regularly to attend meetings and work at different project sites in a number of countries throughout northern Europe and USA, particularly Germany, France, Denmark, Spain and England.

RESPONSABILITIES AND FUNCTIONS

• Support the Site and technical teams with the negotiation and management of contracts for the Offshore O&M Services.
• Facilitate the contractual and commercial implementation of contracts including reporting and other contractual deliverables.

This will include undertaking detailed contract reviews and advising on how to interpret and apply key contract provisions on the day-to-day operational clauses of the contract.

• Assist in developing mitigation strategies in line with the contract terms, this will include proactively providing recommendations and advice on how to avoid any additional cost and, where this is not possible, how to minimize the costs of legitimate claims.
• Support in negotiations of claims and variations with contractors including the preparation of notes of advice and commercial drafting.
• Advice on key commercial risks from an O&M perspective for supply contracts on emerging projects.
• Ensure SPR best practices and processes are implemented and applied in contract management ensuring involvement and interfacing with key company functions such as Purchasing, Insurance, Financial, Legal, e delivery of the project’s interests in negotiating with the contractors; etc.

Main functions and activities

Driving Tender and negotiation of contracts

Management and execution of contracts

Claims management.

EXPERIENCE

• You have degree and professional qualification in relevant discipline like Engineering, Contract Management, or commercially orientated qualification
• Experience in commercial and contractual aspects of engineering.
• Experience with warranty claims and negotiations.
• Proven ability to manage the negotiation of multi-contracts in competing timescales.
• Postgraduate experience in industry with significant experience in Offshore Wind, Onshore Wind or similar industry.
• Strong ability to manage own performance, with a significant focus on delivery and an ability to balance a varied and challenging workload, whilst producing high quality results in demanding timeframes.

ABOUT IBERDROLA

With more than 170 years of history, Iberdrola is a world leader in energy. The group is active in Europe (France, Spain, United Kingdom, Portugal, Germany, Italy and Greece), the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Australia and is developing in Japan, Ireland, Sweden and Poland

Iberdrola is located in France since 20 years, the company is present in the fields of onshore wind power, photovoltaic solar energy and the retail energy market.

We have developed a long-term investment strategy throughout the country which will enable us to achieve an installed capacity of 614 MW in 2023.

Iberdrola has made the bold and visionary choice to anticipate the energy transition and the growing energy needs for the world of tomorrow.

Every day, the 38,000 women and men of the group unite to fight climate change by offering a clean, reliable and innovative economic model.