Contract Manager Cables

Contract Management (Cables) required for a major offshore wind developer based in Poland

Responsibilities

• Manage the execution phase of one or more cable packages (including both cable supply and T&I elements) in cooperation with Package Manager and Engineering teams
• Engage with Package Managers and Engineering team members to ensure that tender and contract terms match scope and deliverable requirements
• Assessment and evaluation of tender offers
• Detailed and robust negotiation of pricing with bidders
• Lead the negotiation and interactions with the bidders
• Work in partnership with Legal Counsel on tendering and contract issues
• Carry out a commercial evaluation of offers and coordinate and collate the overall evaluation
• Work with Package Managers and Engineering to produce contract award recommendations and present to senior management for approval
• Proactively obtain cost savings from contracts by ensuring value engineering opportunities are fully investigated and developed
• Create and maintain contractual obligation registers and monitor to ensure that contractual obligations are being met by both Client and the Contractors
• Manage Contractor applications for payment, liaising with Package Managers to ensure payment obligations are being met
• Engage with document control to ensure correct processes are being adhered to by package management and Contractors
• Engage with finance and legal stakeholders to ensure alignment with Client policies
• Contribute to 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 packages
• Prepare and update CAPEX and OPEX Costing Forms for responsible packages
• Support Project Controls team with monitoring and reporting budgets and forecasting
• Prepare commercial inputs to weekly and monthly package progress reports

Requirements

• 3rd level qualification in engineering, business or finance
• A track record in delivering cable contracts and managing large scale contracts
• Experience of working from own initiative, taking ownership of work / projects and motivating team members to deliver team objectives or projects
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong commercial focus through having a clear understanding of the business case for offshore wind project
• Ability to clearly plan, communicate and execute the requirements to progress through the stages of contract award and contract execution