RWE Offshore Wind GmbH
To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent
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.
Your future plans:
1. Contract management of high value, complex contracts to ensure contractual deliverables are met during the construction phase;
2. Close collaboration with PM and package teams; advising on contractual and commercial issues, identifying risks and minimizing impacts to the project.
3. 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.
4. Being the single point of contact for the Contractor regarding all contractual and commercial matters, management of respective meetings.
5. Responsible for drafting of Employer communications and responding to Contractor’s correspondence;
6. Change management (variation orders) including cost assessment/control.
7. Claim management including drafting, substantiation and negotiation of the claim and cost assessment.
8. 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.
9. Coordinating all commercial operations for the respective package, such as processing payment applications, forecasting of costs and commercial reporting to the Project.
10. 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.
Qualifications:
11. University degree in technical fields, preferably with engineering background or business management.
12. Minimum 10-15 years of experience in power plant construction projects. Experience in the offshore market is advantageous.
13. Experience in drafting, negotiating and managing of high value and high risk construction project contracts/claims.
14. Good knowledge of SAP and MS Office.
15. Readiness to travel internationally when needed.Proficient at collaborating with multiple stakeholders in the construction process.
16. Intercultural understanding. Experience in international working environment is beneficial.
17. Very good communication skills in English, both orally and written; additional language skill is a valuable addition.