OSS Contracts Manager

OSS Contracts Manager for a major Offshore Wind Project based in Ireland

Responsibilities

• Contract management experience throughout the life cycle of large offshore wind project, including contract change management and contract claim management.
• Develop and define tender package contract strategy in liaison with key business functions to ensure organization requirements are fully met.
• Communicate on supply chain developments and provide regular market intelligence updates highlighting any risks on our critical business path as early as possible.
• Support in development of PQQ, tenders, evaluation criteria, scope of work etc and evaluation of proposals for FEED and EPCI packages.
• Manage commercial, and contractual matters, in close collaboration with procurement and legal departments.
• Pro-active contracts management and claim negotiations including resolution of issues/disputes of Contracts.
• Build, maintain and manage close relationships with internal stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Extensive record keeping leading on the assessment of contract variations in line with contractual provisions.
• Ensure contract compliance throughout the duration of the contract, including monitoring deliverables, managing variations and claims and resolving disputes
• Data analysis and reporting - collecting and collating data for forecasting and planning purposes plus record-keeping purposes
• Management of and communication of contract status to key stakeholders including executive team members
• Management of and communication of contract status to key stakeholders including executive team members
• Monitoring of contracted Scope of Works and reporting variances to sam

Requirements

• At least bachelor''s degree qualification in Supply Chain Management /Engineering /Business/ Law or equivalent.

• At least 15 years of demonstrated experience in contracts management of large offshore wind projects required.

• Extensive knowledge & proven experience of managing contracts for Offshore Substations including Transport & Installation, Offshore and Onshore HV equipment and Onshore Compensation Compound Substations package contracts.
• Robust understanding and proven experience of using FIDIC yellow and silver forms of contracts.
• Knowledge of utilities and/or experience of public sector tendering will be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain Contract management fundamentals, best practices, and industry trends.
• Understanding of the financial analysis and reporting of project budgets.
• Develop and define tender package contract strategy in liaison with key business functions to ensure organisation requirements are fully met.
• Communicate on supply chain developments and provide regular market intelligence updates highlighting any risks on our critical business path as early as possible.
• Strong negotiation and conflict management skills.
• Management of and communication of contract status to key stakeholders including executive team members
• Monitoring of contracted Scope of Works and reporting variances to same
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines

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