Senior Contract Manager

Imagine a future where you’re part of the worlds leading offshore wind developer and will oversee and manage the onshore civil works and the HV transmission scope for the construction of one of the world’s largest wind farms

Join us in this role where you’ll be responsible for managing key supplier contracts in connection with operations of our offshore windfarms and transmission assets. You’ll be handling post contract-award activities such as claims, negotiation, preparing variation orders, driving the contractual agenda with suppliers, and monitoring their performance. Additionally, you’ll participate in sourcing initiatives. Look forward to an exciting and international environment where you’ll have the opportunity to develop you career in both contract and sourcing management, while making a significant impact on the transition to renewable energy.

Welcome to the Hornsea 4 Project
You’ll be part of the project’s Contract Management team where you, together with your colleagues, will manage our supplier contracts in Hornsea 4, one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms. You’ll work closely with your project colleagues in a team-based and supportive environment. You can look forward to an exciting, challenging, and international environment, where you’ll have a great opportunity to develop your career while making your mark on the important transition to renewable energy. As a team, we pride ourselves on a high level of professionalism, working closely together and being passionate about developing and sharing best practices. Experience within the transmission package and onshore construction is an advantage.

You’ll play an important role in:

• managing the rights and obligations in our contracts, incl. the assessment and settling of contract claims
• proactively managing risk and seeking commercial optimisation opportunities
• providing clear contractual advice and recommendations to the project management team and cross-functional stakeholders
• developing strong and sustainable relationships with suppliers, working towards mutual success
• collaborating with colleagues around the world to identify and achieve synergies across projects.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have significant experience in contract management or procurement roles on large-scale construction projects or similar
• possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrable track record of providing evidence-based assessments and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders
• have a holistic commercial mindset and are able to consistently deliver strong results whilst balancing dynamic and sometimes competing priorities
• have proven supplier relationship management skills, enabling you to communicate professionally with key business partners whilst maintaining contractual and business objectives
• thrive in a structured environment in a matrix organisation where we comply with relevant policies, regulations, and best practices.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy
Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accomodation@orsted.com.

Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.