Offshore Wind Contract Engineer

Starting date ASAP

Duration12 months

Renewable Yes

Location Paris, France with missions to Hamburg, Germany.

Status Residential

Context & Environment

Company comprises a team of professionals passionate about deploying clean energy and bringing new opportunities to communities. After success in German federal offshore wind auctions in May 2023 and June 2024, Company Renewables created a new entity to lead the development of the awarded development areas.

Mission/Service Dimensions

The service holder shall :

• Provide continuous support to the project team and thereby increasing the efficiency of C&P .
• Participate in the development of the C&P activities of the projects .
• Ensure complete administration of the C&P activities.

Activities

The service provider holder will ensure contract engineer tasks of Contracts & Procurement (C&P) activities related to the German Offshore Wind N-12.1, N-11.2 and O-2.2 projects: Contracts activities

• Support Contracts activities for all packages and scope under each respective project.
• Implementation of Contract Strategy in coordination with Project Management, TGP and OneTech - Ensuring compliance with procedures associated to procurement and contract activities.
• Ensure contract documents are developed to account for separate project phases and related reporting and financial governance .
• Work with project team to develop and challenge technical and commercial scope specifications to clarify and to determine where more value can be created .
• Coordinate the contracts and procurement activities with all packages through efficient coordination with the Project C&P Lead o Receive requests or scope from requesting entities .
• Prepare Strategy documents for approval as per governance requirements .
• Preparation of CFT documents.
• Organize call for tender or request for quotation (including creating and executing a robust prequalification process and evaluation methodology of bidders prior to tender launch.).
• Evaluate offers, along with requesting entities (including a tender evaluation and coordinating its execution amongst the various concerned departments.
• Preparing bid evaluation reports as well as internal recommendations to award as per governance requirements.
• Validate or ensure validation of all contracts content & process (including partners approval) .
• Support to the project team in obtaining internal and partnership approvals.
• Identify and allow for future contractual interfaces based on possible contractual strategies and potential additional lease areas.
• Confidentiality Agreements with various Parties (Contractors and Service Companies) .
• Perform and/or verify Due Diligence activities on suppliers (Market intelligence, compliance review, commercial benchmark, supplier risk review) .
• Liaison with Project C&P Lead and HQ procurement branch (TGP/OFW) as required .
• Other Project support contracts as needed

In addition

• Contribute to the refinement of the project's contracting strategy, including evaluation of EPCI vs. multicontracting considerations .
• Travel as needed between company and project offices, and to meet with suppliers.
• Supporting the Capex and Opex estimation for the project .
• Assisting in reporting to and advising senior management on contract issues arising and claim management .
• The Position Holder will be responsible to provide C&P feedback to relative departments in the interest of continuous improvements.
• Monitor KPIs to ensure improvement of efficiencies .
• Assist in the preparation, execution and follow-up of Service Quality Meetings (SQMs) with each contractor ..
• Draft and issue change, variation orders and contractual amendments as required Tools .
• Use systematically the tools and systems available (E-sourcing, ERP, AGORA etc.) for the C&P process.
• Ensure use of current ERP “MBC” (link with Finance department, Technical Entities…).
• Participate or ensure Vendor Master Creation and Purchase Orders in ERP “MBC”.
• Pre-Qualification of main suppliers in relation with TGP.
• Ensure all tools are properly managed and administered.
• Participate in C&P trainings for end users.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Expertise in Contracts & Procurement, Business, Accounting or other field with suitable experience in contracts administration.
• Previous expertise in procurement process including market competitive analysis, international tenders, standards, regulations and procedures
• The service provider shall have expertise for Procurement software: Ariba, ERP (MBC), Microsoft Office (Excel & Power point specifically)
• Ability to work closely with various stakeholders including but not limited to diverse international teams, vendors & subcontractors, affiliates, HQ, etc.
• Organizational skills

Other Observations

• Service provider must ensure fluency in English. French and German language is a benefit.
• Missions in Hamburg / Berlin, Germany.