Commercial Contracts Specialist

Job Title

Commercial Contract Specialist – Asset Management

Reports to

Senior Commercial Contract Manager, Northern Europe

Location

Any RES Northern European office

Department

Asset Management, Northern Europe

Do you want to work to make Power for Good?

We're the world's largest independent renewable energy company. We're driven by a simple yet powerful vision: to create a future where everyone has access to affordable, zero carbon energy.  We know that achieving our ambitions would be impossible without our people. Because we're tackling some of the world's toughest problems, we need the very best people to help us. They're our most important asset so that's why we continually invest in them.

RES is a family with a diverse workforce, and we are dedicated to the personal professional growth of our people, no matter what stage of their career they're at. We can promise you rewarding work which makes a real impact, the chance to learn from inspiring colleagues from across a growing, global network and opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Our competitive package offers rewards and benefits including pension schemes, flexible working, and top-down emphasis on better work-life balance. We also offer private healthcare, discounted green travel, 25 days holiday with options to buy/sell days, enhanced family leave and four volunteering days per year so you can make an impact somewhere else.

The Position

This position will be responsible for supporting the Northern Europe Asset Management business within commercial asset management.  Commercial Asset Management is the focus on protecting clients, and their investors', interests by maximising projects net asset value.  Enforcing contractual rights, optimising value from the supply chain, tendering and procurement of new agreements, identifying opportunities, and commercial considerations to enhance operations of assets, with the overall goal to increase value (not necessarily export). This role will cover all technologies managed by RES including Solar, Wind and Energy Storage. Duties will include owner interaction, contract management, supporting complex insurance claims, using and creating tools for the analysis of projects, forecasting performance of assets, and managing continuous improvement. The duties with this role will suit a team player who is flexible and initiative, and able to help implement new systems of working. This position may include travel a couple of times a year within Northern Europe.

Key Accountabilities

The successful applicant will be responsible for:

• Supporting the Northern Europe asset management business to increase the net asset value of renewable energy assets, which may include Wind, Solar and Energy Storage;
• Provide high quality management of on-going contracts with our existing suppliers, consultants, and sub-contractors;
• Managing a portfolio of renewable energy project contracts through the contract lifecycle;
• Leading on both small value and high value tenders for new services and renewals, including contract negotiations on a variety of different operational contracts, reviewing and drafts of terms, and liaising with clients and their respective legal teams;
• Reviewing performance of contracts, including supplier performance calculations and calculations of bonus or liquidated damages;
• Working alongside key stakeholders to resolve commercial issues, including KPIs (including contractual liquidated damages and bonus payments), attending supplier meetings to discuss performance;
• Managing insurance claims, warranty claims and contractual disputes within assigned client portfolios, escalating significant or complex matters to the Senior Commercial Contract Manager as appropriate;
• Responsible for the day-to-day commercial management of contracts within assigned client portfolios, attending client meetings as required, reporting on contract status, and providing contract and commercial advice to Asset Managers and other stakeholders;
• Reviewing of contractual terms to support and advise asset managers on specific queries, including upgrades, performance, insurance claims, PPA obligations, AMA scope and other adhoc topics;
• Review of physical defects and performance against contract warranties. Drafting and sending notices of defect and nonconformance and following through to completion;
• Supporting the integration and adoption of new projects to ensure they are ‘Operations Ready’. Acting as Adoption Lead if required;
• Capturing lessons learnt and participate in and support Asset Management Department ‘Continuous Improvement’ activity; and
• Attending internal and external supplier and client meetings, preparing meeting notes, action logs and updating relevant project documentation as required;
• Updating and maintaining contract management tools/trackers;
• Identifying commercial risks and opportunities within assigned portfolios and providing recommendations to the Senior Commercial Contract Manager and Asset Management team;
• Supporting the delivery of commercial asset management services in accordance with departmental procedures, governance requirements and agreed client obligations.

Knowledge

Skills

• Strong computer literacy with particular knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office; SharePoint and DocuSign
• Understanding of the regulatory landscape within Northern Europe
• Knowledge of subcontracting and tendering processes
• Knowledge of renewable energy contracts
• Awareness of the importance of HSQE requirements an advantage

• The ability to be highly organised, in order to manage and prioritise multiple tasks, working to tight deadlines.
• A keen attention to detail, specifically when dealing with technical and legal documentation.
• Strong and proven stakeholder relationship skills
• Strong commercial problem-solving skills
• Ability to identify and summarise key contractual provisions.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.

Experience

Qualifications

• Previous commercial and contract management experience preferable
• Experience in construction, asset management or Renewables preferable
• Experience in managing O&M contracts, PPAs, Construction and or major component supply contracts
• Managing and resolving disputes between parties.
• Experience of handling insurance claims

• Any relevant business, contract, management, or renewable qualifications
• Degree/HND level education preferable but not absolute requirement

At RES we celebrate difference as we know it makes our company a great place to work. Encouraging applicants with different backgrounds, ideas and points of view, we create teams who work together to solve complex problems and design practical solutions for our clients. Our multiple perspectives come from many sources including the diverse ethnicity, culture, gender, nationality, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, marital status, parental status, education, social background and life experience of our people.