Contracts Manager, Senior Manager

2 weeks ago

Sunderland Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom Knewin Full time

Energise your career, accelerate a net-zero future - #Renewablesjobs
As a Contract Manager you will be a core member of our EDF Renewables Asset Operations commercial team. You’ll report to the Commercial Manager and provide a comprehensive contract management service to support safe reliable generation of our operating assets.


A key part of your role as Contract Manager is to Develop and grow relationships with internal stakeholders and key external contractors.


If you're looking for somewhere to work where you can work hard, have some fun, whilst contributing to helping make Net Zero happen sooner - then you are in the right place
Our passion for embracing new ideas and being open-minded to change is helping us to continue to grow successfully.
We are committed to helping all of our people thrive during their time with us , recognising and rewarding every person for their hard work and commitment.
Alongside a competitive salary, bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, we offer a range of flexible benefits, and employee discounts to help you thrive across all aspects of your life. You can spend your flexible fund on the benefits that matter to you, whether that’s an electric vehicle, private healthcare, additional holiday or one or more of our other benefits.
whether that’s on-site, in the office or hybrid working from home.
We’re committed to championing diversity representation across gender, ethnicity, LGBT+, disability and more. This applies to all our roles, underpinned by our Everyone’s Welcome inclusion programme.


We’re a disability confident employer and we’ll do all we can to help with your application, making adjustments as you need.


Ensuring a high standard of commercial and contract administration support is available to the asset operations team in addition to the following;

Demonstrate working knowledge of risk identification and management
Ensure value for money and a high-performance standard is realised through key contracts and framework agreements, liaise with contract users to obtain key contractor performance feedback, communicate to contractors the expected standards and ensure contractor accountability, develop and manage contractor performance KPI’s.
Manage administration process around key framework agreements which includes issuing contract instructions, assessment of contractor payment applications, issuing certificates and instructing payments, cost spend reporting, resolving disputed items, issuing contractual correspondence, identifying additional services/variations and providing quotations.
Support the asset operations team to obtain best value through existing contracts, optimising opportunities to maximise revenues (generation and service fees) Assess and review contract claims, record and resolve day to day commercial claims and disputes, monitor contractual obligations and hold contractors to account.
Create a clear auditable record and log of the decisions made to either accept, reject or compromise on OMA presented claims.
You’ll thrive in this role if you possess very strong organisational skills, can demonstrate strong contract management and commercial experience, are able to prioritise and enjoy working in a team.

The role is the focal point for key supplier engagement and management, forging and building upon key relationships whilst maintaining a high level of supplier accountability. You’ll maximise the commercial value of a wide variety of contracts and agreements whilst promoting high standards of safety & quality.

Preferably a commercial qualification equivalent to HNC/HND or NVQ level 4
Ability to demonstrate strong contractual and performance management and commercial experience of at least 2 years.
Experience of working in an operational environment, ideally with an engineering or industrial sector background.
Proven ability to conduct successful commercial negotiations with contractors.
Claims Management and dispute resolution experience.


W e are proud to offer a flexible first way of working, including your working location. We offer hybrid working based from Durham or Edinburgh..
Our rapidly growing team of 500 talented people share an ambition to create a net zero future where clean, green, energy powers all our lives.

It’s a huge ambition and time is of the essence if we are to play our full part in meeting the UK and Ireland’s challenging net zero targets. With our unique mix of technologies including onshore and offshore wind, solar PV, battery storage and green hydrogen we are the UK & Ireland’s most diverse generator of renewable energy.

To achieve our goal of generating a massive 10GW of renewable energy by 2035 , we’re working with stakeholders and communities throughout the UK and Ireland to unlock the enormous potential of the low carbon energy sector.

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