Senior Financial Project Manager

4 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom RWE AG Full time

RWE Offshore Wind GmbH
Key Role in Project Finance

RWE Offshore Wind is seeking a Senior Financial Project Manager to join the Projects & Investments UK&I and Southern Europe team (P&I UK&SE) to support our large scale Offshore Wind Farms. The role is a key and challenging project role; responsible for coordination and steering of all financial and financial related workstreams of a project. It is about projects from early development through auction bid, FID to commissioning and handover to operational phase.

With an international team spanning across Europe, USA and Asia, this position offers an opportunity to a self-motivated and highly responsible individual to be part of a growing team and business that has substantial growth potential in offshore wind for the UK region. Intellectual flexibility and cultural sensitivity are also valued traits in this global team. Hybrid working is at the heart on how we operate although traveling is also required.

Key Responsibilities

  • Supporting the wider Financial team in the project
  • Coordination of respective Finance and Finance related workstreams (functional responsibility sits within the responsible line functions), in particular:
  • Responsibility for the business case process (planning & coordination of business case updates, required level of detail of the business case)
  • Ownership of the assumption book and cost book
  • Aligning financial model works and results with those works of the owners (RWER and partners) incl. steering of financial advisors
  • Management and coordination of project's risk & opportunity register in close collaboration with package managers, the risk manager and financial adviser including preparation of appropriate contingency analysis and insurance coordination aspects
  • Responsibility for all cost management systems (incl. contract management, change control) within the project
  • Coordination of accounting and tax workstreams
  • Ownership of the budgeting process and project cost controls (incl. cash calls to investors) and respective reporting processes
  • Cooperation with legal, procurement and commercial functions
  • Coordination of efforts taking care of developing bankable project structures incl. construction and operational contracts
  • Ability to derive and challenge credible financial assumptions by benchmarking against other RWE Offshore Wind projects and industry wide practices
  • Identification (and support where necessary) of areas whereby the project economic return could be optimized; perform all necessary analysis into the areas and present results and the recommendation for consideration and approval
  • Continuous financial review and monitoring of the project economics and the reporting of results as required both within the project team (project director) and to the project steering committee, e.g. analyzing the implications of changes to MW capacity and size and timing of project phasing
  • Represents project from a finance perspective at steering committees and board meetings
  • Ensure all financial/commercial considerations regarding grid connections are considered
  • Support of preparation of bid group papers/proposals including support of development of bid tactics in cooperation with the project director as well as the Commercial bid manager
  • Preparation of project approval papers
  • Setting up a project specific governance in cooperation with the project director and ensure that these are aligned where required with the project owners - particularly with RWER, if in the lead role
  • Ensure (financial) best practice is delivered in the projects and lessons learned are shared with the Financial and Valuation Management team
  • Ensure lessons learned are collected, provided and applied to the project and packages

Your Profile

  • At least 4-6 years' experience in managing large scale projects, preferably in offshore, or power plant projects
  • Broad finance background (in particular valuation, project financing, controlling, procurement)
  • Accounting experience beneficial
  • University degree in business administration, (business) engineering, banking or economics
  • Strength in applying a structured working approach
  • High analytical and communicational skills
  • Experience in leading and motivating teams
  • Knows how to work in and with international groups
  • Capable to present in front of groups (team, steering committees etc)
  • Fluent English, other languages (esp. German) would be beneficial
  • Integrative and trustful personality
  • Willingness to undertake all required project related business trips
  • Able to work on the one hand individually and on the other hand effectively in international teams

Our Offer

  • You can expect an international environment in which your know-how counts
  • Take the chance and contribute to our growing green strategy
  • Benefit from a modern working environment with flexible working hours, a possible hybrid working model etc.
  • We offer a great learning platform for growth and development


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