Offshore Contracts Manager – Offshore Delivery
Type: Permanent
Location: Dublin 4 (Hybrid 2 days in the Office per week & 3 days Remote/WFH)
Excellent Benefits Package.
Our client are the people behind Ireland’s Electricity Grid. They operate the Power System with world leading levels of variable asynchronous renewable generation, ensuring that everyone has power when they need it. But that’s not all, we are now transforming the power system for future generations.
That’s just the beginning of their story. They have a critical purpose. That’s their purpose is to transform the Power System to enable our society to reduce our Carbon Emissions and meet our Climate Change and Net Zero ambitions.
Be part of the transformation!
Job Purpose
The Infrastructure Office comprises highly skilled professionals with backgrounds in Engineering and Business/Commerce. The Infrastructure Office is responsible for leading the development and delivery of the Power System and Interconnection Investment Programmes, in collaboration with Partners, Customers & Communities.
The Offshore Delivery Team are responsible for the successful delivery of large-scale Strategic Offshore Infrastructure projects which is central to the achievement of our transition to a low carbon future.
The Offshore Contracts Manager will be part of the team reporting to the Head of Offshore Delivery and will be responsible for assisting with the Development, Execution and Ongoing Management of effective procurement strategies for the Offshore Delivery programme.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide professional Procurement expertise to deliver key business objectives (Cost, Delivery Performance, Risk Mitigation, Innovation, etc.) and Collaborate closely with the Commercial team in Finance.
- Develop and define Procurement Strategy in liaison with key business functions to ensure requirements are fully met in a cost-efficient manner
- Communicate to management on Supply Chain Developments and provide regular Market Intelligence updates highlighting any risks on our Critical Business Path as early as possible
- Assist in the development of new Offshore Frameworks to ensure enduring requirements are fully met
- Identification, categorisation and ongoing tracking of qualitative and quantitative efficiencies
- Ensure that key regulatory, legal and commercial governance policies and processes are properly addressed and managed
- Ongoing Tender Administration and Financial Requisition/Purchase Order Governance and approval duties
- Lead all Procurement activity on our current frameworks to ensure immediate requirements are met in a timely manner
- You will assist with the entire Partner Lifecycle including but not limited to; calling off the strategic relationships, onboarding, service delivery and offboarding activities.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
3rd level Qualification in Supply Chain Management/Engineering/Business/Law or equivalent with 10+ years’ experience
Knowledge of Utilities and/or experience of Public Sector Tendering
Proven experience of working in Contract Management, Client Engagement and/or service delivery
Expertise in the Procurement of Services or Products within or destined for the Offshore/Onshore Energy industry
Working knowledge of purchasing tools, platforms and processes
Understanding of the financial analysis and reporting of project budgets
The ability to effectively communicate, influence and collaborate with key stakeholders
Benefits Package: Bonus 0-12%, 25 Annual Leave Days + 2 Company Days, Max pension contribution 11% employer v 8% employee), Flexible start times 08:00 -10:00 each day & 16:00 finish. Educational Support: Funding towards further education provided. Onsite Restaurant: Complementary Breakfast/Lunch onsite every day