Contract & Claims Manager in Renewables (f/m/d)

Uniper; Berlin; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Uniper’s Renewables Team in Düsseldorf is seeking an experienced Contract Manager to advise project teams on contractual obligations, claims, variations and commercial issues across the project lifecycle.

You will establish contract management processes, support negotiations with contractors and suppliers, monitor notices and deadlines, and collaborate with procurement, engineering, legal and finance to improve project outcomes.

Qualifications

• A degree in a relevant field and several years of contract/claims management experience.
• Experience on large-scale infrastructure or energy projects.
• Strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent English; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Advise project managers on contractual obligations, claims, variations and commercial matters.
• Identify and resolve contractual risks, change orders and dispute-related topics.
• Develop claim strategies and support negotiations with contractors and suppliers.
• Establish contract management processes, obligation registers and notices tracking.
• Monitor obligations, deadlines, notices and claim-related matters.
• Provide transparency on contractual exposure and commercial risks to leadership.
• Collaborate with PM, procurement, engineering, construction, legal and business controlling.
• Coordinate inputs for project execution and claim management.
• Act as interface for escalations and dispute avoidance.
• Contribute expertise during tendering, contract award and project setup.
• Capture lessons learned to strengthen governance.
• Support audits and continuous improvement in contract and claim management.

Skills

Contract management

Claims management

Commercial management

Familiar with FIDIC/NEC

English fluency

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in Law, Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration or related field

Tools

Contract management software

FIDIC/NEC knowledge

Job description

Our Renewables Team in Düsseldorf is looking for you! We are Uniper At Uniper, we are pro-actively transforming the world of energy whilst at the same time ensuring security of energy supply. As an internationally operating company, we work in very diverse teams with the greatest possible working time flexibility for our employees. Our corporate culture is characterized by equal opportunities, mutual appreciation, and respect. With us, you will be able to develop new business models, work on technological solutions for a modern, sustainable, and future-oriented energy supply as well as pro-actively help to shape changes. Interested? Then we will look forward to meeting you!

Your responsibilities

• Act as the trusted advisor for Project Managers on contractual obligations, claims, variations, compensation events and commercial matters throughout the project lifecycle
• Support the identification, assessment and resolution of contractual risks, change orders, commercial deviations and dispute-related topics
• Develop claim and variation strategies, perform entitlement assessments and support negotiations with contractors and suppliers
• Establish and maintain effective contract management processes, obligation registers, notice management and claims tracking systems across renewable energy projects
• Ensure contractual obligations, critical deadlines, notice requirements and claim-related matters are actively monitored and managed
• Provide transparency on contractual exposure, commercial risks, liabilities and opportunities, supporting informed decision-making by project leadership
• Collaborate closely with Project Management, Procurement, Engineering, Construction, Legal and Business Controlling to ensure alignment on contractual and commercial matters
• Coordinate and consolidate the required technical, commercial and legal inputs to support project execution and successful claim management
• Act as a key interface for escalations, contractual strategy discussions and dispute avoidance initiatives
• Contribute contractual and claims-related expertise during tendering, contract award and project setup phases to improve future contract readiness
• Capture lessons learned, recurring claim patterns and contract risks to strengthen governance, processes and future project execution
• Support project audits and continuous improvement initiatives within contract and claim management practices

Your profile

• Degree in Law, Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration or a related field
• Several years of experience in Contract Management, Claims Management, Commercial Management or Project Controls
• Experience within large-scale infrastructure, energy, industrial or renewable energy projects
• Growth mindset with openness to new technologies and a willingness to continuously develop relevant skills and capabilities
• Sound knowledge of EPC, EPCM, BoP, supply or service contracts
• Practical experience with claims, variations, change orders and dispute resolution
• Familiarity with international contract forms such as FIDIC, NEC or comparable frameworks
• Strong analytical, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work independently across multiple projects and priorities
• Fluent English communication skills
• Willingness to travel as required