HVDC Procurement Manager

Taylor Hopkinson Limited; City Of London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Taylor Hopkinson Limited is seeking a Substation Procurement Manager for a major offshore wind farm in the UK. You will lead the procurement strategy for onshore and offshore substations, coordinating with project stakeholders, suppliers and legal teams to ensure timely progress and compliance.

You will manage the RFP process, drive commercial evaluations, and negotiate with bidders to secure high-value contracts.

Qualifications

• Deep knowledge of offshore wind supply chain, HVDC OEMs and related contractors.
• Experience preparing and managing complex RFPs from start to award.
• Proven ability to negotiate, award and manage high-spend, high-criticality contracts.
• Experience drafting procurement strategies and obtaining multi-stakeholder approvals.
• Knowledge of OFTO process requirements and related cost recovery steps.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of procurement strategy for substations, coordinating with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Manage shareholder review and approvals for procurement strategy within delegated authorities.
• Lead development and implementation of OFTO strategy for the project.
• Prepare commercial documentation for substations RFP and coordinate with Eng, HSSE, Owner's Engineer and Legal teams.
• Work with Legal to prepare FEED contract and EPC(I) Heads of Terms templates.
• Manage the RFP process and interface with bidders, answering clarifications promptly.
• Lead commercial evaluation of bids and contract negotiations with preferred bidder(s).
• Coordinate RFP evaluation and prepare award recommendations.
• Manage commercial aspects of FEED contract and support Engineering as required.
• Lead EPC(I) contract negotiations with preferred bidder and prepare award recommendations.

Skills

Offshore wind supply chain knowledge

Complex RFP management

High-spend contract negotiations

Procurement strategy development

OFTO process knowledge

Job description

Substation Procurement Manager for a Major Offshore Wind Farm in the UK

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of the procurement strategy for the onshore and offshore substations for the project, in conjunction with internal project stakeholders, external suppliers and in line with the overarching project procurement strategy.
• Manage the shareholder review and approval process for the procurement strategy, to ensure it is approved in line with delegated authorities.
• Lead the development and implementation of the projects OFTO strategy and provide advice across the project as required.

• Prepare all required commercial documentation for the substations package RFP, and work closely with the Engineering, HSSE, Owner's Engineer and Legal teams to ensure overall progress against the schedule.
• Work with Legal to prepare the required FEED contract and EPC(I) Heads of Terms templates.
• Manage the RFP process, ensuring that all bidders comply with the project requirements. Be the interface between the bidders and project team, ensuring that all clarifications are answered in a timely manner.
• Lead the commercial evaluation of the bids and contractual negotiations with the preferred bidder(s).
• Coordinate the overall RFP evaluation and prepare the recommendation to award documents.
• Manage the commercial aspects of the FEED contract and support the Engineering team as required.
• Lead the contract negotiations for the EPC(I) contract with the preferred bidder.
• Prepare the EPC(I) contract recommendation to award, in line with shareholder requirements.

Requirements

• Deep knowledge of the offshore wind supply chain, particularly HVDC OEMs, fabricators, transport and installation contractors and UK civils contractors.
• Strong experience of preparing and managing complex RFPs, from preparation through to award.
• Demonstrable experience of negotiating, awarding and managing high-spend and high-criticality contracts.
• Experience of preparing procurement strategies and managing the approvals process across a range of stakeholders and shareholders.
• Knowledge of the OFTO process requirements, ideally with previous experience of taking an offshore wind project through the OFTO cost recovery process.