Senior Contract Manager

Ørsted; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Ørsted UK is seeking a Contract Manager to own live supplier contracts from demand planning through to close-out, proactively managing contractual and commercial risks for a portfolio of offshore wind assets.

You will oversee rights, KPIs, obligations and performance metrics, lead negotiations, and drive commercial optimisation. This is a collaborative role requiring strong stakeholder management, analytical thinking, and a commitment to safety and value creation.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in contract management, claims management, or commercial negotiations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with evidence-based recommendations.
• Commercial and operational insight to improve asset performance through contractual levers.

Responsibilities

• Develop strong relationships with suppliers and internal colleagues to mutual success through contractual obligations.
• Provide clear contractual advice and recommendations to internal stakeholders.
• Proactively manage risk and seek commercial optimisation opportunities from contracts.
• Manage rights, KPIs, obligations and performance metrics, supporting contract strategy and risk mitigation.
• End-to-end management of contracts including pipeline demand, scope facilitation, commercial levers, performance reviews, disputes and close-out.
• Collaborate with Commercial and Operational teams to optimise asset profitability (EBITDA and NPV).
• Contribute to contract management frameworks, governance, tools, and best practices.
• Mentor colleagues and promote a culture of collaboration, integrity, and safety.

Skills

Contract management

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Risk management

Commercial insight

Analytical thinking

Communication

Job description

Join us in this role, where you'll take ownership of live supplier contracts from demand planning through to close-out. You'll proactively manage contractual and commercial risks, oversee claims and variations, and use performance insights to drive supplier accountability and deliver safe, reliable and value-adding outcomes

Welcome to Generation Procurement

You’ll become part of the UK Contract Management team within Generation Procurement. Here, we work across regions to maximise value from our operational offshore wind portfolio in the UK through strong contract management, commercial insight, and close collaboration with technical and operational experts. We succeed through teamwork, knowledge sharing, and a continuous focus on improving how we work.

As a team, we value a positive and open mindset, being team players, being ambitious, and driving continuous improvement with a high focus on adding value.

You’ll play an important role in:

• developing strong and sustainable relationships with suppliers and internal colleagues, working towards mutual success through the enablement of contractual obligations.
• providing clear contractual advice and recommendations to internal stakeholders
• proactively managing risk and seeking commercial optimisation opportunities from our contracts
• managing the rights, KPI’s, obligations and performance metrics in our contracts, supporting with optimisation of contract strategy and risk mitigation
• end to end management and facilitation of our contracts incl. pipeline demand, scope facilitation, commercial levers, performance reviews, disputes, negotiations and contract close out
• collaborating across the Commercial and Operational teams to optimise asset profitability and value creation (EBITDA and NPV).
• contributing to the development of contract management frameworks, governance, tools, and best practices across the organisation
• mentoring colleagues and promoting a culture of collaboration, inclusion, integrity, and safety.

To succeed in the role, you:

• have substantial experience in contract management, claims management, commercial negotiations, or a similar discipline with transferable skills.
• possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a demonstrable track record of providing evidence-based assessments and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders
• have commercial and operational insight, negotiation experience and an understanding of the levers for improving the financial performance of assets through contractual levers
• have proven supplier relationship management skills, enabling you to communicate professionally with key business partners whilst maintaining contractual and business objectives
• have a structured and analytical approach to your work, with a keen eye for detail enabling you to manoeuvre and deliver business-critical, value adding results.
• excel in relationship management, building and maintaining strong partnerships coupled with strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills for managing internal and external stakeholders across a wide breadth of activities in relation to contract management.

Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.

Join a global leader in renewable energy

Ørsted is a growing green energy major and global leader in climate action. With us you’ll play a part in driving change towards a green energy future. You’ll grow your talent in a fast-paced and high-growth industry where you have plenty of opportunities to learn and develop through challenging assignments and industry-leading experts. Here, you can perform in a friendly work environment based on trust, respect, and collaboration.

As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via [e-mail].