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We are looking for a WTG Contract Lead for one of our clients with the following details:

Location: Paris, France

Start Date: Sep 2024

Contract Duration: 12 months

Renewable: Yes

Status: residential

Qualification and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, supply chain, or other technical and/or financial area
• Major Energy project developments knowledge and experience, with Partner and Government reporting interfaces
• Advanced expertise in procurement, preferably including negotiating contracts within the offshore wind industry
• Requires team spirit with ability to work closely with various stakeholders including but not limited to diverse international teams, vendors & subcontractors, affiliates, HQ, etc.
• Knowledge of offshore wind supply chain industry trends, bottlenecks, and best practices
• Deep understanding of cost drivers on offshore wind contracts and ability to demonstrate transparency of tender evaluations and overall value of contracts
• Advanced expertise in identifying and evaluating commercial contract risks and developing risk prevention or control strategies
• Understanding of contract law and excellent attention to contractual details
• Capacity to manage a high volume of RFIs, RFPs or contract negotiations
• Previous experience in procurement and market competitive analysis, including for international tenders
• Knowledge of the company rules/procedures, including experience with procurement coordination software such as the Ariba platform

Activities

• The service provider will primarily be responsible for procurement activities related to the WTG EPC contract and related WTG package services for the projects. During the initial phase of the project focusing on Call for Tender and negotiation activities
• Contracts activities for all the WTG package scope
• Implementation of approved WTG Contract Strategy in coordination with Project Management, TGP and PJC
• Ensuring compliance with procedures associated to procurement and contract activities;
• Ensure contract documents are developed in order to account for separate project phases and related reporting and financial governance
• Work with project team to develop and challenge technical and commercial scope specifications to clarify and to determine where more value can be created
• Coordinate the WTG contracts and procurement activities with other package through efficient coordination with the Project C&P Lead
• Establish and maintain excellent relationships with key offshore wind WTG suppliers and other vendors
• Preparation of EPC CFT documents
• Lead the PSA negotiation securing manufacturing slots, price, synergy potential, project specific conditions, local content objectives and conditions
• Support to the project team in obtaining internal and partnership approvals;
• Identify and allow for future contractual interfaces based on possible contractual strategies and potential additional lease areas.
• Confidentiality Agreements with various Parties (Contractors and Service Companies)
• Perform and/or verify Due Diligence activities on main suppliers for WTG (Market intelligence, compliance review, commercial benchmark, supplier risk review)
• Liaison with HQ procurement branch (TGP/OFW) and the Project C&P Lead
• Other Project support contracts as needed

In addition:

• Contribute to the refinement of the project's contracting strategy, including evaluation of EPCI vs. multi-contracting considerations
• Service provider will travel as needed between company and project offices, and to meet with suppliers
• Perform other tasks and take on additional duties as reasonably assigned by package manager and/or project management team during the FEED phase, service provider will support the Package Manager in a project controls role, assisting in reviewing package costs and budgets and contractor schedules
• Service provider will be responsible to provide C&P feedback to relative departments in the interest of continuous improvements.
• Service provider shall demonstrate an exemplary behaviour with regard to HSSE rules & requirements, with regards to the Company Ethics and “Code of Conduct” policy and for implementing and controlling these rules and requirements within the said area of responsibility.

If Interested Kindly apply.