Manager Buying for Designer Brands at QVC in Düsseldorf. Overseeing product areas and leading the buying team in a hybrid work environment.
About the role
- Lead Contract Manager managing contracts for low-carbon generation and renewable technologies at LCCC. Oversee operational delivery, team leadership, and stakeholder engagement to progress UK’s Net Zero goals.
Responsibilities
- Leading the planning phase of the Contract Management activity:
- In depth understanding of contract terms and conditions
- Following the anticipated successive ESNZ publications which are expected to provide further level of detail
- Offering continuous feedback and assisting ESNZ in the further development of any new terms
- Leading the procurement of advisors to assist LCCC with its reporting obligations under the contracts and set up the reporting templates
- Developing contract management procedures, systems and guidance (or adapting existing ones), tailored to the requirements of the new contracts
- Supporting the Settlement and Forecasting teams in their understanding of the payment mechanisms; sense checking the robustness and suitability of the settlement system and forecasting logic proposed by the respective teams
- Recruit and on-board additional contract management team members
- Leading and enabling the contract management:
- Having ownership and responsibility for the assigned contracts, acting as the Account Manager and managing contractual processes and issues, including actively identifying and resolving potential disputes
- Applying judgement to managing the contracts, based on LCCC’s overarching interpretation
- Leading the review of information provided by the developers and lead the preparation and presentation of regular briefings to senior stakeholders on the progress of the project, key risks and any other relevant matters
- Scoping, instructing and managing the work of the appointed technical and financial advisors to support the above (including challenging the views advanced by the advisors)
- Providing high quality detailed and insightful analysis and advice in relation to technical, existing and/or new CfDs, new schemes, or other LCCC functions.
- The role will be flexible across our schemes whether managing CfDs or any new schemes in future as they are allocated to the LCCC.
Requirements
- A self-starting leader and commercial contract manager with extensive relevant experience of the operational delivery of construction or energy contracts.
- Leadership of operational contract management including, contract:
- Team leadership
- People line management
- reviews
- negotiation
- change management and administration
- claim/dispute management and settlement
- technical knowledge of engineering in wind, solar, biomass, waste, tidal stream, or related / comparable technologies
- A demonstrable ability to maintain and develop multiple stakeholder relationships and undertake stakeholder management.
- Experience of relevant legal, regulatory and contract management issues.
- Commercial acumen with extensive experience of analysing and developing solutions to collaboratively solving complex commercial and contractual issues (multiple £m’s) whilst maintaining relationships.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) enabling the clear explanation of complex technical, commercial, and contractual issues to multiple audiences.
- Relevant experience in power generation or the energy Sector
- Good understanding of the current UK energy policy landscape and regulations, including power and renewables sectors
- Contracts for Difference (CfD) experience/knowledge
- Project finance transactional experience
- Project management experience
Benefits
- Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
- 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
- Up to 8% pension contribution
- Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
- Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
- Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
- Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
- Three paid volunteering days a year
- Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
- Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
- Employee resource groups
Job title
Job type
Experience level
Salary
Degree requirement
Location requirements
Senior Manager, Credit Oversight enhancing quality and transparency in credit assessments for Business Banking. Perform peer reviews, identify gaps, and train stakeholders across credit teams.
Solutionsmanager for Smart Grid Systems at Omexom, involved in digitalizing analog systems and developing customer - specific solutions. Collaborating with various teams to enhance energy distribution.
Join the legal team at Fraunhofer, supporting various legal processes and contract management. Contribute to research and development projects in wind energy and hydrogen.
Delivery Manager orchestrating service delivery in Belo Horizonte, coordinating multiple teams and stakeholders. Managing risks, priorities, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Quality Manager at SVA managing assurance practices and audit quality for compliance with standards. Supporting the director and leading initiatives for technical excellence in auditing.
Supplier Quality Manager responsible for supplier quality and performance in mechanical processing at RENK in Germany. Collaborating with cross - functional teams to ensure adherence to quality standards.
Site Manager overseeing CDMO relationships for Roche's pharmaceutical products. Leading governance teams and ensuring compliance while managing operations across the product lifecycle.
Reward Manager responsible for executive compensation governance and reporting. Supporting shareholder engagement and ensuring compliance with remuneration policies.
Manager of Network Services Support at Emory University overseeing voice and data services installations. Coordinating technical operations and supervising staff to enhance IT service delivery.