Senior Commercial Manager

• Managing commercial operations across O&M activities, including contracts, framework agreements, work orders and purchase orders.

• Administering contract management processes and supporting strong commercial governance across the portfolio.

• Engaging day to day with O&M contractors, service providers, joint venture partners and internal teams on planning, procurement, invoicing and cost control.

• Running procurement processes for operational activities and identifying suitable service providers.

• Working with Asset Management and Operations teams to prepare annual budgets and support business cases for investment and project activity.

• Managing commercial reporting, customer invoicing, activity recording and operational revenue checks.

• Leading portfolio insurance procurement, compliance reporting and insurance or contractual claims support.

• Supporting new project bids, asset acquisitions, commercial due diligence and transition into operations.

• Continuously improving commercial management processes to create efficiencies and maintain high standards.

• Ideally, experience in offshore wind, energy, offshore transmission assets or the OFTO regime, with insurance experience also highly valued.

• We would also consider candidates with strong construction, commercial management or operational experience in a relevant sector.

• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience.

• Experience planning and coordinating O&M activities.

• Strong experience in contract management, procurement and managing outsourced activities across multiple forms of contract.

• Good understanding of commercial risk management principles, including indemnity and insurance provisions.

• Experience negotiating and managing contracts with service providers and partner organisations.

• Confident working with data, budgets, reporting and spreadsheet analysis tools.

• Commercially aware, numerate and confident using analysis to support decision-making.

• Well organised, with excellent planning skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.

• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.

• A proactive self-starter who is comfortable taking ownership and growing with the role.

• Able to build constructive relationships with colleagues, service providers and partner organisations.

• We are EXCELLENT at what we do

• We are COMMITTED and ensure we deliver

• We are CHALLENGING of the status quo

• We are SUPPORTIVE of each other

• Application review

• Initial phone conversation

• Microsoft Teams interview

• Final stage, which may be in person depending on the role