We are looking for a SubContract Manager

Job Description

As the Sub-Contract Manager/Lead in the project, you'll drive strategic and proactive sub-contract management to meet obligations and leverage opportunities within the contract. Reporting to the Business Manager in the project and VP of Operations and Project Management in the Offshore Wind Team, you'll drive success in dynamic environments.

•  Effectively manages relationships with international sub-contractors to ensure their alignment with project requirements, fostering clear communication and collaboration.  
• Identifies and addresses potential risks associated with sub-contractors, implementing proactive measures to minimize disruptions and ensure a smooth project execution.  
• Establishes and maintains processes to ensure the predictability of sub-contractor deliveries, closely monitoring progress and addressing any deviations from the project plan.  
• Ensures that sub-contractors adhere to contractual obligations, quality standards, and regulatory requirements, conducting audits if relevant,  and reviews to maintain high performance levels. 
• Continuously tracks and reports on sub-contractor performance, providing insights and updates to project stakeholders to ensure transparency and informed decision-making. 
• Oversee the preparation, negotiation, and administration of subcontract amendments and variations (VO/VOR). 
• Conducts subcontract awareness sessions and training for project teams. 

Qualification Requirements

• Master's degree in business administration, or Supply Chain Management, or an equivalent degree in legal education, such as a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or a Juris Doctor (J.D.) 
• +10 years of proven sub-contract management results for international projects.
• Offshore or construction experience is a plus.
• Proven experience with FIDIC contracts, English common law, or civil law jurisdictions. 

Duration: 05/01/2026-05/01/2027
Location: Stavanger, Oslo, Haugesund or Bergen
 Candidates are expected to openly offer all relevant information about themselves during the hire-in process. candidates may be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

About MDE

When the right people connect, we create value.

MDE Group is a global recruitment company, specializing in finding and placing the greatest talents worldwide. MDE currently consists of 12 companies that offer consulting, staffing, recruitment services as well as offshore personnel. With our unique knowledge of both the local and the international market, we will connect employees and companies, so they both find exactly what they are looking for. MDE aims to contribute to people developing and to ensure that our customers achieve great value from our services. We first succeed when both clients and our candidates reach their goals, together.

Our mission is to deliver relevant expertise. The right person with the right competence, at the right place and time. So simple, yet so difficult!