WTG Commercial Manager

Codling Wind Park is one of Europe's largest offshore wind developments currently in progress. Located in the Irish Sea, the project is expected to deliver up to 1.3 GW of renewable energy capacity and make a significant contribution to Ireland's energy transition. The project is a 50:50 joint venture between EDF Power solutions and Fred. Olsen Seawind, and is currently progressing through the development and procurement phase ahead of construction.

We are now seeking an experienced WTG Commercial Manager to lead the commercial delivery of one of the project's most critical work packages. This is a unique opportunity to take commercial ownership of the Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) package for a flagship offshore wind project. The successful candidate will lead procurement activities, commercial negotiations and contract management associated with the Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) and Service & Availability Agreement (SAA), working closely with internal stakeholders and leading international suppliers.

The role spans the full project lifecycle, from procurement and contract award through project execution and handover to operations.

Further information is available at www.codlingwindpark.ie.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all commercial activities relating to the WTG package
• Support implementation of the WTG procurement strategy
• Manage tendering processes, commercial evaluations and negotiations
• Lead contractual negotiations with turbine suppliers
• Provide commercial and pricing input into project decision-making and business cases
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with project stakeholders and suppliers
• Identify commercial optimisation and value creation opportunities
• Manage contract performance, risks and commercial interfaces across the project
• Lead variation, claims and dispute management activities
• Support successful delivery against cost, schedule, quality, HSE and sustainability objectives

About You

You will bring strong commercial capability gained through major infrastructure, energy, offshore or large capital projects, and you should be comfortable operating in a complex, international project environment with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Required experience:

• Significant experience in commercial management, procurement or contract management for major construction projects
• Proven experience leading high-value contract negotiations
• Strong understanding of risk allocation, commercial models and major project contracts
• Experience managing complex supplier relationships and commercial interfaces
• Experience with claims, variations and commercial dispute resolution
• Ability to influence stakeholders across technical, commercial, legal and project teams
• Fluency in written and spoken English

Preferred experience:

• Experience from offshore wind, renewable energy, power generation or other large capital projects
• Previous experience with turbine supply agreements, service and availability agreements or major equipment supply contracts
• Experience working with international suppliers, joint ventures or complex project governance structures

Personal qualities

• Commercially robust, structured and confident in decision-making
• Able to operate effectively in ambiguity and manage competing priorities
• Collaborative, pragmatic and comfortable working across disciplines and cultures
• Clear and credible communicator with strong negotiation skills

Why Join Us?

You will become part of a highly experienced international team delivering one of Europe's most significant offshore wind developments.

The role offers the opportunity to influence key commercial outcomes, work directly with leading industry suppliers and contribute to a project that will play an important role in the future energy mix.

The role offers flexibility regarding location within Scandinavia, the UK or Ireland. Regular travel to project offices, suppliers and stakeholder locations will be expected.

We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible, as applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis for interview.

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