Senior Commercial & Contract Manager Offshore Wind

Do you want to shape the commercial performance of one of Europes largest offshore wind portfolios

At Vattenfall there is a way.

We are accelerating the transition towards a future powered by renewable energy. Within Business Area Wind we develop build and operate wind farms onshore and offshore across Europe. With more than 24 GW of offshore wind projects in development and a growing operational portfolio this is your opportunity to influence the future of sustainable energy at scale.

We are looking for a Senior Commercial & Contract Manager Offshore Wind to join our Commercial Operations team.

In this position you will play a leading role in protecting and creating value across Vattenfalls offshore wind assets. Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders you will drive strategic commercial initiatives lead high-impact negotiations and contribute to the development of commercial excellence across Offshore Wind Operations.

You will operate at the intersection of Operations Asset Management Procurement Legal Finance and Engineering helping to solve complex commercial challenges while strengthening the commercial maturity of the organisation.

Qualifications :

What will you do 
As Senior Commercial & Contract Manager you will provide commercial leadership across a portfolio of operational offshore wind assets and support the continuous development of commercial governance and best practices throughout Offshore Wind Operations.

You will combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution ensuring that major supplier relationships contractual frameworks and commercial decisions contribute to safe reliable and cost-efficient operations.

Your main tasks and responsibilities: 

• Act as the senior commercial and contractual partner for assigned offshore wind assets supporting critical operational and strategic business decisions.
• Lead the commercial management of a portfolio of high-value operational contracts ensuring performance contractual compliance risk mitigation and value delivery throughout the contract lifecycle. 
• Lead complex commercial negotiations major contract amendments claims disputes and other high-impact contractual matters with strategic suppliers and contractors. 
• Drive commercial performance by identifying opportunities to improve contract outcomes reduce lifecycle costs manage risk and strengthen supplier collaboration across the portfolio. 
• Provide clear commercial contractual and financial recommendations that support robust decision-making and long-term asset value creation.
• Shape and continuously improve commercial governance contract management standards reporting and best practices across Offshore Wind Operations.
• Coach and support commercial colleagues while acting as a subject matter expert for complex commercial and contractual issues across the business.

Who are you 
You are an experienced commercial professional who combines strong commercial judgement with the ability to influence complex business decisions.

You are comfortable navigating ambiguity balancing stakeholder interests and managing high-impact contractual matters in a large-scale operational environment. You enjoy working across functions and are recognised for your ability to build trust challenge constructively and create sustainable business value.

Next to this you bring: 

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Business Economics Law Engineering or a related discipline. 
• Extensive experience in contract management commercial management procurement supplier management or a comparable commercial discipline. 
• Proven success leading complex commercial negotiations and managing high-value supplier and service agreements within asset-intensive industries. 
• Strong expertise in contract strategy contract changes claims management dispute resolution and commercial risk management.
• Experience within offshore wind renewable energy utilities maritime infrastructure oil & gas or other complex operational environments.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders build trusted relationships across functions and translate complex commercial matters into practical business decisions. 
• Native-level German and fluent English language skills with the ability to lead negotiations manage contractual discussions and to operate effectively in an international environment.

Location
Hamburg Berlin Amsterdam or Kolding.

Additional Information :

Looking for a career with growth

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth

The scale and ambition of our wind battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. Well also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1700 colleagues from 50 nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

Interested
We encourage you to apply as soon as possible. We review applications on an ongoing basis and interview suitable candidates throughout the recruitment process. Submitting your application early will give you the opportunity to be considered from the kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website. 

More Information 
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruitment Manager Liam Mulder via    

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender ethnicity age transgender identity or expression religion or other belief disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information. 

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party DISA Global Solutions AB. 

Since Vattenfall is a part of the Swedish critical infrastructure many of our services are security classed. If this position is security classified the final candidates might be subject to a security vetting process according to Swedish legislation. 

We look forward to receiving your application! 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time