Senior Contracts and Warranty Manager

As Senior Contractand WarrantyManager youll have a variety of responsibilities including:

Contracts and CommercialManagement

• Supporting the Site and technical teams with the negotiation and management of contracts for the Offshore O&M Services.

• Contract budgetmanagement including processing of applications for payment and invoicing.

• Facilitating the contractual and commercial implementation of contracts including reporting and other contractual deliverables. This will include undertaking detailed contract reviews and advising on how to interpret and apply key contract provisions on the day-to-day operational clauses of the contract.

• Assisting in developing mitigation strategies in line with the contract terms this will include proactively providing recommendations and advice on how to avoid any additional cost and where this is not possible how to minimize the costs of legitimate claims.

• Supporting in negotiations of claims and variations with contractors including the preparation of notes of advice and commercial drafting.

• Advising on key commercial risks from an O&M perspective for supply contracts on emerging projects.

• Ensuring SPR best practices and processes are implemented and applied in contract management ensuring involvement and interfacing with key company functions such as Purchasing Insurance Financial Legal e delivery of the projects interests in negotiating with the contractors; etc.

Warranty & Defect Management

• Own and actively manage the endtoend warranty lifecycle for offshore wind assets posthandover includingfoundations cablesonshore and offshore converter stations balance of plant and associated systems.

• Assist intheestablishmentandimplementation ofa structured warranty managementprocess including defect categorisation notification processes evidencing requirements tracking and resolution.

• Work closely with Engineering and Operations teams to ensure that defectsand faultsare technically understood contractually compliant and notifiedin accordance with the contractual conditions governing defect notification process and period.

• Lead commercial and contractual engagement with OEMs and suppliers to secure timely compliant and durable warranty remedies.

• Support Construction and Project teams during handover to ensure warranty positions are protected residual risks are understood and latent defects appropriately managed.

• Interface with Insurance and Legal teams where warranty failures escalate into claims or recovery actions.

• Monitor warranty performance metrics and provide clear reporting on exposure recoveries risks and trends.

• Proactively challenge OEMs and contractors where warranty obligations are not being met balancing operationalrealitieswith protection of longterm asset value.

StakeholderEngagement

• Act as the commercial and warranty authority within O&M supporting senior stakeholders with riskbased advice and recommendations.

• Ensure company best practices governance standards and procedures are consistently applied across contract and warranty management.

• Contribute to lessons learned and continuous improvement influencing warranty and contracting strategies for future offshore projects.

Youll bringexperience in contractual commercial and warranty management within an engineeringled environment ideally offshore wind.

You will have:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in Engineering Contract Management or a commerciallyoriented discipline.

• Strong technical understanding of offshore wind assets enabling engagement with Engineering teams and OEMs on defect causation and warranty scope.

• Experienceinmanaging warranty claims defect resolution and supplier negotiations.

• Highly developed commercial judgement negotiation risk management and stakeholder management skills.

• Confidence to challenge suppliers and OEMs at a senior level using both contractual and technical arguments.

• A proactive decisive and selfdriven approach with the ability to manage competing priorities in a complex operational environment.

You will be comfortable working across multiple projects and locations maintaining focus on delivery quality and value protectiontosupport safeefficient operation and maintenance of SPR offshore windfarms.