Substations Procurement Manager

We are looking for a Substations Procurement Manager to work 3 days a week Edinburgh, Scotland with 2 days WFH - £800 per day ltd company outside of IR35. 12 months + Strategy Development • Lead the development of the procurement strategy for the onshore and offshore substations for the Morven project, in conjunction with internal project stakeholders, external suppliers and in line with the overarching project procurement strategy. • Manage the shareholder review and approval process for the procurement strategy, to ensure it is approved in line with delegated authorities. • Lead the development and implementation of the Morven OFTO strategy and provide advice across the project as required. Request for Proposal (RFP) Preparation and Management • Prepare all required commercial documentation for the substations package RFP, and work closely with the Engineering, HSSE, Owner’s Engineer and Legal teams to ensure overall progress against the schedule. • Work with Legal to prepare the required FEED contract and EPC(I) Heads of Terms templates. Request for Proposal (RFP) Preparation and Management • Prepare all required commercial documentation for the substations package RFP, and work closely with the Engineering, HSSE, Owner’s Engineer and Legal teams to ensure overall progress against the schedule. • Work with Legal to prepare the required FEED contract and EPC(I) Heads of Terms templates. • Manage the RFP process, ensuring that all bidders comply with the project requirements. Be the interface between the bidders and project team, ensuring that all clarifications are answered in a timely manner. Experience required: Deep knowledge of the offshore wind supply chain, particularly HVDC OEMs, fabricators, transport and installation contractors and UK civils contractors. • Strong experience of preparing and managing complex RFPs, from preparation through to award. • Demonstrable experience of negotiating, awarding and managing high-spend and high-criticality contracts. • Experience of preparing procurement strategies and managing the approvals process across a range of stakeholders and shareholders. • Knowledge of the OFTO process requirements, ideally with previous experience of taking an offshore wind project through the OFTO cost recovery process. People are our business worldwide Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.