Procurement and Commercial Manager - ESI

Procurement & Commercial Manager - Offshore Wind (Contracts & Risk Focus)

Location: UK (Hybrid)
Rate: £700-£800 per day (Inside IR35, via PAYE Umbrella)
Contract: Until end of Dec 2026 (with potential extension)
Start: ASAP
Working rights: Full UK working rights required

The opportunity

We're seeking a detail-driven Procurement & Commercial Manager to support a major offshore renewables programme. This role is contract- and documentation-focused: less about front-end negotiation, and more about internal coordination, drafting precision, and managing commercial risk across complex technical packages.

You'll work closely with Procurement & Commercial, Legal, and Engineering to shape and maintain a robust contracting position, translating technical requirements into clear commercial language and ensuring consistency across contract suites.

What you'll be doing

• Drafting, reviewing and heavily amending contract documents, ensuring accuracy and consistency throughout.
• Cross-comparing multiple versions of contract wording (redlines/mark-ups) to identify material changes and implications.
• Converting technical drafting into commercial drafting without losing the engineering intent.
• Coordinating inputs across P&C, Legal and Engineering, maintaining version control and ensuring alignment to agreed positions.
• Identifying, coordinating and actively managing commercial and contractual risks (including tracking mitigations and ensuring they are reflected in documentation).
• Providing informed market positions based on prior experience with offshore supply chains and typical supplier stances.
• Supporting governance, approvals, and readiness for contract finalisation.

What we're looking for (essential)

• Strong experience in procurement/commercial/contract management within offshore wind or comparable offshore infrastructure.
• A highly structured, meticulous approach-comfortable working through complex technical contract drafting and detailed documentation.
• Practical experience with FIDIC Yellow Book (including significant amendments) and familiarity with LOGIC-style terms or similar offshore contracting frameworks.
• Onshore and offshore experience (vital), with an understanding of how offshore delivery realities affect risk, obligations, and contract administration.
• Experience working with or for key energy supply chain / ESI-type suppliers (e.g., offshore substation, export cable, major offshore EPC or equivalent).
• Confident stakeholder management-able to coordinate multiple internal contributors and keep documentation controlled and coherent.

Desirable

• A legal background or a strong legal/commercial grounding gained through hands-on contracting roles.
• Direct exposure to offshore substation and export cable packages (supply/EPC/EPCI), including acceptance regimes, warranties, LDs, interface risk, and change control.
• Experience supporting internal contract governance and approvals in large programmes.

How to apply

If you're a contract-focused commercial professional with offshore package experience and a sharp eye for detail, please apply with your CV highlighting:

• Your experience with FIDIC/LOGIC-style contracts
• Relevant offshore project exposure
• Examples of drafting/comparison/risk-management work on technical packages

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.