DEVEX Category Specialist

Company Description

Masdar is the UAE’s clean energy champion and one of the largest companies of its kind in the world, advancing the development and deployment of renewable energy and green hydrogen technologies to address global sustainability challenges. Established in 2006, Masdar is today active in over 40 countries, helping them to achieve their clean energy objectives and advance sustainable development.

Masdar is jointly owned by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), and Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), and under this ownership the company is targeting a renewable energy portfolio capacity of at least 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and an annual green hydrogen production capacity of up to 1 million tonnes by the same year.

Job Description

Job Purpose

To support procurement and contract management activities within Global Offshore Wind UK, ensuring the prompt and efficient delivery of all Offshore Wind UK procurement and contracts requirements in compliance with Masdar policies, procedures, rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

Implementation of procurement processes and activities

• Monitor compliance with procurement policies, procedures and systems and manage reporting mechanisms and logistics systems and procedures.
• Manage the post-bid procurement process and negotiations with the shortlisted suppliers.

Procurement administration and management

• Support the development of all Devex contracts e.g. Owners Engineer, Independent Engineer, Inspection agreements, expeditor, etc.
• Support contract management following contract execution from contractual and commercial perspectives.
• Review and manage suppliers with related official communications and support delivery/execution teams in managing the supplier contracts.
• Perform procurement activities in relation to offshore wind project development.
• Identify and qualify potential suppliers locally and internationally in coordination with the development teams.
• Prepare and issue the Request for Proposals for Devex requirements, evaluate the offers, perform commercial negotiations with the suppliers, select the preferred supplier in conjunction with the development/construction team and finalize the contractual documents.

Contract Management

• Manage the contracts to support project requirements as applicable.
• Support the contract delivery process and anticipate any expedition needed based on the project timelines.

Internal customer service and communication

• Support effective communication and consultation between with head office procurement and internal customers.
• Contribute to the deliverables, preparation of bids/ acquisitions, the progress reports.

Management of stakeholders and third party service providers

• Ensure relationships with service level providers are managed smoothly and effectively in a way that guarantees that Masdar is provided with quality and timely services, in line with relevant service level agreements.
• As and when required by management, manage key relationships/negotiations with relevant internal and external stakeholders in order to ensure the negotiation and agreement of favourable deals and agreements that safeguard Masdar’s best interests while ensuring the delivery of necessary needs/goals.

Continuous improvement of policies, systems and processes

• Contribute to the continuous improvement and implementation of unit systems, policies and procedures covering all areas of activity so that all relevant procedural/ legislative requirements and standards are fulfilled while ensuring that policies and procedures support the delivery of the strategy.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• MCIPS qualification or solid relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business administration or finance or another related field

Preferred Experience

• 3+ years’ experience in contracts and purchasing
• Renewable Energy experience is advantageous but not essential.

Additional Information

Job-Specific Skills

• Good communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of processes, templates, tools and systems used in procurement and contract management.
• Ability to negotiate commercial terms with suppliers.
• Good research and analytical skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to prioritize actions and manage a diverse cross-functional team.

Masdar is one of the world’s fastest growing renewable energy companies and a green hydrogen leader, placing the UAE at the forefront of the energy transition.

As a pioneer in advancing the clean energy sector and a key enabler of the UAE’s vision as a global leader in sustainability and climate action, Masdar has developed projects in more than 40 countries across six continents and has invested, or committed to invest, in worldwide projects with a combined value of more than US$30 billion.

Masdar unites the UAE’s three energy champions – Mubadala, ADNOC and TAQA – and will utilize their combined expertise to fulfill its purpose as a global clean energy pioneer across renewables and green hydrogen.

Promoting innovation in solar, wind, energy storage, waste-to-energy, and geothermal energy, Masdar has a proven record of delivering pioneering projects using cutting-edge clean energy technologies, that are commercially viable and bankable.

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