Tender Project Manager

Do you share our passion of renewable energy for a greener and sustainable future?

We are currently looking to recruit a Tender Project Manager on a Permanent basis to join the team covering the projects across the UK & Ireland.

How can you make a difference?

We’re looking for an experienced Tender Project Manager who’s ready to shape high-impact onshore wind energy projects. If you’re a Project Manager who thrives on decision-making and leading cross-functional teams, looking to expand their influence early in the project lifecycle, this is the role for you!

As a Tender Project Manager, you’ll own the strategy from the first tender through to project delivery. You’ll be at the heart of critical decision-making, from budgets and schedules to contract negotiations, ensuring that every aspect of the project is set up for success. Your expertise will ensure projects are not only competitive but executable as planned, and you’ll help guide them from proposal to execution.

What will you be doing? 

Key responsibilities for this role include: 

• Collaborating with clients and internal stakeholders to understand project goals, client drivers, and site conditions.
• Leading the development of the execution strategy during the tender phase, ensuring the approach meets both client requirements and operational feasibility.
• Taking ownership of the strategy by considering project complexities, timelines, and budgets, ensuring the plan is realistic and delivers on client expectations.
• Developing detailed execution schedules, resource plans, and risk management strategies that will drive the success of the project.
• Ensuring the seamless handover to the execution team once the tender is awarded. Making sure that all documentation, strategies, and plans are clearly defined and understood.
• Creating and managing detailed project budgets for tenders, ensuring alignment with project scope, execution plans, and tender/Contract agreements.
• Jointly leading the negotiation of terms and conditions with clients, and where required, subcontractors, and suppliers ensuring that terms are clear, risks are well understood and minimised, and all parties are aligned
• Conducting thorough risk assessments during the tender phase, identifying potential project risks (e.g., financial, technical, environmental, and operational).

What are we looking for? 

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience in project execution or tender management working on large-scale energy projects and ideally be educated to degree level in a Engineering or Project Management related subject. 

You will have a proven track record of leading complex projects from the tender phase through to execution and have expertise in budgeting, risk management and contract negotiations.

You will also display strong leadership skills and have experience in making key decisions, collaborating with multi-disciplinary functions and ownership of key project elements. 

Other key skills and attributes required for this role include: 

• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
• Project Leadership experience
• Proficient in project management tools (e.g., MS Project and SAP) and familiar with tendering and contract management software
• Strong commercial acumen, including cost estimation, budgeting and financial risk management

What we can offer you?

Time Off 🤸  33 days including bank holidays. After two years continual service you will be entitled to an additional day‘s holiday per annum (Maximum 5 days). Plus an extra day off for your birthday

Health & Wellbeing 🧠 Employee Assistance Programme (offering therapy sessions), Bike2Work Scheme, Paid Eye tests & contribution towards Glasses, Company Sick pay scheme. Private Healthcare available via salary sacrifice

Volunteering 🌎 2 paid working days per calendar year to carry out volunteering activities in your local community.

Family friendly 👨‍👩‍👦 Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave. Compassionate Leave, and Life Insurance.

Memberships 📚 Nordex will reimburse the cost of one annual professional subscription fee to one professional institution relevant to your work.

Celebrate🎉 Long Service Awards at 5, 10, 15 + years Service

Flexible 💼 flexible working hours and hybrid working arrangements available.

Recruitment Process

The closing date for this role is 22nd November 2024, however, please be aware that this role could close early if we receive an overwhelming response.

The first stage of the recruitment process requires you to submit your CV via the Apply Now button.  The recruitment team will then review your application and be in touch to confirm if you have been successful in reaching the next stage of the process. 

Interviews for this role are due to take place week commencing 2nd December 2024

We appreciate all the applications we receive and will be in touch with you as soon as we can, so please watch out for our emails or phone calls (which maybe from a withheld number)

Nordex Values, Diversity & Inclusion

Here at Nordex we interact with a variety of people and cultures. Our values of Integrity, Respect, Colleagueship, and Ownership are the unifying force for all departments and regions around the world, these are the standards we walk by. 

Our mission is to offer cutting edge, reliable products, and services, generating value for our customers and stakeholders​ …. All whilst protecting the environment.

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