Senior Contracts & Commercial Manager

ABOUT ZENOBE

Our goal is to make clean power accessible, to accelerate the shift to zero carbon power and transport.

We’re building and operating the world’s most sophisticated battery systems to enable the take up of more renewable power, electrifying fleets for cleaner air, repurposing electric vehicle batteries for clean portable power and creating proprietary software and data analysis to optimise operational performance for our customers.

Today we have 425 MW of operational and under construction grid scale battery capacity and are the largest owner and operator of EV buses in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Zenobe is expanding into other markets such as the USA. In our first five years we have raised nearly £1billion in funding and our rapidly growing company is looking for highly talented and motivated people to join us.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Zenobe is looking to hire an experienced Senior Commercial Manager to help deliver some of the largest battery energy storage (BESS) assets in the UK (50-400MW in size). The role of the Senior Commercial Manager will be to lead commercially on the construction phase of our projects while supporting the wider project team in delivering on time, on budget and to the highest quality. The candidate should be comfortable supporting multiple live construction projects on a multi-contracting basis, and flexible in supporting the wider business needs when required (e.g pre-FID procurement support).

A TASTE OF THE DAY TO DAY

• Reporting functionally into the Head of Procurement, while working alongside Project Managers
• Responsible for leading on commercial and contract management of Zenobē’s live BESS construction projects
• Lead, manager and resolve commercial tasks – including commercial strategy, drafting of formal correspondence, variations, claims, commercial risk management (opportunities/threats), project accounts & payments
• Ensuring all stakeholders adhere to contractual obligations, internal standards and external regulations
• Develop and maintain good business relationships with new and existing contractors and both internal/external stakeholders
• Provide and present periodic commercial status updates to senior leadership team
• Line management responsibilities (Quantity Surveyor to report into Senior Commercial Manager)
• Support central procurement initiatives as required and feeding in lessons learned from the construction phase into upcoming development projects
• Support the pre-FID procurement process in contract negotiations, as required
• Attend construction site(s) as required

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We realise that certain groups of people are less likely to apply for a role if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. To be absolutely clear: if you like the look of this job and think you could do it well, we encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience. Above all, Zenobē is looking for collaborative, flexible, empathetic people who are interested in creating and promoting practical routes to a zero carbon world.

• 6-8 Years’ + experience in Commercial/Contracts management with relevant qualifications (e.g BSc QS, RICS) preferred
• The preferred candidate will hold relevant experience in the construction of battery energy storage system assets and/or other renewables/generation assets
• Project experience on a multi-contracting basis
• Experience with FIDIC and other bespoke/complex forms of contract
• Experienced in providing commercial leadership on complex projects
• Experienced in claim management strategy/execution and settlement agreements
• A genuine passion for renewable energy
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams (legal, engineering, construction, finance, etc)

WORKING AT ZENOBE

We’re passionate about sustainability and are proud to offer Team Zenobē a pioneering and collaborative working environment. We encourage our people to take ownership of their career progression and celebrate those that can think outside the box.

If you’d like to join our community of likeminded people hit the apply button now, we’d love to hear from you!

WHAT WE OFFER

Charge your career at Zenobē and receive

• Up to 20% annual bonus for being awesome
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Private Medical Insurance, for you and the family
• £1500 training budget per year, to ensure you grow as we do
• EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
• Pension scheme, up to 8% matched contributions
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cash back health plan
• Plus more

Lots of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, flexitime and hybrid working. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but please talk to us about the flexibility you need and let’s see how we can make it work.

OUR APPROACH TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our people are our strongest asset and the key determinant of our success, and we value a range of skillsets and perspectives. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. We work to provide equal opportunities and an inclusive work environment, where everyone is fairly treated in the application process and through their career at Zenobē. If there are any adjustments that would help improve your experience with Zenobē, please let us know when you apply.