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We are seeking a proactive and commercially minded Contract Manager to support the management of operations and maintenance agreements across a growing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) portfolio. The role will focus on administering, negotiating, and monitoring contracts with O&M service providers, and other key stakeholders to ensure contractual compliance, commercial performance, and operational efficiency.
Job Responsibility
Manage the lifecycle of O&M contracts, including drafting, review, execution, administration, amendments, renewals, and close-out
Monitor compliance with contractual obligations, KPIs, SLAs, and reporting requirements
Support the negotiation of commercial terms with service providers and partners
Maintain contract records, correspondence, and documentation
Work closely with Asset Management & Operations, Finance, Legal, and Procurement teams to ensure contractual alignment with operational objectives
Identify contractual risks, inconsistencies, and potential claims, and support mitigation strategies
Work closely with the Performance and Operations teams to translate technical underperformance into actionable commercial claims, leading the quantification and recovery of Liquidated Damages (LDs) and performance penalties
Assist in evaluating contractor and service provider performance against agreed deliverables
Support dispute resolution processes and coordinate contractual communications where required
Act as a key point of contact for contractual matters relating to BESS asset operations
Coordinate with external stakeholders including O&M contractors and service providers
Support lender query responses related to O&M contracts
Support onboarding of new contracts into operational management
Act as a key stakeholder in Zenobe’s stage-gate process, ensuring that all contractual handovers from Delivery to Operations are commercially sound and fully documented in internal systems
Prepare regular contract status reports, risk summaries, and performance updates for management
Ensure contracts comply with internal governance standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices
Support budget planning and cost control of the spend under the O&M contracts
Responsible for the annual validation of indexation calculations and the creation of payment plans for all BESS and BOP contracts to ensure billing accuracy
Contribute to continuous improvement of contract management processes and templates
Actively contribute to Zenobe's commitment to health and safety, wellbeing and sustainability
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Law, Engineering, Energy Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field
At least 5 years’ experience in contract management, commercial management in asset operations environment
Experience within renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure, or energy storage sectors preferred
Familiarity with framework agreements, O&M contracts, managed service agreements is advantageous
Understanding of BESS operations, ancillary services markets, or renewable asset management is desirable
Strong commercial awareness and contract administration capability
Ability to interpret contractual language and identify commercial risk
Excellent organisational and stakeholder management skills
Strong written and verbal communication abilities
Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple contracts simultaneously
Proficient in Microsoft Office and contract/document management systems
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Collaborative and solutions-oriented approach
Comfortable working in a fast-paced and evolving environment
Proactive, adaptable, and capable of working independently
Nice to have
Experience within renewable energy, utilities, infrastructure, or energy storage sectors preferred
Familiarity with framework agreements, O&M contracts, managed service agreements is advantageous
Understanding of BESS operations, ancillary services markets, or renewable asset management is desirable
What we offer
Up to 33% annual bonus
25 days holiday, increasing with length of service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays