Subcontracting Manager

Wärtsilä Energy leads the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our partners to accelerate their decarbonisation journeys through our market-leading technologies and power system modelling expertise. These cover decarbonisation services, future-fuel enabled balancing power plants, hybrid solutions, energy storage and optimisation technology, including the GEMS Digital Energy Platform.

Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 79 GW of power plant capacity and more 125 energy storage installations in 180 countries around the world?

In this fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies through innovation in technology and services - together. Want to join the ride?

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Wärtsilä is leading the transition towards a 100% renewable energy future. We help our customers unlock the value of energy transition by optimizing their energy systems and future-proofing their assets. Did you know Wärtsilä has delivered 73 GW of power plant capacity in 180 countries around the world, including 80 energy storage systems?
 

In this era of innovation and fast changing world of energy, we are constantly on the lookout for high performing, future-oriented talent to join our team and to work towards enabling sustainable societies with smart technology - together. Are you ready to take the next step?

Position Title: Subcontracting Manager

• Accountabilities: Accountable for sourcing, qualifications, due diligences and performance evaluations of contractors.
• To coordinate and provide expertise and related support to the subcontracting process from end to end for the sales and execution EPC projects.
• To Stablish a Subcontractors Networking as per assigned responsibility project-country.
• Development and maintenance of Subcontractors Portfolio for the Category Subcontractors Installation and Construction in EB.

Main Responsibilities:

• Operations: 
• Identification and sourcing of contractors for the EPC projects in sales and execution projects in Energy business. 
• Subcontracting Planning, subcontractors and subcontracting risk management, risk follow-up from the early sales phase through completion for the EPC projects. 
• To stablish NDA’s agreement with subcontractors. 
• Coordinate the Tendering and Subcontracting in accordance with subcontracting process for the sales and execution EPC projects from sales to project completion. 
• To provide Strong cooperation and leadership in a new market, in regards to construction local laws, construction requirements for contractors, unions, etc. in a cross organisational cooperation with sales, Project Management teams, legal, etc
• To execute the compliance checking and due diligences activities for the Installation and Construction contractors in Energy.
• To Perform the assessments and audits in line with the Wärtsilä Supplier requirements and subcontracting tools. 
• To execute in cooperation with the project teams the Construction and Project Management capabilities analysis for the installation and construction contractors in Energy Business. 
• To work in close cooperation with project teams (Project Manager, Chief Project Engineers, Contract managers, Site Managers, sales, etc.) for execute the subcontracting in line with the process from end to end. This include lead regular meetings with the stakeholders and actively participation in the milestones and gates meetings related to sales and project execution. 
• Participate in customer / stakeholder negotiations when needed and maintain good customer / stakeholder relationships 
• Identify, mitigate, monitor and report risks in own responsibility area. From sales to project completion. 
• To participate in the contract awarding and responsible for the vendor commercial aspects, including vendor rating in line with the Supply requirements. 
• To maintain the qualifications and performance evaluations updated for the contractors in own responsibility area. In line with Supply and Category requirements 
• Maintain the portfolio of assigned contractors documentation, audits, KPI’s, etc. in line with the Wärtsilä requirements for suppliers and in line with the specific Category requirements 
• To execute Subcontractors Performance evaluations. Yearly. 
• To execute the needed task assigned by the line manager in regards to Subcontracting.

Development Responsibilities: 

• To develop and maintain the Construction and Installation contractors networking in the assigned countries or projects. 
• Support in the Development of the Subcontracting Governance documents and processes including needed tools for subcontractors qualifications and evaluations.
• Develop relations with internal and external stakeholders and ensure smooth cooperation between SCM, Sales, Project teams, Installation &Construction Services, etc.
• Permanent development support to the Contractors Portfolio Category management.

Authorities:

• Has the authority to sign NDA’s and to select installation contractors for specific sales or project needs.
• Has the authority to rate suppliers based on the Supplier Quality Assessment requirements.
• Has also the authority to sign installation contracts together with the authorised person in the jurisdiction were the project will be executed.

Requirements: 

• High ethical standards 
• Excellent understanding of subcontracting processes and practices 
• Multiple years of experience in project execution 
• Availability to travel. 
• Robust Knowledge in Construction Management 
• Good understanding of contract management 
• Good understanding at Sales process 
• Experience and knowledge in Contract negotiations 
• Good analytical, and communication skills 
• Excellent problems solving and decision making 
• Cost Management awareness & effectiveness 
• Systematic and organised way of working 
• Fluent in written and spoken English language 
• Cultural awareness in own designated area 
• Other languages skills is considered a plus 
• Professional certification in Project Management considered as a plus

Last application date: 20/12/2024 

At Wärtsilä we value, respect and embrace all our differences, and are committed to diversity, inclusion and equal employment opportunities; everyone can be their true self and succeed based on their job-relevant merits and abilities. 

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Wärtsilä is a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. Our team of 17,800 professionals, in more than 280 locations in 79 countries, shape the decarbonisation transformation of our industries across the globe. Read more on www.wartsila.com.