Project Commercial Manager

Sse Renewables

The Role

Overview

Manage commercial strategy, contracts and financial risk for renewable projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • insurance compliance
  • contract management
  • commercial strategy
  • business optimisation
  • financial reporting
  • risk reporting

Tasks

-Insurance & Compliance – Work with internal teams to secure appropriate project insurance, ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks, and support dispute resolution where needed. -Contract Management – Negotiate, place, manage, and administer all key contracts, ensuring contractual risks are identified, mitigated, and lessons learned are applied. -Lead Commercial Strategy – Develop and implement tailored commercial strategies for onshore and hydro projects, ensuring robust controls and stakeholder alignment. -Business Case & Optimisation – Drive project business cases by coordinating commercial inputs, optimising CAPEX and OPEX, and identifying value improvement opportunities. -Financial & Risk Reporting – Oversee commercial and cost reporting, providing strategic advice and analysis to project teams and shareholders throughout the project lifecycle.

Requirements

  • stakeholder management
  • leadership
  • commercial management
  • renewable energy
  • risk management
  • analytical

What You Bring

-Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills, capable of influencing strategy and leading teams in high-pressure environments. -Proven track record of delivering successful outcomes on complex projects and driving commercial value. -Significant experience in commercial management of infrastructure or renewable energy projects, including contract negotiation, financial close, and risk management. -Experience working in joint venture (JV) environments, representing shareholder interests and managing commercial decision-making across multiple stakeholders. -Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

The Company

About Sse Renewables

-Founded in 2010 from the rebranding of Airtricity, it became SSE plc’s core renewables arm based in Perth, Scotland. -Also delivering solar and battery storage, including pioneering park developments in the UK. -The world’s deepest fixed-bottom wind project with 1.1 GW operational capacity. -Secured a project pipeline exceeding 15 GW with ambitious targets to reach 9 GW capacity by 2027.

Sector Specialisms

Onshore Wind

Offshore Wind

Hydro Power

Solar

Battery Storage

Renewable Energy

Energy Generation

Energy Infrastructure

Security Clearance

-criminality check required -credit check required

Project Commercial Manager at Sse Renewables in London, England, United Kingdom