Contract Manager

We are looking for a Contract management consultant (m/f/d) experienced within the Energy Industry

We are looking for a Contract management consultant (m/f/d) experienced within the Energy Industry

Start: 01.07.2025

End: 31.12.2025

Volume: 120 Project days(fulltime)

Location: Remote: 95% ; onsite: 5% Essen

Tasks (independent delivery):

• Establishing and maintaining trade relationships including preparatory advice on negotiations of framework trade agreements such as EFETs, ISDAs, PPAs, VERs

• Passing on many years of knowledge and experience in the negotiation of framework trade agreements to the framework agreement team (e.g. via deep-dive meetings)

• Coordinating novations with counterparties, including advising the team on the conclusion of novation agreements

• Reviewing and advising on the negotiation of collateral agreements (under German and British law)

• Acting as a self-determining coordinating interface between various departments that need to be involved in the contract negotiations (e.g. legal, accounting, tax, compliance, regulatory contract provisions and their change during a negotiation means for the company that these departments are put in a position to assess risk and acceptability)

• Review and advice on negotiation of brokerage contracts ( terms and conditions)

• Review of gas storage contracts (terms and conditions) and identification of relevant obligations

• Review of TSO contracts (terms and conditions) and identification of relevant obligations

• Client internal projects: Advising on contract drafting and conclusion in the context of the ongoing restructuring of the contract landscape with foreign client group companies and their retail units

Skills:

Must haves

• Long-term experience in the energy industry

• Long-term experience with master trading agreements (and other contracts) in the energy industry (EFETs, ISDAs, PPAs, DRV, VERs)

• Law/business law/or other studies with legal background required

Nice to have:

-German advantageous

- qualification as a fully qualified(german) lawyer is an advantage

-Experience with stock exchanges advantageous