Renewable Contract Manager (RCM)

Join the only role based education for contract management in the Renewable Energy Industry

  • Topic: Renewable Contract Manager - RECOA Fundamental Education

  • Estimated study time: 14 week programme (Part Time) - 45 hours of self paced studies + assignments.
    Education needs to be completed within 26 weeks of the enrolment.

  • Price: € 2.400, ex. VAT*

  • Language: English

  • Instructors:
    Morten Søjborg - CEO & Partner, JUMBO Consulting Group
    Natalie Lawson - Senior Consultant, JUMBO Consulting Group
    Jacob Thiesen - Senior Consultant, JUMBO Consulting Group
    Jennifer Poly - Senior Instructor, RECOA

    Contributing Instructors:
    Ninna Ipsen - Senior Director, JUMBO Consulting Group
    Marianna Orphanou - Associate Consultant, JUMBO Consulting Group

What is included in the course

High quality videos and
tailor made knowledge
directly from our industry expert
High Quality Video lessons
Enables learners to familiarize themselves
with industry-recognized contract templates,
develop practical skills & knowledge that
are directly applicable to contract management
in the renewable energy industry
FIDIC based examples & Stage Gate Model
Offshore Wind Case studies & interactive tools are used to give learners
practical examples on how to integrate the
lessons in real life
Case Studies
Important terms, acronyms and abbreviations
Downloadable Resource & Glossary
After passing the final exam,
you will receive a digital,
printable certificate
Certificate of Completion
Where you can network with other professionals,
get updates on events and job hires.
Student Community

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Learning goals

When you have finished this course ...

  • Role

    You will know what is expected of you, be successful in your role and navigate an offshore wind project delivery organisation

  • Method

    You will have learned a structured way of working based on proven methods and tools in order to ensure optimal contract performance for both parties

  • Knowledge

    You will have obtained the distilled knowledge and lessons learned from industry leading specialists on contract management and be armed with practical guidance

Hear what our alumnis have to say

"Incredibly useful for sourcing managers and even project managers who benefit from foundational knowledge of contracts for capital project construction"

Grant van Wyngaarden

RECOA’s Renewable Contract Manager (RCM) program is essential for anyone pursuing a career in offshore renewables procurement, I wish I had taken the courses at the beginning of my career. While targeted for contract managers, this training is also incredibly useful for sourcing managers and even project managers who benefit from foundational knowledge of contracts for capital project construction. I appreciated the quality of the content and found the lessons with instructor led videos to be very engaging. Immediately after completing the program I was putting to use what I learned in my day-to-day activities in offshore renewable procurement.

The RCM education is for you if you can say yes to at least one of the following...

  • I have a desire to work in offshore wind

  • I have been in similar contract or commercial roles in the oil and gas industry or construction industry

  • I am a graduate and want to start my offshore career

  • I am a professional with several years practical experience in the industry who wants to refresh my theoretical knowledge or transfer my role within the industry

RECOA RCM Fundamental Education

The following modules are included

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About the RCM Education Programme

The Renewables Contract Manager (RCM) plays a key role in a project delivery organisation. The RCM manages contracts from cradle to grave ensuring that opportunities are seized, contractual obligations are met, and risks are properly identified and managed. A well-integrated RCM ensures both parties reach an optimal outcome during contract execution by establishing and ensuring clear communication and procedures are in place to assist the key stakeholders. The RCM should also work with its own organisation to ensure the project is delivered as expected whilst managing and processing changes and amendments during contract execution.

Candidates for the RCM education may have been in a contract or commercial management role in a different industry, and this education will focus on refining their role to adapt to the new organisations and contracts found in renewables projects.   Candidates should expect to refine their procedures and processes for contract management, as well as learn new ones, and will also practice their preparation and change management skills.


What can you expect of this education?

The education is broken down into modules with each module being between 30 and 60 minutes with a focus on the Offshore Wind industry, as this is by far the most predominant and rapidly expanding industry. However, the content of the education is relevant across all technologies within the renewable energy industry.  The education is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of all of the skill sets necessary for a contract manager in the renewable energy industry.


The various sections of the education broadly cover: 

Introduction to Contract Management
  • An introduction to Renewable Contract Management as a discipline, stage gate and process model, and the Project Triangle (Cost, Time, Scope).
  • Role and Responsibilities, including role descriptions, organisational structures, stakeholders, deliverables, and project governance.
  • Contractual Understanding, including contracting models, standards forms of contract, especially delving into the FIDIC suite, contractual levers, distribution of risk and key terms and conditions.

The Beginnings of Contract Management in a Project: Handover & Start Up
  • Handover from Procurement, including guidance on the Handover meeting, information to receive from the procurement teams, and deliverables for this phase.
  • Start Up, including actions after Contract Signing and internal and external Kick Off meetings.

The Core of Contract Management: Contract Execution
  • The Site, including risks, terms and conditions particular to the site; such as access to the site, ground conditions and weather.
  • Contract Price and Payment, including various pricing structures, the make up of the contract price, concepts for currency, commodity and quantity adjustments and indexation including hedging and how payments are made.
  • Time and Delay, including the concept of time, how it is measured, milestones, delays, extensions and delay damages.
  • Changes to the Scope of Works, including how to determine if there is a change, how changes are initiated, processed and formalised.
  • Claims and Disputes, including the concept of claims, how they are processed and determined, ultimately through the different venues for dispute resolution.
  • Ownership, Risk and Insurance, including loss and damages to the works, indemnities (incl. knock for knock), transfer of ownership and risk, and insurance.
  • Liabilities and Termination, including liabilities as a concept, types and caps to liability, termination events, process and the physical and monetary effects thereof.

The Conclusion of a Project: Completion and O&M Handover
  • Completion, Taking Over, and O&M Handover, including the conditions for taking over, the consequences thereof, the Defects Notification Period; what it means, extensions and associated liabilities.

Your Instructors

Senior Instructor Jennifer Poly

Jennifer Poly is passionate about renewable energy and the environment. A solutions-oriented lawyer, she specialises in contract management within framework agreements, cable supply and installation, and turnkey export cable contracts for offshore wind projects. She has an international and varied background, having completed her education both in the United States and Europe. Jennifer has held positions in law firms, as well as in-house counsel and contract management with a major turnkey cable manufacturer. She has worked on several large offshore wind farm projects in Europe and has experience with the nascent US market. Jennifer accompanies and advises business partners to develop and implement the right innovative legal and commercial solutions for the company and its stakeholders. Her extensive experience within the industry has motivated her to increase her knowledge in the market through the Renewable Contract Manager Education.

Senior Instructor & Academy Partner, JUMBO Consulting Group Morten Søjborg

Morten Søjborg is an experienced offshore wind professional, having worked in the industry for more than 15 years. His educational background is in economics and law, and his career spans working as in-house and external counsel for both project developers and contractors, as well as acting as a procurement consultant and lead negotiator for multiple offshore wind projects. He has represented contractors, such as MT Højgaard and Vestas Offshore, and project developers, such as Ørsted and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, to name a few. Morten is also a co-founder and partner in the international procurement and contract management consultancy, JUMBO Consulting Group. Morten knows the ins and outs of the procurement and contracting process within offshore wind, and as an instructor, he aims to pass this knowledge on to students in a structured way. Morten's classes enable students to see procurement and contracting from the viewpoints of both project developers and the supply chain, as he strongly believes that successful projects result from a high degree of alignment and understanding between the parties regarding their roles, expectations, and obligations.

Contributing Instructor & Senior Consultant, JUMBO Consulting Group Natalie Lawson

Natalie Lawson is a Senior Consultant within the JUMBO Consulting Group with a legal degree from Scotland. She has subsequently acquired a broad spectrum of legal and commercial experience from domestic and international organisations in Scotland, China, and Denmark. Natalie worked in-house for MT Højgaard A/S, including in their offshore wind department, where her role spanned an array of disciplines including procurement, contract management, warranty management, and dispute resolution. Natalie enjoys learning, whether about different parts of a business, new technology, or the people around her. As such, the dynamic nature and scale of the offshore wind industry holds great appeal to her. Natalie strives to use this knowledge and insight to help develop solutions as well as longstanding relationships.

Instructor(s)

Contributing Instructor & Senior Consultant, JUMBO Consulting Group Jacob Thiesen

Jacob has more than 11 years of experience working with contract management in offshore wind. He brings extensive experience with both the sourcing and post-signing execution side of his profession. Jacob comes from a business-education background and has worked for more than a decade with Ørsted on some of the largest projects in the industry. Jacob has experience in sourcing processes from A to Z for many different scopes, both on- and offshore: development of sourcing strategies, ITT, supplier selection, tendering, negotiations, evaluation, and award. In many of these contracts, Jacob has also managed execution until completion. Jacob is eager to combine his experiences in sourcing and contract management with his deep knowledge of the offshore wind industry to find optimal and pragmatic solutions for any project he works on, ensuring not only the best achievable contracts but, more importantly, the best possible final project.

Senior Instructor & Academy Partner, JUMBO Consulting Group Ninna Ipsen

Ninna is a senior director with over 15 years of experience in strategic sourcing, supply chain development, supply chain management, and building a long-term sustainable supply chain. Ninna has wide cross-scope knowledge of developing complex global sourcing strategies, making and negotiating supplier contracts, and focusing on all commercial areas within offshore wind technical packages, such as WTGs, cables, foundations, substations, onshore civil engineering works, and all offshore installation areas. Ninna has played a role in the transformation of Ørsted’s oil and gas operations to a company driven by renewable energy and is currently employed by JUMBO Consulting Group as a Senior Director and Head of Procurement Management. She is passionate about creating a world that runs entirely on green energy, achieving climate targets in green heavy industry, and leveraging capabilities across businesses and supply chains. To support this goal, Ninna hopes to pass her knowledge on to her students in support of the green transition.

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The education material includes:

  • Video

    In some of the videos the instructor will talk directly to you. In other videos you will be presented with relevant material while the instructor speaks in the background.

  • Illustrations

    Photographs are used to illustrate important parts of the education process. They will help you to visualise and identify the subjects presented by the instructor.

  • Audio

    An audio sound track together with text subtitles is provided for most modules. You have the option to hear or read the content of each module.

  • Text

    Some lessons are presented as text. Many of these are accompanied by pictures or videos. You also have the option to listen to the text lessons as an audio presentation.

  • Graphics

    The graphics that appear in the lessons are carefully selected to support the education material. A complex operation is often better represented as an animated graphic than as a verbal or text description.

  • Downloadable content

    Some of the learning material in this education will be downloadable. By downloading the material it become easier to access it, even when you are offline.