Senior Lead Commercial Manager
Imagine a future where you drive the commercial performance of a portfolio of offshore wind farms off the UK’s east coast, strengthening joint venture partnerships, and keeping safety at the centre of every decision.
Join us in this role where you’ll lead commercial management across a portfolio of operational assets, protecting and enhancing long-term value for our business and our partners. You’ll balance governance, risk, and performance, and you’ll work across functions to deliver improvements that support safe, reliable generation.
Welcome to Generation
You’ll be part of Commercial Management UKE where you, together with your colleagues, will manage Ørsted’s investments and joint venture partnerships across a portfolio of assets. You’ll work closely with asset Commercial Managers to deliver high-quality partner service, robust governance, and portfolio-wide enhancements, collaborating with teams across Ørsted including Finance, Legal, Operations, Engineering, and Regulatory Affairs.
As a team, we collaborate closely, share knowledge openly, and solve problems early to support strong performance and a high safety focus.
You’ll play an important role in:
- promoting a strong safety & compliance focus across commercial decisions and joint venture governance.
- representing Ørsted’s interests in a portfolio of UK assets, internally and externally on asset boards.
- strengthening relationships with joint venture partners and key external stakeholders, including Offshore Transmission Owners and The Crown Estate.
- leading portfolio-wide commercial topics, including financial & performance tracking, value enhancement, and dispute resolution.
- identifying, valuing, and managing commercial risks and opportunities, and driving mitigation actions in order to maximise long-term value.
- supporting the continuous development of the Commercial Management UKE team and driving a culture of accountability, excellence, and pride.
To succeed in the role, you:
- bring deep commercial expertise in offshore wind, asset management, and joint venture structures.
- communicate clearly, facilitate confidently, and build trust with senior internal and external stakeholders.
- apply strong financial acumen, including business case thinking, budgeting, and economic modelling.
- negotiate effectively, manage contractual obligations, and handle complex commercial issues with integrity.
- work in a structured, proactive way, prioritising safety, collaboration, and results.
Maybe you’ve read the above and can see you have some transferable skills, even though they don’t quite match all the points. If you think you can bring something to the team, we still encourage you to apply.
Please note that you’re expected to do some travelling in relation to your work, as you’ll visit our Hub in Grimsby approximately once a month.
Shape the future with us
Send your application to us as soon as possible. We’ll be conducting interviews on a continuous basis and reserve the right to take down the advert when we’ve found the right candidate. As an applicant or employee, you may request reasonable work and position accommodation or adjustments via accommodation@orsted.com.
Please note that for your application to be taken into consideration, you must submit your application via our online career pages and answer the screening questions relevant for your country. We don't take applications or inquiries from external recruiters or agencies into account for this position.
All offers of employment in the UK are conditional on successful completion of a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check. Further details will be given at offer stage.
28 May 2026
London, GB
Strategy and business development
Permanent
Full-time
Hybrid (office and home-working)