The contract assistant will have to support INELFE on major EPC and IMR contracts. These contracts will be awarded by INELFE for the construction of AC/DC converter stations in Cubnezais (France) and Gatica (Spain), construction of underground and submarine HVDC cables connections, associated Civil Works etc.

This project, also called "Biscay Gulf Electrical Interconnection FR-ES", is a joint project being developed by INELFE on behalf of Réseau de Transport d'Electricité (RTE) and Red Eléctrica de España (REE) and supported by the European Union's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).

The contractor will assist INELFE on the project from the groundwork of the contracts until the commissioning of the interconnection (approximately end of 2025).

The Contractor shall support INELFE for the following activities:

1) Groundwork before the launch of minimum 2 tenders including:

— contract risk analysis,

— contract review and drafting,

— contract guideline drafting;

2) Contract assistance during tenders including:

— negotiation support,

— review and analysis of contract deviations,

— contract redraft;

3) Contract management support (see options below).