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Senior Contract Manager
Job Description Summary
Responsibilities and accountabilities
The Senior Contract Manager, reporting in solid line to the Grid Solutions Regional Contract Management Leader and in dotted line to the Project Director, and in strict cooperation with the Project Team, assumes overall responsibility for all contractual activities in the assigned Projects portfolio.
Job Description
Main Duties
Thorough analysis of the contract and elaboration, with the Project Director, of the Project’s contract and commercial strategy.
Presentation to the Project Team of the contractual analysis, commercial execution strategy issuance of the Contract Questionnaire, Contract Commercial Plan (CCP) and other contract analysis deliverables as per Contract Management processes
Implement contractual procedures, particularly regarding claims, insurance, variation orders, correspondence and notifications.
Identify GEV as well as customer/consortium and other third-party contract obligations and develop and implement the Project contract commercial plan, including Project claim strategy.
Proactively support Project risk and opportunity identification and analysis.
Assume responsibility for all Project contractual activities from hand-over from Sales until all contractual obligations are completed and all contractual issues are resolved/settled.
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Ensure notices are given in line with contract requirements.
Proactively manage claims to/from customers, subcontractors/suppliers and partners, incl. negotiations and settlements.
Manage Project variation requests/orders.
Manage Project insurances: ensure contract compliant insurance coverage; submit, monitor and settle of insurance claims in accordance with the policies.
If requested, provide support and guidance and training to Project team on general contractual issues. Clarify contractual/legal enquiries, if necessary, referring to Legal.
Support the Sales team in the tender phase, including drafting of contract qualifications and attend to contract negotiations.
Provide support in the event of dispute.
Report on Project claims and variations, as well as potentially critical contract issues to management and, as required, to project control, finance and audit staff.
Report to management for the approval of variation orders, amendments and settlements in accordance with the applicable Delegation of Authority.
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Experience And Knowledge
Proven experience/track record in claim preparation and negotiation (EOT claim, global claim, contract renegotiations etc) including elaboration of claim strategy.
Knowledge of delay analysis principles (critical path analysis, concurrent delay principles etc)
Understanding of contract law
Understanding of Project risk management
Technical understanding
Experience in high-level negotiations
Extensive hands-on contract management experience in complex infrastructure projects (power generation and power transmission preferred)
Proven experience in NEC and Fidic contract models is essential for the role
Personal Skills And Background
Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
Capacity to prioritize work and interface with relevant stakeholders for the collection of information
Influencing skills, intercultural skills, capable of working in a team
University degree in engineering, quantity surveying, business administration or law
Accountability and say/do mindset
Perfect knowledge of written and spoken English
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
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