Site Contract Manager

Description:

The Contract Manager is an active and engaged team member within the Contract Management team in support of both Project Leads, Construction Managers and other stakeholders. The role will be a direct report to the Lead Contract Manager / Head of Contracts and with a functionally to the Site Construction Manager / Area Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Manages Site Contractors in terms of contract management and administration
• Work as part of an integrated cross-functional Site team
• Address contractual and commercial risks and identifying and implementing mitigation measures
• Ensure a flexibility approach whilst adhering to requirements and standards
• Support the Project Site and Contract Management teams in defining contracting strategies
• Support of processing and enforcement of Change Requests, Change Orders and claims
• Participation in the reviewing and examination of contracts in support of contract negotiations
• Coordination and alignment with other contract managers
• Ensuring the uniform interpretation of contractual clauses and treatment of Change Requests, Change Orders, claims and implementation of lessons learned
• Support of Project Site and Contract Management teams regarding contractual issues and correspondence (externally as well as internally)
• Interface with other departments such as Legal, Engineering, Finance, Technical, etc.
• Provide support on contractual issues, risk and opportunities and assistance in the identification, capture, analysis, mitigation and tracking of project risks
• Ensuring working in compliance with policies, procedures and systems (ACC, GEP and others).

Qualifications:

• Minimum 10 years experiences as Contract Manager for major construction projects
• Legal and/or Commercial and/or Technical background / university degree or equivalent
• Open, articulate and transparent (“to-the-point”) in both verbal and written communications