Job Description Summary

An experienced contract management professional, responsible for supporting project management on contractual & commercial matters relating to the negotiation, administration, and performance of projects and various contractual relationships thereto including towards customers, consortium partners, suppliers and subcontractors.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities – ITO Phase (pre-award)

• Working with ITO teams to implement risk control & mitigation through structured exchange of return of experience and helping with review of customer tender documents, consortium agreements, pre-bid agreements etc with focus on scope, payment process, change order/variation order process, claim management, bonds, insurance, extension of time provisions etc.
• Providing support in T&C negotiations with suppliers and subcontractors.

Roles and Responsibilities – OTR Phase (post-award)

Under leadership of Contract Management Leader & Project Director:

• Management and administration of assigned project contractual activities from handover to OTR team and until all obligations are complete and all issues are resolved.
• Implementation of mandated contract management process.
• Identify GEV as well as customer/consortium and other third-party obligations and develop and implement claim strategy.
• Ensuring regular review of risks and events and maintaining contemporary records in collaboration with project team/other functions for on time issuance of notifications and correspondence to preserve GEV rights and remedies.
• Managing change orders and variations as well as making claims facing customer, partners, suppliers and subcontractors and defense of claims made against GEV.
• Managing project insurance policies as per GEV procedure. Compilation of data and evidences in support of notification, submission & settlement of insurance claims.
• Providing advice on contract interpretation and for negotiation of claim settlements with customer, partners, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Providing support as required to legal teams for Alternate Dispute Resolution / Formal Dispute Resolution & Litigation proceedings.
• Periodically share best practices and lessons learnt with project and functional teams.
• Any other commercial/contractual task as may be requested.

Required Qualifications

• Up to 10 Yrs of experience in Contract Management alongside understanding of turnkey EPC projects preferably in Power T&D industry.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college is required. Post engineering contract management/legal education could be an advantage. (law graduates need not apply)
• Ability to perform as an individual contributor or collaboratively in a team, with proven interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Problem solving, analytical skills and ability to address multiple competing deadlines in a strong matrix organization.

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