Senior Contract Manager

gevernova· AL8238 UK Grid Solutions Limited
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Full timeAL8238 UK Grid Solutions Limited

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Job Description Summary

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 GE 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.
  • 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.

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 experience of hands-on contract management experience in complex infrastructure projects (power generation and power transmission preferred)
  • Experience in NEC and Fidic contract models

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

Résumé de la description du poste

Le responsable principal des contrats, relevant en ligne continue du responsable régional de la gestion des contrats de Grid Solutions et en pointillé du directeur de projet, et en étroite coopération avec l'équipe du projet, assume la responsabilité globale de toutes les activités contractuelles du portefeuille de projets assigné.

Fonctions principales

  • Analyse approfondie du contrat et Ă©laboration, avec le directeur du projet, du contrat et de la stratĂ©gie commerciale du projet.
  • PrĂ©sentation Ă  l'Ă©quipe de projet de l'analyse contractuelle, de la stratĂ©gie d'exĂ©cution commerciale, de la publication du questionnaire contractuel, du plan commercial des contrats (CCP) et d'autres produits livrables d'analyse des contrats conformĂ©ment aux processus de gestion des contrats
  • Mettre en Ĺ“uvre des procĂ©dures contractuelles, notamment en ce qui concerne les rĂ©clamations, les assurances, les ordonnances de variation, la correspondance et les notifications.
  • Identifier les obligations contractuelles de GE, du client/du consortium et d'autres tiers, et Ă©laborer et mettre en Ĺ“uvre le plan commercial du contrat du projet, y compris la stratĂ©gie de rĂ©clamation du projet.
  • Soutenir de manière proactive l'identification et l'analyse des risques et des opportunitĂ©s du projet.
  • Assumer la responsabilitĂ© de toutes les activitĂ©s contractuelles du projet depuis le transfert des ventes jusqu'Ă  ce que toutes les obligations contractuelles soient remplies et que tous les problèmes contractuels soient rĂ©solus/rĂ©glĂ©s.
  • Assurez-vous que les avis sont donnĂ©s en ligne avec les exigences du contrat.
  • GĂ©rez de manière proactive les rĂ©clamations vers/en provenance des clients, des sous-traitants/fournisseurs et des partenaires, y compris. nĂ©gociations et règlements.
  • GĂ©rez les demandes/commandes de variation de projet.
  • GĂ©rer les assurances du projet : garantir une couverture d'assurance conforme aux contrats ; soumettre, suivre et rĂ©gler les rĂ©clamations d'assurance conformĂ©ment aux politiques.
  • Sur demande, fournir un soutien, des conseils et une formation Ă  l'Ă©quipe du projet sur les questions contractuelles gĂ©nĂ©rales. Clarifiez les questions contractuelles/juridiques, si nĂ©cessaire, en vous rĂ©fĂ©rant au service juridique.
  • Soutenir l'Ă©quipe commerciale dans la phase d'appel d'offres, y compris la rĂ©daction des qualifications contractuelles et la participation aux nĂ©gociations des contrats.
  • Fournir une assistance en cas de litige.
  • Signaler les rĂ©clamations et les variations du projet, ainsi que les problèmes contractuels potentiellement critiques Ă  la direction et, le cas Ă©chĂ©ant, au personnel du contrĂ´le, des finances et de l'audit du projet.
  • Faire rapport Ă  la direction pour l'approbation des ordonnances de variation, des modifications et des règlements conformĂ©ment Ă  la dĂ©lĂ©gation de pouvoirs applicable.

Expérience et connaissances

  • ExpĂ©rience et antĂ©cĂ©dents avĂ©rĂ©s en matière de prĂ©paration et de nĂ©gociation de rĂ©clamations (rĂ©clamation EOT, rĂ©clamation globale, renĂ©gociations de contrats, etc.), y compris
  • l'Ă©laboration d'une stratĂ©gie de rĂ©clamation.
  • Connaissance des principes d'analyse des dĂ©lais (analyse du chemin critique, principes des dĂ©lais simultanĂ©s, etc.
  • ComprĂ©hension du droit des contrats
  • ComprĂ©hension de la gestion des risques liĂ©s aux projets
  • ComprĂ©hension technique
  • ExpĂ©rience des nĂ©gociations de haut niveau
  • ExpĂ©rience pratique de la gestion de contrats dans le cadre de projets d'infrastructure complexes (production et transport d'Ă©lectricitĂ© de prĂ©fĂ©rence)
  • ExpĂ©rience des modèles de contrats NEC et Fidic

Compétences personnelles et antécédents Solides

  • compĂ©tences en communication avec les parties prenantes internes et externes
  • CapacitĂ© Ă  hiĂ©rarchiser le travail et Ă  interagir avec les parties prenantes concernĂ©es pour la collecte d'informations
  • CompĂ©tences d'influence, compĂ©tences interculturelles, capacitĂ© Ă  travailler en Ă©quipe
  • DiplĂ´me universitaire en ingĂ©nierie, en mĂ©trologie, en administration des affaires ou en droit
  • ResponsabilitĂ© et Ă©tat d'esprit Ă  dire et Ă  faire
  • Connaissance parfaite de l'anglais Ă©crit et parlĂ©

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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