Senior Contracts Officer

Overview

Manage contract development, negotiation, compliance, and dispute resolution for EPC projects.

Key Responsibilities

• contract management
• contract drafting
• claims resolution
• technical advice
• contract compliance
• client liaison

Tasks

-Effectively communicate with colleagues, subordinates, clients, and contractors to meet targets. -Ensure there is compliance with the project contracting and contract management plans, schedules, budgets and ensure that project and contract deliverables are achieved within the nominated timeframes and are to a consistently high standard. -Provide specialist advice in designated areas of expertise. -Assist and in instances take the role in resolution of claims, pending matters or disputes with contractors to ensure timely and effective closure of all contracts. -Comply with procedures, standards, and policies. -Ensure that specific contract management activities are conducted to the highest quality, ethical and general business standard. -Develop and update in conjunction with the Project Manager and the Client suitable contract terms and conditions as well as contract structures to suit each specific scope of work. -Assist in the development of procedures and standards. -Lead the contracts team personnel from an operational perspective. -Represent the project team in all contracts related issues.

Requirements

• contract management
• epc contracts
• mining industry
• law degree
• 7+ years
• negotiation

What You Bring

-Demonstrate a superior understanding and awareness of contract management, standard and model terms and conditions. -Demonstrate an understanding of typical project implementation strategies used in the mineral processing industry. -Have appropriate practical experience in preparation and negotiation of complex technical contracts in EPC Project life cycle especially in the industries of Mining and Minerals, Oil and Gas, Refinery or Petrochemical. -Undergraduate qualification in engineering, commerce, business, or related areas desirable. -Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in law or another related field. -Must have extensive knowledge of contract management, arbitration, construction/project law, claims, change orders, mediation, commercial/contractual close-out of project, etc. -Minimum of seven years’ experience in the contracts area. -Ability to achieve consistently high standards within budget and schedule constraints. -Demonstrable general knowledge of commercial, legal and insurance, liability, indemnity & insurances regime -Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision with consistently high degree of accuracy and producing a high quality of deliverables. -Demonstrate recognised contract management skills within the industry.

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Benefits

-Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry. -Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.

About Lycopodium

-Viva scientist-engineers set sail on a quest to solve tough technical puzzles across the globe. -Delivers end-to-end services — from feasibility and advisory through design, EPC/EPCM delivery, commissioning, and operational support. -Earned a reputation with world-first engineering feats and pioneering projects across metals, minerals, renewables, road, rail, and ports. -Operates specialized divisions like ADP Marine & Modular, Orway, Mondium, and SAXUM to tackle niche challenges in mineral processing and modular plant design. -Serves industries spanning resources, industrial processes, infrastructure, rail, manufacturing, energy, and oil & gas. -Maintains offices across Australia, Canada, South Africa, Peru, Ghana, and the Philippines — projects travel where expertise calls. -Typical projects include large-scale mineral processing plants, rail corridor upgrades, modular dredging platforms, and green-field energy facilities. -Combines deep scientific insight with commercial discipline — a narrative of innovation, scale, and solving the seemingly unsolvable.

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