Contracts Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• risk documentation
• contract review
• tender review
• compliance docs
• negotiations
• stakeholder engagement

Tasks

-Provide the post-contract commercial team with documented risks on hand-over of executed contracts. -Facilitate internal review of GNI contractual documents, incorporating stakeholder feedback to ensure ongoing and comprehensive contract development. -Ensure contracts are in alignment with enterprise and project objectives. -Work closely with engineering, estimating, planning, procurement, and legal teams to align technical and commercial contract inputs. -Identify and escalate contractual and commercial risks which are inconsistent with GNI risk policies to management and provide considered recommendations. -Represent the company in meetings and negotiations, presenting and discussing contract terms and addressing any concerns raised by clients or suppliers. -Engage with clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders to address contractual queries and promote commercially astute and risk-aware decision-making. -Work with senior members of the team if required to progress contract negotiations -Conduct thorough reviews of contracts, subcontracts and tender documentation. -Demonstrate and document compliance with GNI contract review and execution procedures.

Requirements

• document control
• microsoft office
• contract management
• construction contracts
• 5+ years
• law degree

What You Bring

-Experience preparing and organising documentation for internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and compliance. -Familiarity with major construction contract forms (e.g., AS, NEC & FIDIC). -Capacity to work independently, confidently, efficiently and calmly under pressure. -A National Police Clearance and a pre-employment drug, alcohol and health check will be required. -Proficiency with document control systems, contract management systems, and the Microsoft Office suite. -Capacity to draft, propose and consider contract amendments with speed, agility, accuracy. -Strong attention to detail -Competence in interpreting contract terms and providing commercially sound, pragmatic contractual advice aligned to project and legal objectives. -Tertiary Qualifications in Law, Commerce, Engineering, or a related discipline. -Proven experience in reviewing, negotiating construction contracts (preferably including EPC or D&C contracting models), consultancy agreements and subcontracts. -Demonstrated good safety record and knowledge of Work Health and Safety issues. -Solid understanding of the pre-award contract lifecycle including tender request assessment, contract review, contract negotiation, contract execution, hand over and close-out processes. -Minimum 5 years' experience in a contracts role or a commercial role with exposure to contracts within the construction or infrastructure sector. -Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively engage with internal stakeholders and external clients. -Demonstrated ability to conduct risk assessments and contribute to the development of risk mitigation strategies and risk registers.

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