Infrastructure Contract Management Manager

Description

• Participate in proposal development activities including preparation of required proposal response, develop final proposal evaluations and prepare contract recommendations, and present recommendation to project team and/or client
• Perform closeout of contracts, finalize outstanding contract issues, issue of final modifications, invoices and coordinate completion of contractor performance evaluations
• Execute portfolio assignments as requested, perform contract risk assessments, and formulate mitigation strategies
• Manage contract processes to avoid claims and participate in the equitable settlement of claims
• Develop a claims prevention program
• Be proactive with contractors to ensure contract compliance, generation of progress, schedules, daily and other status reports, invoices, and supporting documents in a timely manner
• Perform contract management post-award activities through evaluating and status of contractors’ productivity, schedule adherence, contract change management, invoicing and claims avoidance
• Prepare, maintain, retrieve, and communicate records, reports, or documents that may be required to meet corporate and Contract Management requirements
• Protect the Company’s interests by enforcing warranties, mitigating risk, and providing oversight to project contract management teams
• Develop standard contract templates for a project, prepare Project Contract Procedures, and provide input to Project Final Report
• Perform Contractor resource survey Review contracts project set-up
• Protect the Company’s interests by enforcing warranties, mitigating risk, and providing oversight to project contract management teams with oversight from a senior contracts manager
• Ensure timely payment of contractors
• Negotiate contract terms and conditions, analyze commercial sections of proposals and technical proposal evaluations, and coordinate technical scopes of work including interface with all project disciplines (including project controls, legal services, project management, construction, engineering, finance/accounting, and client)
• Coordinate the timely issue/distribution/response of documents to the Contractor
• Interface with all levels of the project team – and be able to represent and interface with all levels of internal and/or external management and corporate organization persons; conduct meetings with interfacing disciplines in the support of scope or commercial term development
• Provide consultative analytical, and contract management support in the area of Contract Management for the project management, project controls, and construction management leadership and other senior leaders as required but generally reporting through a senior contracts manager
• Administer moderately large and complex contracts
• Coordinate/maintain control of Site Instructions

Requirements

• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
• Experience with government contracts for Government Group
• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders
• Domestic/international field assignment experience preferred; international project experience preferred
• Experience in the Team Contract Management approach to contracting which includes each department being responsible for a portion of the RFP/Contracting process
• Experience in formulating strategies for individual contracts
• Experience in creating Project Specific Contract Terms and Conditions by flowing down terms from the Prime Contract
• Strong understanding of contracting principles and legal terms and conditions
• Experience with administering the Request for Proposal/Request for Quotation (RFP/RFQ) process for contractors on heavy industrial construction projects
• Experience working with Project Management, Engineering, and Construction to develop a sound Project Execution Plan and Contract Plan
• Strong working knowledge of Contract Law
• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
• Experience developing negotiating contract terms and conditions specifically for contracts related to services, construction, engineering, materials and equipment installation
• Experience in accurately formulating multiple compensation structures including, but not limited to, reimbursable cost, lump sum, and unit price
• Extensive experience and knowledge in contract formation and contract administration required
• Advanced degree such as an Masters in Business Administration, Law degree (Juris Doctor), or global equivalent
• Fifteen (15) years of contract management, subcontract administration, and procurement experience supporting engineering and construction projects
• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and twelve (12) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal sixteen (16) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
• Experience in creating Request for Proposal (RFP)/Contract packages and interfacing with multiple disciplines in their creation
• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
• Experience in work change and claims evaluation and negotiation
• Accept and successfully complete an international assignment (from eighteen to twenty-four (18-24) months)
• Broad understanding of the construction industry and contract language associated engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction/construction management (EPFC/CM)

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance