Job Overview
We are seeking an experienced Contract/Claim Manager with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset and strong communication and collaboration skills. You have exceptional attention to detail, organizational abilities, and a structured approach, yet you can also take a broader, strategic view of projects. You work independently, take initiative, make decisions confidently, and drive projects to completion.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
- A Project Contracts and Claims Manager is responsible to ensure that claims originated by Contractors are processed accurately, efficiently to protect contractual rights and entitlements. .
- The role involves reviewing and evaluating claims, developing and implementing policies and procedures, and communicating with clients and other stakeholders. Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills are essential for success in this role.
- The successful candidate for this position will manage all aspects of Claim and Change Management; ensuring a consistent, continuous, and professional approach to the Refurbishment project, working with the project teams (project managers, procurement and legal) to resolve issues related to contractual disputes and claims.
- The successful candidate must understand, interpret, and enforce the contractual terms and conditions and scope of work in order to lead, support, mentor, and coach the project team through the change management, claims and negotiation process during project life cycle and warranty period.
- The successful candidate must be of strong character and willing to participate in and drive strategic negotiations while maintaining a high-level of customer/suppliers focus. The individual must be professional, have strong ethics and represents the project team when facing the Contractors. The individual must have a good understanding of Project Management practices including project control (reporting, schedule and S curve). The ability to effectively lead or work independently under tight time constraints is a must.
- Experience with international EPC contract terms and conditions
- Develop in depth knowledge of the contract provisions and contractual change management requirements including liabilities, notice periods, conflicting provisions, warranty terms, etc. Provide tutoring to Project Management and Contract Management Team on the same.
- In collaboration with project management, ensure observance of contractual requirements, rights of and obligations of Contractors, and subcontractors to ensure scope and commercial requirements are met and to protect contractual rights and entitlements.
- Take an active role in developing the negotiation strategy, building business case to defend against Contractors, aligned with leadership, legal, procurement and project team. This shall include gathering historical data, schedule impacts, risk management and cost impacts.
- Collect, prepare, analyze and manage relevant claim documents and evidence (including draft letters, settlement agreement, contract amendments, etc.) in accordance with contractual deadlines and requirements and in collaboration with legal.
- Coordinate and ensure the flow down provisions for procurement and subcontracts as required.
- Understand the project execution lifecycle
- Able to interpret and utilize relevant tools (critical path schedule, S-curves, cost forecasts, risk analysis, etc). Apply established delay analysis methodologies and perform schedule delay calculations and schedule quality reviews for major projects
- Support and lead when required internal / external meetings, project reviews
- Conduct face to face meetings and represent the project in discussions between supply chain and suppliers, project manager and clients
- Provide support to legal team in dispute resolution proceedings.
- Provide inputs to project risk and opportunity as the claim and change management strategy develops and changes on a project.
- Able to work with tools and prepare reports
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in a Legal, Engineering or Business field
- 10+ years relevant working experience, including experience in nuclear, oil and gas, power plant or EPC projects.
- Comprehensive knowledge of contract management, terms, and conditions
- Comprehensive knowledge of project management and project controls
- Extensive knowledge in best practices and methods of Project claim analysis and forensic schedule delay analysis.
- Experience in working with internationally staffed teams and international contractual partners
- Experience in leading and influencing of multi-personnel teams
- Strong negotiation skills
- Ability to equilibrate priorities and organize work effectively to meet deadlines
- Team-oriented personality
- Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
- Strategic thinking and creative problem solving
- Strong personality with a willingness to represent the company
- Ability to successfully work in team environment and independently as required
- Ability to effectively work under pressure
- Ability to analyze data but also think outside the box for creative issue resolution
- Being proactive, self-motivated, and flexible
- Fluent in English (both written and spoken)
Benefits
We offer an interesting and innovative career with valuable professional and personal development opportunities in a highly professional, international work environment at a global energy service provider.
