Contracts Manager
Bechtel Corporation
Total years of experience :6 years, 7 Months
• Manage and monitor all required contractual processes for projects and ensure all recommendations align with the best contractual and commercial terms.
• Manages and performs all activities associated with formation, tendering, award and administration of contracts packages for the client’s program (project full-cycle).
• Providing commercial and contractual oversight on multiple contract packages for the client.
• Identification and resolution of Contract claims as they develop and engagement with different stakeholders.
• Manage significant commercial matters to resolution, defining strategy and actions.
• Reviewing of contract general terms and conditions to identify and monitor areas of risk, ambiguities, conflicts or deviations from the scope of work and implementing actions.
• Provide the employer’s representative with monthly variation and claims reports, including status, Engineer`s opinion on validity and forecast values where appropriate.
• Providing commercial and contractual oversight on multiple contract packages for the FIDIC Engineer.
• Collaborate with various Package Contract Managers or Commercial Managers to coordinate package delivery and project objectives.
• Support existing operations through all the project phases.
• Managing construction claims, defence, quantum analysis, and cost quantification
• Evaluate delays or disruption events and claims during construction.
• Facilitate contract modification documents, evaluation reports and budget preparation.
• Comply with the Employer`s Project Variations and Claims Committee process and assist with Dispute Adjudication Board management and referrals.
• Draft, review, negotiate and vet engineering, technology and commercial contracts for large and complex projects.
• Support the employer in dispute/arbitration.
• Provide the employer’s representative with monthly variation and claims reports, including status, Engineer`s opinion on validity and forecast values where appropriate.
• Maintain and update all contractual data and transfer knowledge to commercial and contract team members in support of the project.
• Analyse sales, finance and other reports to provide insights on improving performance while maximising growth.
• Identify, manage and mitigate risks associated with the project.
• Supported existing operations through all project phases, i.e. commercial management, assessing strengths and weaknesses and compiling comprehensive employer/customer reports.
• Drafted, reviewed, negotiated and vetted technology-related and commercial contracts for large and complex projects involving multiple transactions focusing on intellectual property and confidentiality protection.
• Specialist contract and commercial advisory role and technology and business support to customers across the group of companies.
• Provided key legal inputs, compiled proposals and cost collation and supported supply chain with negotiations and commercial transactions or adjudication processes.
• Obtained and analysed data, costs and records for claims and variation administration.
• Analysed and managed contractual quantities using appropriate techniques and surveying systems to ensure compliance.
• Oversaw billing and contract amendment management.
• Liaised with Construction Managers to resolve contractual problems that may delay construction progress.
• Managed financials, controls and corporate governance.
• Monitored, advised and interface with service, product and senior management on a broad range of contract and commercial issues.
• Mitigated and managed contracts and business transaction risks by providing commercial and legal solutions, identifying opportunities, and ensuring cost reimbursement.
• Managed financials, controls and corporate governance
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