Contract Manager

For client:

Contact Manager

The Contract Manager under the direction of the Contract Management Leader has overall responsibility for all Project contractual activities.

Main Duties
• Support the project execution start-up, prior to full notice to proceed, including contract analysis and preparation of project contract commercial plan.
• Identification of customer/consortium and other third-party obligations and development and implementation of the Project Contract Commercial Plan, including project claim strategy.
• Liaise with Project Planning Manager to ensure Contract Program and appropriate schedules for subcontracts are produced and maintained, to support project claim strategy.
• Support project risk and opportunity identification and analysis.  Support the management of risks and opportunities by development and implementation of appropriate Project Contract Commercial Plan.
• Preservation of rights and entitlements as provided in the Contract.  Ensure proper notices are given in line with contract requirements.  Management of claims to/from customers and consortium partners.  Support the management of claims to/from Contractors and Suppliers as required.
• Ensuring appropriate recovery from third parties.
• Management of customer variation requests/orders.
• Management of project Insurances.  Submission, monitoring and settlement of insurance claims in accordance with the policies.
• Establishment and implementation of project specification contractual procedures, particularly regarding claims, insurance, variation orders, correspondence and notifications.
• Support and guidance to project team on general contractual issues. Clarification of contractual/legal queries, if required by referring to Legal.
• Providing Contract Management support as required in the event of a (potential) dispute.
• Undertaking any other contractual/commercial tasks as instructed/requested by Project Director and/or Management.
• On large/high value projects may also be responsible for co-ordination of Site Contract Manager(s)
• When no Site Contract Manager is mobilized (due to extent of site work), in addition to the main contract, the Contract Manager supports the subcontract management.

Qualifications:

• University Degree in Engineering, quantity Surveying, business administration or law.
• Min. 3-5 years’ experience with direct contract management or min. 8 years’ experience in contract execution.
• Experience in large complex capital projects (min 5 years) and preferable some exposure to Site Construction issues.
• Understanding of contract law
• Preferable experience working with Windfarms, O&M Products for the Generation, Distribution/Management of Power industry or Oil & Gas industry or HVDC.
• Technical understanding
• Experience of high level negotiations
• Strong communication skills
• Strong Time Management skills
• Influencing skills
• Intercultural skills
• Analytical skills
• Understanding of project risk management
• Fluency in written and spoken Norwegian and English