Contract Manager
Contract Manager Office time may be couple of times a month in Birmingham with regular visits to site as and when required. Responsibilities: Ensure that own assigned portfolio of contracts or specific projects (back-office or at the site) in the business follow contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with applicable procedures. Provide guidance and leadership on contract related matters to cross functional business team members. Ensure project team members are aware of their responsibilities and roles to engender a team approach to Contact Management. Develop contract strategies based on Client’s policies, customer requirements, and the overall execution strategy considering risk, pricing, scope, and schedule. Identify the contract baseline (including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimate, proposal, schedule and other documents incorporated in the contract) and highlights areas of opportunities and potential risk. Ensure timely and accurate execution of commercial aspects on a portfolio of contracts / subcontracts (i.e. payments, claims, variation orders, warranties, provisions, guarantees, etc.). Verify that all parties to the contract have fulfilled their contractual obligations and there are no responsibilities outstanding. Together with Client’s Legal Representatives, develop the negotiation strategy and support negotiations. Support the Legal team in handling formal dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration proceedings. Align with Client Legal to draft, negotiate and finalize agreements during the Sales and Project Execution phases. Your background: Bachelor’s degree in quantity surveying, preferably having achieved R.I.C.S. certification or on course to complete it. Proven experience in EPC power generation, substations, converter stations, grid integration, transmission or similar industrial plant in Contract Management and Subcontract Management functions (with emphasis on civil and electrical installations desired), processes and management / administration of varying sizes and types of contractual agreements. Very good awareness and extensive experience in administering standard form contracts. Evidenced history of contract drafting and supporting supply chain in the appropriate compilation and flow down of terms for Subcontract formation. Solid background in change management, claim management and contract-related legal issues and the possible effects in the relevant areas of responsibility regarding proposal stage and/or project execution and close-out Working knowledge/hands-on experience of contracts executed under common law jurisdictions. Ability to interface with customers and subcontractors regarding all matters related to contracts and projects including those related to the review and process of changes. BSc Quantity Surveying essential; Law Qual preferential People are our business worldwide Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables