About the role

AI summarised

The Contracts Manager oversees all aspects of contract administration throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring alignment with project goals, managing risks, negotiating terms, and maintaining compliance. This role involves close collaboration with project management, procurement, legal, and external stakeholders to support successful project execution and close-out. The position requires strong analytical, negotiation, and organizational skills, with a focus on maximizing project value and minimizing contractual exposure.

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Key Responsibilities

Ensures alignment with the Project Management team on Project contract administration needs, objectives and requirements
Ensures the project team understands and utilizes the contracts properly
Advises the Project Management Team, Procurement Manager and Subcontracts Manager of company on aspects of Project execution which deviates from contract requirements
Analyses the contract terms and identify areas of possible risks and opportunities related to the application of contract clauses
Provide alternate mitigating contract articles and successfully negotiate with customers with compelling arguments
Writes contract letters and other communications and notices
Contract administration during project execution, ensuring that all aspects of the contract during the bidding and execution phase are addressed with the objective of contributing to maximise project revenues
Manages the change order process from identification to resolution of change: prepare, interfacing with involved functions, and negotiate any claims against or from client and vendors/subcontractors
Transfers originals of contractual documents to proper function(s), in accordance with the applicable procedures
Ensures that contractual information used by the project team is accurate and up-to-date
Manages contract milestone activities, and close-out activities, ensure orderly turnover of Project

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business management or related disciplines
Diploma holders with relevant experience are welcomed to apply
Minimum 10 years of experience in a contract management role, contract administration role, purchasing or contracting
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
Exemplifies knowledge of contract law, accounting principles and finance
Possesses superior attention to detail in order to spot inconsistencies in contracts
Ability in negotiating terms and drafting contracts
Has strong negotiation and mediation skills
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Must have excellent analytical thinking skills and problem solving abilities
Previous experience as a project manager, or coordinating large projects is an asset
The candidate must also possess strong computer skills and have the ability to work within tight deadlines and handle multiple priorities at one time
Experience working in Offshore, Engineering or Construction areas