About the role

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The Contracts Manager oversees contract administration for offshore, engineering, or construction projects, ensuring alignment with project management, negotiating terms, managing change orders, and mitigating risks. The role requires a bachelor's degree in business management or related field, at least 10 years of contract management experience, and strong negotiation, analytical, and Microsoft Office skills.

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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.
Ensures in liaison with the other functions that the required insurance coverage is timely put in place and that required insurance certificates are provided/obtained from vendors and subcontractors.
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.
Able to work productively independently and as part of a team
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.