Contracts Professional - NCT

Tobermory; Prince George; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Pension plan

Vacation starting at 15 days

13 statutory holidays

Hybrid/remote work options

Job summary

BC Hydro in Prince George is seeking a contracts professional – NCT to manage complex contracts and supplier relationships, ensuring alignment with pre-award and post-award activities.

The role requires 7+ years in contract management, a degree in a relevant discipline, and the ability to work with internal and external stakeholders. It offers permanent, full-time employment with a comprehensive benefits package and hybrid/remote options.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Business, Law, or Finance.
• 7+ years of progressive contract management experience.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Experience in Crown corporations or government environments is an asset.
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Identify alternatives to address vendor performance and non-compliance while driving constructive outcomes.
• Manage, evaluate, and improve supplier relationships and contract opportunities.
• Collaborate with Supply Chain on pre-award work, strategy reviews, and contract documents.
• Lead day-to-day contract management activities and tracking of deliverables.
• Monitor contract budgets and provide reports to stakeholders.

Skills

Contract management

Vendor relationship management

Stakeholder collaboration

Risk assessment

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline

SCMP/PMAC or IACCM Associate level asset

Tools

MS Office

Job description

BC Hydro is located at Prince George. The company is currently looking for applications for the role of Contracts Professional – NCT. We are seeking a self-disciplined individual with exceptional interpersonal skills. The chosen applicant will be required to join and begin their duties as soon as possible. The position is offered as permanent, full-time employment.

Employer Name: BC Hydro
Position: Contracts Professional – NCT
No. of vacancies: 1
Annual Salary: $ 109,700.00 – 138,700.00
Employment type: Permanent, Full-time
Location: Prince George

• The candidate will be responsible for identifying alternatives to address vendor performance issues, relationship management issues, and vendor non-compliance while ensuring lessons learned are identified and applied and difficult conversations lead to constructive, mutually beneficial outcomes.
• The candidate will be responsible for managing, evaluating, and improving supplier relationships and performance as required, while proactively identifying contract opportunities to enable the expected benefits from the sourcing strategies.
• The candidate will be responsible for working closely with Supply Chain to execute early involvement activities during pre-award, including the review of supply chain strategies, contracting plans, scopes of work, specifications, draft RFx documents, and the final contract document, while identifying areas of improvement that enhance vendor performance under the contract.
• The candidate will perform day-to-day contract management activities, including, but not limited to, chairing progress meetings, monitoring contract schedules, managing contract scope and changes, managing claims and disputes, accrual reporting, validating payment requests, tracking contract submittals and other deliverables, contract interpretation, and close-out.
• The candidate will collaborate with project teams to ensure contract performance meets the needs of the project.
• The candidate will be responsible for managing contract and resource budgets by developing and managing work packages.
• The candidate will collaborate with internal stakeholders to assist in designing and implementing innovative strategies to improve internal processes, enhance vendor management, and optimize contract spend.
• The candidate will be responsible for monitoring and analyzing the financial and other performance of the contract and providing reports to project stakeholders.
• The candidate must have the ability to work with and influence others, including both internal and external stakeholders, and the ability to understand and optimize.

Job Requirements

• The candidate must have a degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as Engineering, Business, Law, or Finance, along with 7+ years of progressive contract management experience managing complex contracts. A combination of education, professional training, and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• The candidate should have a strong technical background or competency in construction management, engineering, or design, which is considered an asset.
• Candidates with partial or full completion of the Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP-PMAC) Designation and/or International Association of Contract and Commercial Management (IACCM) Certification to Associate level will be considered an asset.
• The candidate should have experience operating within Crown corporations or government environments, with familiarity with the utility industry sector considered an asset.
• The candidate must possess excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, project management, planning, and organizational skills.
• The candidate must demonstrate proven abilities in contract management, including influencing internal and external parties, managing risk, and optimizing costs through innovation.
• The candidate must have demonstrated experience with successful change management initiatives.
• The candidate must be proficient with MS Office, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• The candidate will be required to maintain a Class 5 Driver’s License in good standing as a condition of employment.
• The candidate will receive a comprehensive benefits package as part of one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and a Canada’s Best Diversity Employer.
• The candidate will receive 15 paid vacation days to start, growing to 30 over time, an 8% benefit credit, and 13 paid statutory holidays each year.
• The candidate will have access to a guaranteed lifetime defined-benefit pension indexed for cost-of-living, a retiree benefits package after 10 years of service, and the option to supplement savings through a Group RRSP.
• The candidate will have access to work, life, and wellness support, generous maternity and parental/adoption leave with EI top-ups to 85% of earnings, health and wellness programs, and optional self-funded sabbatical or unpaid leave options to support different life stages.
• The candidate will have access to a flexible work model with role-based flexibility ranging from field-based and office-resident roles to hybrid and remote options, with hybrid and remote employees always welcome to work full-time from the office if they prefer.
• The successful candidate’s salary range will be based on the level at which they are assessed and determined by their years of experience, quality of experience, education, and internal equity.