Contracts Manager- Rail & Transit

Sener; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sener Mobility is seeking a Senior Contracts Manager in Toronto. The chosen candidate will oversee compliance with contracts and lead negotiations, working closely with various departments in a dynamic environment. This position offers an opportunity to work on high-complexity international projects while collaborating with a talented, multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in contract management required.
• 5-7 years experience in administering/negotiating/managing contracts.
• Experience in Rail or large Civil projects preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor compliance to contractual requirements with project teams.
• Draft and negotiate customer and supplier agreements.
• Manage claims associated with out-of-scope work.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Negotiation

Job description

At Sener Mobility we want to expand our Intelligent Transport Systems team with professionals eager to face the significant engineering.Sener is ateam made up of professionals with great versatility in the field of engineering (Telecommunications, IT, Industrial...), with varied experiences, which will allow you to develop an exciting and enriching vision within first-level engineering, that is, with innovative projects and high technological complexity of international character.

In this sense, you will work in a highly professional team with an interesting background in the functions to be performed, where the close relationship and the multidisciplinary nature of the projects facilitate the exchange of ideas, proactivity and autonomy to develop in complex project teams.

We are a company with a strong international character, without forgetting our roots as a family business; where you will be able to develop your career in an open and friendly professional environment which is committed to new technologies and digitalization.

At this time, Sener is Toronto is looking for a Senior Contracts Manager to join our team on a perm basis. This role may involve some visits to project offices along with our head office in downtown Toronto.

Responsibilities :

• Monitor and foster compliance to contractual requirements by consulting with the project delivery team
• Contribute to the development and implementation of any risk mitigation plan, including the drafting of formal project communications
• Must front face with clients and liaise with them on all matters related to contracts
• Review, draft, and negotiate end customer & supplier agreements
• Lead, in tandem with other colleagues (e.g., Sales, Procurement, etc.), the development of contractual arrangements between the company and its customers or suppliers
• Advise on contractual structures and risks emanating from the envisioned transaction
• Ensure that project delivery interests are being advanced and coordinate inputs from support functions within company (e.g., Finance, Insurance, etc.) with emphasis on infrastructure-type and technology contracts
• Manage contract change order process
• Proactively work to ensure that contract requirements for realizing change orders are submitted in a timely fashion and contain all required information, including sufficient supporting documentation
• Lead the management of claims, including but not limited to those associated with out-of-scope work and extension of time, in consort with internal stakeholders (e.g., Project Manager, executive management, etc.) by ensuring that all required contractual steps are professionally managed
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements :

• Must have 10 plus years of experience in contract management
• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience administering / negotiating / managing contracts
• Must have both client and supplier experience
• Management experience an asset
• Experience in the Rail or large Civil project industry preferred
• Strong interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to deal professionally with difficult individuals and problematic situations
• Engineering background is a plus but not mandatory
• Must be an Initiative-taking individual capable of working independently with minimal supervision, who is also a team player
• Must have the ability to comprehend and understand requirements, company policies particularly pertaining to contracts, insurance, bonding, and risk management
• Fluency in other languages like French and Spanish an asset but not mandatory
• Experience working on large projects in Rail and Infrastructure is mandatory
• Engineering background is not mandatory but an asset