Contract Manager

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Ballerup; On-site; DKK 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy seeks a seasoned Contract Manager to lead complex offshore project contracts, driving risk assessment, negotiations, and compliance across project teams. You will liaise with legal and finance to safeguard commercial success and ensure timely contract execution.

The role requires 8+ years in contract management within energy or large-scale projects, with strong negotiation and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience as a Contract Manager in energy, construction, or large-scale projects.
• Proven track record managing complex contracts and claims with limited oversight.
• Strong legal and contractual expertise including negotiation, preparation, and compliance.
• Advanced analytical and strategic abilities with excellent negotiation and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager in managing contracts and ensuring awareness of risk and opportunities across the project team.
• Supervise contractual risks and support variations, claims, payment requests, milestones, and third-party contracts.
• Analyze contract performance to identify and capitalize on commercial opportunities for project management and controlling teams.
• Conduct risk assessments of terms and propose mitigation to minimize financial and operational exposure.
• Serve as the primary interface between project teams, legal, and finance for contract-related issues.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Contract management

Risk assessment

Analytical thinking

Negotiation and influencing

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, or related field

Job description

\"We energize society\" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

A Snapshot of Your Day
Join our dynamic team as you take the lead in managing complex project contracts within the Grid Technologies division. Imagine being at the forefront of strategic contract and claim management, where your expertise will guide project teams through intricate contractual landscapes. You will engage with stakeholders, ensuring seamless communication and alignment while actively contributing to the financial success of large-scale offshore projects. Can you envision yourself driving risk mitigation strategies and compliance, all while maximizing commercial opportunities? Your role is pivotal in shaping the future of energy projects!

How You’ll Make an Impact

• You will be responsible for supporting the Project Manager in managing the contracts and making sure that all project team members are aware of the risk and opportunities.
• During the execution, you will supervise contractual risks, support in performing variations, claims, payment requests, monitoring key milestones or other requirements and by preparing and negotiating contracts with third-party sub-contractors.
• Analyze contract performance to identify and capitalize on commercial opportunities, providing expert advice to project management and controlling teams.
• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments of contractual terms, proposing and implementing mitigation strategies to minimize financial and operational exposure.
• Act as the primary interface between project teams, the legal department, and finance for all contract-related issues, ensuring seamless communication and alignment.

What You Bring

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Extensive experience (typically 8+ years) as a Contract Manager, preferably within the energy, construction, or large-scale project execution industry.
• Proven track record as a subject matter expert managing complex contracts and claims with limited oversight.
• Strong legal and contractual expertise, including contract negotiation, preparation, and compliance.
• Advanced analytical and strategic abilities, with excellent negotiation and influencing skills.

About the Team
You will be part of a contract management team consisting of five Contract Managers and two Student Workers. You will have a close dialog and collaboration with different stakeholders, such as the core project team, other Siemens Energy entities, customers, business partners, and third-party sub-contractors. The team collaborates across functions and playsa central rolein supporting both internal stakeholders and external partners throughout the contract lifecycle.

Who is Siemens Energy?
At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.
Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.
Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy:https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Our Commitment to Diversity
Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.