Contract Manager

NES Fircroft; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the energy sector is seeking a Contract Manager with a law background to support operations in Birmingham. The role involves contract management during tendering and project execution, requiring analytical skills and a hands-on approach. This hybrid position offers competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Bonus

UK Benefits

Qualifications

• 3-6 years in Contract Management functions and processes.
• Experience in working within internationally staffed teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensures contract management methodologies are followed.
• Reviews and comments on commercial and technical tender terms.
• Analyses prime contract terms for potential opportunities and risks.

Skills

Analytical

Autonomous

Communication

Education

Degree in law or equivalent

Job description

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Benefits: Competitive Salary + Bonus and UK Benefits

Profile:

We are currently searching for a Contract Manager with a law background as the core skillset to support operations within the High Voltage Business Unit within our head office in Birmingham, UK. Analytical, hands on, and an autonomous approach is key, ensuring your contributing to the successful performance of the Contract Management during tendering phase and project execution.

This role is hybrid, 2/3days in the office, with some limited travel in the UK and Ireland as required.

• Ensures the portfolio of contracts in the business follows contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with internal standard procedures.
• Reviews and comments on commercial and technical tender terms and conditions. Develops contract strategy for the UK market based on Hitachi Energy’s policies, customer requirements, and the overall execution strategy considering risk, pricing, scope, and schedule.
• Identifies the contract baseline (including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimate, proposal, schedule and other documents incorporated in the contract) and highlights areas of potential risk. Ensures timely and accurate execution of commercial aspects in portfolio of contracts (i.e. payments, claims, variation orders, warranties, provisions, guarantees, etc.). Attends Risk Review for the UK and is accountable to fulfil contracts Golden rules and to meet highest contractual standards.
• Verifies that both parties to the contract have fulfilled their contractual obligations and there are no responsibilities outstanding. Assesses success of the contract and determines if there are any lessons learned for future contracting. Documents and communicates to all appropriate parties any deficiencies found as part of the closeout process.
• Analyses prime contract terms to highlight areas of potential opportunity and risk, such as ambiguities, omissions and conflicts, as work proceeds. Develops and implements risk mitigation and opportunity plan in concert with Project Manager and/or Sales Manager or FES Management.
• Performing the overall analysis of incoming claims (Customers, Suppliers/Subcontractors and Consortium Partners), development of defence strategies, preparing response/correspondences, counterclaims, and related project claims strategies.
• Analyse legal issues requested by local business units and local group functions and provide general contractual advice and support.
• Deliver contractual training; and be able to deal directly with internal clients and external parties.

Ideal Background:

• Degree in law or equivalent.
• 3-6 Years in Contract Management functions and processes in project execution of EPC energy projects or similar industrial plants.
• Contract Managers with Site Contract Management experience of 2-3 years will be preferred.
• Experience in working within internationally staffed teams and with international contractual partners.
• Experience change management, claim management and contract-related legal issues and the possible effects in the relevant areas of responsibility regarding proposal stage and/or project execution.
• Behavior and dealing with foreign cultures (Ethical Conduct).
• Systematic and structured work style.

The Company:

NES Fircroft are currently working on behalf of a global power technology business which have a presence in almost 100 countries. Leading innovation for over a century, they partake in offering products, solutions and services within the energy industry. Helping their customers, improve efficiency, optimize resources, and reduce emissions.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering, Legal, and Consulting

• Industries

  Engines and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing, Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution, and Electric Power Generation

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