Contract Manager

Hitachi Energy; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Gurgaon, India is seeking a Contract Manager to oversee contract administration and project execution within the Power Grids, Grid Integration business. You will lead change and risk management, draft subcontracts, and coordinate with legal teams to protect the company’s interests through the project lifecycle.

Strong negotiation, analytical, and autonomous work style are essential. This role requires a Bachelor's in a relevant field and 10+ years EPC experience in power

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and hands-on experience with contracts in EPC projects.
• Extensive experience in EPC projects within power transmission or grid infrastructure.
• Strong knowledge of Indian contract law and common law.
• Proven ability to manage change orders, claims, and risk across project lifecycle.
• Ability to negotiate with customers and subcontractors and to lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contract and claim management methods are followed in assigned projects.
• Provide guidance on contract matters to cross-functional teams.
• Develop contract management strategy aligned with policy and risk.
• Identify contract baseline and highlight opportunities and risks.
• Oversee commercial aspects: payments, variations, warranties, etc.
• Coordinate with HE Legal on negotiations and dispute resolution.
• Draft and review contracts and flow-down terms.

Skills

Contract Management

Subcontract Management

Change Management

Risk Management

Negotiation

Stakeholder Communication

Legal Liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Quantity Surveying/Business Admin/Law

Job description

The Opportunity

You as a Contract Manager, will be part of Power Grids, Grid Integration (PGGI) business based in Hitachi Energy Office, Gurgaon, India. With analytical, hands‑on and autonomous approach, you contribute to the successful performance of contract through your Contract Management skill in the assigned project. You shall be a reliable partner, when it comes to the day‑to‑day contract administration and project execution, flow‑down and preparation of subcontracts/purchase orders. You will be required to ensure that contract management, change management and risk management activities are timely and accurately executed protecting HE s interests throughout project lifecycle.

How you ll make an impact

• Ensuring that own assigned portfolio of contracts or specific project(s) (back‑office or at the site) follow contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with applicable procedures.
• Provides guidance and leadership on contract related matters to cross‑functional project team members.
• Developing contract management strategy based on HE s policies, customer requirements, and the overall execution strategy considering risk, pricing, scope, and schedule.
• Identifying the contract baseline (including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimate, proposal, schedule and other documents incorporated in the contract) and highlighting areas of opportunities and potential risk.
• Ensuring timely and accurate execution of commercial aspects in portfolio of contracts / subcontracts (e. g. , payments, claims, variation orders, warranties, provisions, guarantees, etc. ).
• Verifying that all parties to the contract have fulfilled their contractual obligations and there are no responsibilities outstanding.
• Assessing the success of the contract and determines if there are any lessons learned for future contracting.
• Documenting and communicating to all relevant parties any deficiencies found as part of the closeout process.
• Establishing and enforcing standard methodologies in portfolio of contracts to identify, notify, enforce or defend changes / claims (passive/active) coming from / towards third parties.
• In concert with HE Legal, develops the negotiation strategy and supports negotiations. Supports HE Legal in handling dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration proceedings. Notifies and liaises with HE Legal to report major claims and keeps HE Legal updated on any critical development during project execution.
• Supporting in drafting of contracts, subcontracts and supply contracts and ensuring that relevant (supply / sub) contracts contain appropriate contract terms to protect HEs interest including flow‑down of main contract terms.
• Analyzing contract terms to highlight areas of potential opportunity and risk.
• Seeking advice from HE Legal to draft, negotiating and finalizing agreements during the Project execution phases.
• Developing and implementing risk mitigation and opportunity plans in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensures insurance provisions within the contract are adhered to and coordinates with Insurance Risk Management regarding occurrences that may be covered by customer / third party or HE provided insurance. Supporting Insurance Risk Management in producing damage reports.
• Seeking advice from HE Legal/Export Control to ensure accurate handling of all export control matters regarding restrictions on exports, applicable destination laws considering countries, customers or products involved and the respective laws and HE regulations.
• Ensuring that the information and data are protected as per HE s policies and relevant NDA/confidentiality agreements are in place while sharing of information with other parties.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Bachelor s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration, Economics or Law.
• Working knowledge and hands‑on experience on contracts executed under common law/Indian law.
• Preferably 10 years or more hands‑on experience in EPC projects within the fields of power generation, substations, converter stations, grid integration, transmission or similar industrial plant within a Contract Management and Subcontract Management functions (with emphasis on civil and electrical installations interfaces).
• Demonstrating successful experience in processing, managing and administrating varying sizes, types and complexity of contractual agreements during the execution and closing stages of projects lifecycle.
• Previous experience in the Indian power transmission/grid projects is highly desirable.
• Solid experience in project s 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.
• Ability to interface and negotiate with customers and subcontractors regarding all matters related to contracts and projects including those related to the review and process of changes.
• Ability to work in a corporate office and/or project site environment
• Proficiency in both spoken written English language is required.

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