Contract Manager GTE Project (M/F/D)

Baker Hughes; Firenze; On-site; EUR 51,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Financial programs

Wellbeing activities

Work-life balance

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a GTE Project Contract Manager in Italy to lead contract management across projects, ensuring timely, compliant execution from award to operation. You will coordinate with legal and project teams to minimize risks, oversee variations, and drive settlements with vendors and partners.

The role requires a Master’s degree in Engineering or Law, strong English proficiency, and the ability to manage global, remote teams within a matrix environment.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Engineering or Law is required.
• Strong analytical skills on contractual clauses and contracting methods.
• Experience with Early Dispute Resolution and claims negotiation.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).
• Excellent organizational and project management abilities.
• Ability to work with remote teams and manage multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage project contracts from award to commercial operation date.
• Prepare contract summaries and transfer provisions to vendors/partners.
• Archive contract documentation and key project communications.
• Support contract variations to address cost impacts.
• Draft key contractual correspondence and resolve disputes.
• Maintain claims trackers and monitor financial exposure.
• Coordinate with legal to finalize settlements and negotiate claims.

Skills

Contract management

Leadership

Project management

Communication in English

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or Law

Job description

Do you enjoy working with cutting-edge technology?

Would you like to help shape the future of our global energy?

Join our Team!

Our Gas Technology Equipment business provides industry-leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production and processing of energy. We create value with impactful decisions by effectively connecting ideas and people. We champion an entrepreneurial culture to unlock full our potential by bringing energy to the world.

Partner with the best

As a GTE Project Contract Manager, you'll create positive impacts to the business, setting a strategic vision, execute to plan and streamline operations. You'll be able to achieve outstanding results in demanding and rapidly changing business environments.

Key Responsibilities

As a Project Contract Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing projects contracts, identify, tracking and reporting all the concerned contractual aspects from contract award up to the commercial operation date.
• Performing contract summary, transferring contractual documents and awareness about any residual known commercial risks within the contract to the Project Team. This includes also the identification of contractual provisions, which the Project should transfer to vendors, subcontractors and/or partners.
• Ensuring the Project Team properly archive the contractual documentation and key project correspondence.
• Supporting the project team to formalize contract variations, whenever risks/opportunities having impact on project costs occur.
• Assist the PM/PD and the other members of the Project Team in handling the contractually relevant matters and drafting the key correspondence concerning contractual matters.
• Support the project teams in addressing and resolving contractual disputes and/or claims avoiding legal escalation and unlocking payments and unbilled milestones, including finalization and execution of settlement agreements.
• Keep project claims tracker fully update, allowing periodic release of contract management metrics/KPIs
• Monitor the overall financial projects exposure, relevant to projects under your management, in terms of outstanding payment, unbilled and bank guarantees.
• Assist PD in preparation of claim negotiation up to the final settlement, assuring coordination with legal to define the most favorable and protective final settlement agreements.
• Inform promptly the contract mgmt. ldr and legal dept when disputes with Clients and partners are likely to result in litigation proceedings.
• Support the contract mgmt. ldr and legal dept in the management of litigation proceeding.
• Identifying, tracking and addressing to the commercial department any contractual lesson learned identified during the project execution.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Master's degree in Engineering or Law with Technical background of Oil&Gas or Energy products
• Show analytical skills on contractual clauses and knowledge of contracting methods, contract forms, drafting terms and conditions.
• Display Early Dispute Resolution and claims negotiation experience, with solid interpersonal, influencing and leadership skills.
• Be a good team player and display good communication skills with fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Demonstrate excellent organizational and project management skills from a global-matrix environment
• Demonstrate ability to work with remote teams and to deliver while handling large numbers of diverse tasks

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

For Italy:The initial pay range for this position will be EUR 51,200 To 70,400

The provisions of Contratto Collettivo Industria Metalmeccanica e della installazione di impianti will be applied to this position. Section VI – Titolo IV of that collective bargaining agreement relates to pay

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Legal Manager - Contract Management

About Us:

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us:

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.