Contract and Claims Manager

4142 Evonik Corporation_4142; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based remuneration

Occupational health benefits

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a senior procurement professional to lead contract, claims and commercial management across large CAPEX investment projects. You will collaborate with engineering, legal and project teams to develop contract strategies, ensure compliance and manage risks.

The role requires 5–10 years in contract management, strong negotiation skills, and experience with EPC/EPCM or Design & Build delivery, with travel as needed. A Master’s degree and proficiency with IT tools are expected.

Qualifications

• University/ postgraduate degree in engineering or business.
• 5–10 years of experience in contract, claims, and commercial management of large CAPEX projects.
• Experience with EPC/EPCM or Design & Build delivery models.
• Strong understanding of project phases, roles, and risks between owner and contractor.

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement the contract and claim management in investment projects in a cross-functional team with engineering and legal colleagues
• Develop contractual strategies with the project team, including quality assurance of tender and contract documentation, to prevent and/or mitigate potential claims.
• Give input to the budgeting process, the project timeline and work breakdown structure development
• Control the tender documents for compliance between technical and commercial documents, the market and the project requirements together with the Project Procurement Manager
• Align template contracts and related documents with the legal team.
• Manage contracting and award negotiations together with project procurement, category management and other stakeholders
• Commercial management of key service and/or supply contracts concerning changes, supplements, extensions, defaults
• Provide commercial and contractual support to project teams from tender preparation through project execution, ensuring effective management of contractor interfaces, contractual risks, and claim avoidance initiatives.
• Prepare and lead negotiations of contractor and owner claims together with the project team.
• Prepare claim reporting and the respective project documentation
• Manage the implementation of contract and claim management throughout the procurement organization
• Develop, implement, and conduct recurring internal training programs for project teams and organizational units.

Skills

Contract management

Claims management

Commercial management

Project procurement

Budgeting input

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel flexibility

Education

Master's degree in engineering or business administration

Tools

ERP systems

Project management software

Contract management tools

Job description

What we offer

Explore a world of opportunities with us. Look ahead with us and help shape innovative solutions to make our world more sustainable and life healthier, more vibrant and more comfortable. At Evonik, you have the chance to explore, thrive, and grow alongside 33,000 colleagues. Among attractive career paths and high-quality development programs, we not only offer performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits but also hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork.

• performance-based remuneration and occupational health benefits
• hybrid and flexible working environments with #SmartWork

Responsible for maintaining an adequate quantity of essential materials or services required for the business to operate. Components of the role can include managing stock inventories, creating extensive and detailed requirements specifications for the required products/services, tendering with potential suppliers, evaluating competing bids and negotiating prices. A purchasing agent may function alone in a small company or be part of a purchasing team in a larger company. In many cases may refer ultimate decisions to a manager or executive for approval.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establish and implement the contract and claim management in investment projects in a cross-functional team with engineering and legal colleagues
• Develop contractual strategies with the project team, including quality assurance of tender and contract documentation, to prevent and/or mitigate potential claims.
• Give input to the budgeting process, the project timeline and work breakdown structure development
• Control the tender documents for compliance between technical and commercial documents, the market and the project requirements together with the Project Procurement Manager
• Align template contracts and related documents with the legal team.
• Manage contracting and award negotiations together with project procurement, category management and other stakeholders
• Commercial management of key service and/or supply contracts concerning changes, supplements, extensions, defaults
• Provide commercial and contractual support to project teams from tender preparation through project execution, ensuring effective management of contractor interfaces, contractual risks, and claim avoidance initiatives.
• Prepare and lead negotiations of contractor and owner claims together with the project team.
• Prepare claim reporting and the respective project documentation
• Manage the implementation of contract and claim management throughout the procurement organization
• Develop, implement, and conduct recurring internal training programs for project teams and organizational units.

REQUIREMENTS

• University / Post Graduate (Masters Degree) in engineering, business administration or equivalent qualification
• 5 to 10 years of experience in contract, claims, and commercial management of large CAPEX investment projects executed under EPC, EPCM, General Contractor, or Design & Build delivery models.
• Profound understanding of project phases, their deliverables, and the interfaces between subsequent project stages.
• Strong understanding of the allocation of roles, responsibilities, and risks between owner and contractor under different commercial models (e.g., lump sum/fixed price, unit rate, and time & materials contracts).
• Experience supporting project teams during execution of complex CAPEX projects, including management of change orders, contractor performance issues, and commercial risk mitigation.
• Established project management skills and knowledge of relevant IT tools
• Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with different stakeholders within and outside the organization
• Proven teamwork skills and great enthusiasm
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to develop commercial relationships across a range of cultures to ensure the project cost, timeline and quality
• Flexibility and willingness to travel (including delegation into project task forces).

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

This is your opportunity to join a thriving global organization that combines cutting-edge science, technology and engineering with world-class business services to create solutions that answer real-world problems. If you join us, we’ll expect you to take ownership of your work, team up with other great minds, and add your name to creations that make a positive difference for generations. As one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals operating in more than 100 countries with over 32,000 employees, we need your diversity of thought to make us better. In return for your passion, initiative and creativity, you’ll enjoy opportunities to improve and to be respected for your contribution.