Hybrid Contract & Claims Manager (CAPEX Projects)

Evonik; Allentown (Lehigh County); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a Senior Contract Manager in Allentown, PA to lead contract and claim management for large CAPEX investments. You will work with engineering and legal colleagues to align contracts, budgets, and schedules, ensuring robust commercial strategies across project phases.

The role requires strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and travel readiness, with a focus on minimizing risk and ensuring conformance to project goals. Hybrid work options are available.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in engineering, business administration or equivalent qualification.
• 5–10 years of experience in contract, claims and commercial management of large CAPEX investment projects.
• Deep understanding of project phases, deliverables and interfaces between stages.
• Strong knowledge of roles, responsibilities and risks across owner and contractor models.
• Experience supporting complex CAPEX projects, including change orders and risk mitigation.
• Established project management skills and familiarity with IT tools.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Proven teamwork and strong enthusiasm.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to develop commercial relationships across cultures to ensure cost, timeline, quality.
• Willingness to travel (including project task forces).

Responsibilities

• Establish and implement contract and claim management in investment projects with cross-functional teams.
• Develop contract strategies with the project team and ensure tender/contract documentation quality.
• Contribute input to budgeting, timelines and WBS development.
• Review tender documents for compliance across technical, commercial, market and project needs with procurement.
• Align template contracts and related docs with the legal team.
• Manage contracting and award negotiations with project procurement and stakeholders.
• Oversee commercial management of key service and supply contracts for changes and extensions.
• Provide commercial and contractual support from tender to project execution, managing contractor interfaces and risks.
• Lead negotiations of contractor and owner claims with the project team.
• Prepare claims reporting and project documentation.
• Implement contract and claim management across the procurement organization.
• Develop and conduct recurring internal training programs for teams.

Skills

Contract management

Project management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

Masters degree in engineering

MBA

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Evonik is seeking a Senior Contract Manager in Allentown, PA to lead contract and claim management for large CAPEX investments. You will work with engineering and legal colleagues to align contracts, budgets, and schedules, ensuring robust commercial strategies across project phases.

The role requires strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and travel readiness, with a focus on minimizing risk and ensuring conformance to project goals. Hybrid work options are available.