Strategic Contracts & Claims Lead for CAPEX Projects

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

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.