Senior Contract Manager - New Mexico

Work Location:  Full Time on Site, New Mexico

Duration: 11+ months (potential to extend)  

Rate: $90.00-$105.00/hr 

Hours: Full time / 40 hours (onsite)

Per diem: $178.00/day (7 days per week)

Mob / Demob: $750.00 each way ($1,500.00 total)

Trip Home: 1 paid trip home per month

US Citizenship Required

Position Details: The purpose of the role is to ensure adequate and consistent standards in contract management in the project portfolio. The Senior Contract Manager’s responsibility includes the proficient application of standards and responsibility for the contract management output in the project portfolio. The role provides a check/review on payments and contractor performance as a key element of the role. The Senior Contract Manager will assume functional accountability for the effective application of standards and be responsible for project contract management output for projects. The Senior Contract Manager will provide subject matter expert consulting, advice and instruction. The role will be accountable for the development and maintenance of processes and procedures for contract management.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting with pre-contract let activities

• Administrating their assigned contracts in line with policies and procedures

• Maintaining records of all contract communications and ensuring that all communications are executed in line with the contractual required timescales.

• Provide support to project managers for their assigned contracts and manage interactions and claims with project teams and other project contributors

• Monitor contract performance and make management aware of any upcoming commercial or contract issues or deadlines

• Evaluate, prepare and review claims

• Ensure knowledge is retained and transferred and undertake lessons learned reviews to promote continuous improvement

• Accountability for contract management standards

• Ensure alignment between the business objectives and the project contract management standards

• Ensure alignment between contractual requirements and project control standards

• Active participation in assurance reviews

• Maintain an overview of subject matter expert’s skills and competencies and provide development of project support resources both contract and staff

• Approval of exceptions and deviations from standards

• Quality control of contract management deliverables

• Responsible for project contract personnel, including performance management activities, scheduling, mentoring, coaching, hiring, etc.

Education/Experience Requirements:

• Experienced in the management of construction claims

• Ability to analyze organizational requirements and critical success factors and translate these into needed contract management processes

• Demonstrable acumen in developing and implementing strategies that successfully deliver project to business objectives (safety, budget, cost, benefits) in alignment with industry best practices

• Excellent, in depth knowledge of various industry standard forms of construction contract

• Capability to track benefits realization and lessons learned activities to feed into ongoing improvements to the contracting process

• Good understanding of legal terms and conditions

• Excellent communication, presentation, facilitation and negotiation skills

• Ability to build constructive and effective relationships with multinational internal and external stakeholders

• Skilled in leading and influencing teams and individuals to success with minimal supervision

• Proven responsibility in mentoring and coaching personnel effectively

• Excellent understanding of Contracts & Projects Environment, preferably the EPC/EPCM industry and some experience of regulated industries desirable

• Demonstrable experience across the entire project lifecycle including success in dispute resolution processes such as arbitration

• Experience of preparing amendments and change orders to contracts, analysis of, and defence against, contractor claims and preparation of owner claims, reviewing and assessing contractor valuations for works completed, and negotiation of final accounts

• Working knowledge of standard forms of contracts and relevant laws and regulations in administering both standard and bespoke forms of contract

• Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering, supply chain, business administration, construction or related fields.

• 10+ years’ experience in negotiations, procurement and contract management with proven track record in contracting for engineering and construction services.

• Demonstrable experience working within the entire project lifecycle, from concept development to hand-over

• Demonstrable success in arbitration, litigation or adjudication

• Proven leadership experience and ability to work with minimum supervision

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

• SAP

• ReAct

• eSOMS

• Documentum for Intellidox

• Master of Business Administration (MBA) (preferred)