Position Title: Project Senior Contracts Manager
Reports to: Line Manager - Project Company EMO
Functional Manager – Head of Contract Management
Function: Contract Management
Purpose:
- Manage Project Agreements including Power Purchase Agreement, EPC contract, O&M agreement and various project agreements of various assets to ensure compliance with all terms and conditions and ensure alerts are raised timely for the needed action.
- Lead, direct, and provide expert opinion all contractual aspects of executing the assigned project or portfolio, including risk assessment and disputes.
- Ensure full awareness of the provisions of Power Purchase Agreement, EPC contract, O&M agreement and various project agreements and manage the stakeholders effectively in line with the contracts both during construction and operations.
- Respond to the correspondences from various counterparties and ensure the interest of the company is protected.
- Review, assess and prepare contractual claims (including EoT and cost claims), ensuring alignment with contract provisions, supporting evidence and project strategy.
- Develop and maintain contract check list and ensure risks and issues are identified, addressed and reported and, where appropriate, escalated.
- Interface with senior management team, finance, and legal personnel to meet objectives.
- Establish procedures for award and administration of project contracts
- Act as the first point of contract with respect to all insurance matters.
- Undertake any other duties that are within the scope, spirit and/or purpose of the job, the title of the post and it’s grading as requested by management.
Qualifications:
- Ideally a member, or past member of a recognized professional body (MRICS, MCIOB, IMEch, MICE, IStruchE etc.
- Qualifications above degree level from reputed university or professional body.
- Fluent in English both written and spoken, if not a first language ideally speaker than a recognised qualification in written and spoken English or experience working in English as can be assessed in interview.
Minimum Experience:
- Excellent English business language skills both written and spoken.
- Local language speaker.
- 10-15 years’ experience in the Power, utilities and industrial sector
- Working internationally and in mixed nationality teams and contractors/subcontractors
- Ability to complement the decision-making processes based on experience, current and updated knowledge.
- Demonstrate working in multinational teams and support the development of team members.
- Excellent analytical skills
- Willingness to establish an understanding of latest technology and innovation
