Lead Contracts Manager

Overview

Lead Contract Manager supporting project teams on contractual and commercial matters across the negotiation, administration and performance of projects and related contracts with customers, consortium partners, suppliers and subcontractors.

What you'll do

• Review and redline customer tender documents, sub-contracts, consortium agreements and pre-bid agreements, focusing on scope, payment process, change/variation order process, claim management, bonds, insurance and extension of time provisions.
• Work with tender and commercial teams to implement risk control and mitigation through structured exchange of return of experience.
• Manage and administer all project contractual activities from handover to execution team until all contractual obligations are complete and all contractual issues with customers or suppliers/subcontractors are resolved.
• Implement the mandated contract management process.
• Identify GE as well as customer, consortium and third-party obligations, and develop and implement the project commercial execution plan, including project claim strategy.
• Provide support in terms and conditions negotiations with suppliers and subcontractors.
• Ensure regular review of risks and events and maintain contemporary records in collaboration with project team and other functions for timely issuance of notifications and correspondence to preserve GE rights and remedies.
• Manage change orders and variations, make claims facing customer, partners, suppliers and subcontractors, and defend claims made against GE.
• Manage project insurance policies as per GE procedure.
• Compile data and evidence in support of notification, submission and settlement of insurance claims.
• Provide advice on contract interpretation and on negotiation of claim settlements with customer, partners, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Provide support to legal teams for Alternate Dispute Resolution, Formal Dispute Resolution and litigation proceedings.
• Periodically share best practices and lessons learnt with project and functional teams.
• Perform any other commercial or contractual task as requested by management.

What you'll need

• At least 10 years of experience in a contract management role.
• Understanding of turnkey EPC projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited university or college. Law graduates need not apply.
• Ability to work as an individual contributor or collaboratively in a team, with proven interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in spoken and written English.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Problem solving and analytical skills, with ability to address multiple competing deadlines in a strong matrix organisation.

Nice to have

• Formal legal or contract management training.

Details

• Location: Noida.
• Relocation assistance provided.