Contracts Manager

Location: South of France

Start: January 2015

Duration: Approx 3 months

Contract type: Contractor

Contract Management;

Manage Main Contract, Sub-contracts and POs as required supporting Supply Chain;
Manage Insurance, Bank Guarantee requirements, Milestones and contracts’ deliverables;
Support in the development of contracting strategies, preparation of Sub-contracts and management of Sub-contracts tendering and award process;
Ensure that Company and Project HSSE and Quality Requirements are duly cascaded to Sub-Contracts and POs;
Monitor the performance and compliance with the contractual requirements and the signatory powers, expedite disciplines where necessary and highlight potential areas of concern;
Ensure commercial and contractual awareness across the Project Team throughout the life of the project;
Ensure a fluid cooperation and contribute to a Legal-Contract team approach;
Achieve and maintain total auditability of all commercial and contractual dealings, including clear record keeping and regular commercial reporting;
Draft or review the formal Project correspondence, depending on the subject;
Set-up Payment Milestones and follow-up;
Participate and Provide input to Risk and Opportunities management.

Change and Claims Management;

Formalize and resolve any potential claims against Client, Subcontractor and Vendors (in conjunction with Supply Chain and Legal) and manage the change process;
Manage EOT, Guarantee period and Insurance Claims in liaison with Legal and Insurance.

Contract Close-Out;

Ensure provision of timely notifications to Client/Subcontractor/Vendor as and when required by the Main Contract/Subcontracts/POs and whenever deemed necessary to protect SBM’s rights;
Coordinate and control the Contract/Subcontracts Close Out process.

Reporting

Ensure provision of input for the Cost/Financial and Management Reporting as required.

Attributes:

Experience:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in all aspects of the contract management (Contract, Planning & control, budgeting, executive reports, company compliance) at an international level;
Board experience in sales and lease contracts, in executing contract negotiation and claims;
Experience of project execution interface;
Experience within the Offshore Oil & Gas industry preferred – Knowledge of offshore operations..
EPC contracting experience also considered for the role.

Qualifications:

Master’s or Honour’s Degree or MBA in one of the following disciplines (Business Management, Law, Construction Law, Engineering or Quantity Surveying).

Personal qualities: