Senior Contract Manager
Switzerland Global Enterprise
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Schenectady • New York, South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $126,300 - $210,500 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Lead Contract Management support in the execution of complex equipment and extended scope, domestic and international Gas Turbine Power Plant Projects
- Be a commercial expert in preventing and mitigating high dollar value claims and risks
- Research, develop and implement risk mitigation strategies
- Research and author claims settlement agreements
- Manage and drive Contract Change Order execution in accordance with GE entitlement, including pursuing extension of time and other EPC claims
- Research, pursue, negotiate and obtain insurance claim recoveries
- Drive Supplier recovery working in conjunction with Sourcing
- Ensure timely and accurate maintenance of databases to track and drive risk mitigation, vendor recovery and insurance recovery
- Perform pre-award risk analysis of customer contract terms and conditions
- Development and negotiation of terms and conditions with major subcontractors
- Ensure appropriate insurance policies are in place for assigned projects
- Maintain contract management documentation and electronic files, including contemporaneously obtaining and managing critical back-up documentation for delays, claims, back-charges and rejections
- Work closely with Project Managers to ensure timely submission of contractual notifications / deliverables
- Draft Change Orders, letters, replies and notifications to customers
- Provide contractual analysis and interpretation on project commercial issues and drive to successful resolution and closure
- Obtain Management authorization to release new projects via Electronic Order Release system (eARS) in a timely manner
- Maintain eARS and issues Internal Change Orders as required
- Visit customer sites and lead Contract analysis of problems
- Prepare and present claims mitigation presentations to customers
- Ability to travel to US project sites as required
- Ability to work in cross functional teams remotely located
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
- 5-10 years of experience in power plants, project management, contract management, commercial management or similar
- Developer or EPC Experience, preferably in the Power Industry
- Claims management experience
- Contract reading and writing experience
- Ability to handle many complex issues concurrently
- Advanced skills in contract terms and conditions interpretation and development
- Solid understanding of Business Law fundamentals
- Personal computer and software experience including preparation of complex computer graphics presentations
- Five plus years claims management experience
- Prime contract commercial experience (domestic and international)
- Construction claims negotiation experience
- Project Management Leadership Program (PMLP) Graduate
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
contract managementclaims managementrisk mitigation strategiescontract change order executioncontract terms and conditions interpretationcontract reading and writingproject managementEPC experienceinsurance claim recoveriespre-award risk analysis
Soft skills
negotiationproblem-solvingcommunicationleadershipcross-functional teamworktime managementanalytical thinkingpresentation skillsorganizational skillsability to handle complex issues
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeProject Management Leadership Program (PMLP) Graduate