The development and implementation of Project contracting strategy
Develop, negotiate, and manage all commercial agreements/contracts to mitigate risk and optimize opportunities.
Mitigate project expenses without compromising quality.
Provide ongoing commercial/contract support, ensuring commercial practices comply.
Support the pre/post contracts awards process
Competent understanding of contract(s) and the required administration thereof.
Ensure contracts staffing requirements, both numbers and quality, are adequate to meet project requirements.
Utilize professional experience to verify, oversee, negotiate and/or approve commercial agreements with clients and third parties.
Comply with Lines and Limits of Authority.
Analyze and report on complex situations and potential opportunities/risks of Variations to cost and schedule.
Provide forward impact analyses and budgetary reporting internally and externally.
Ensure that Procedures are followed and suggest changes if there is scope for improvement
Maintain good relations and facilitate exchange of information between company and contractors and internally to assure alignment of strategic objectives.
Lead and ensure the effective collation of data and information, provide analyses and reporting in a timely and periodic manner.
Review contract specifications, works with Stakeholders (PM/PD) to identify risks or gaps in the Project Plan and support PM in the development and implementation of Risk Management Plan
Ensure for each Project that there is a proper 1) business case, 2) risk management, and 3) compliance component
Analyze monthly progress situations against previous forecasts to understand trends
Support the Project Director in analysis and decision-making regarding milestones and invoicing
Prepare feasibility studies with recommendations on cost-effective measures
Proactively manage and enact the change control process to agreed quality and timescales in order to maximize the commercial and operational benefit to the Program
Ensure that Projects proceed with respect to the agreed contractual / optimal deadlines (giving ample notice to the main Functions involved so that timely recovery strategies can be devised)
Maintain commercial tools such as key bidding documents and Proposal templates post award updated and logically structured so that they are readily available as required
Fully understand and consequently brief relevant parties on the interpretation of the commercial obligations on both the Contract and the Client, and the commercial/contractual impact of any failure to achieve these obligations
Be an active member in the cross-functional project team, liaising with Engineering, Procurement, Operations and other Functions; identify potential areas of concern and resolve them before they become issues
Interface with Finance department to develop best financial metrics in relation to bonds, payment and bank guarantees
Follow and comply with Company, Project and Project Controls Department procedures and techniques, suggesting updates or integrations deemed beneficiary
Ensure good practice and strict controls are implemented in relation to change orders, variations, claims, etc. (including the assessment of fee claims and advising on dispute resolution)
