Senior Manager Contract Management

• Support the Project Team to establish or refine a project's contractual / commercial strategy and ensure continual implementation throughout project execution.
• Periodically conduct contractual awareness sessions with project team members to ensure a consistent understanding of contract requirements
• Identify critical or sensitive contractual issues and act as a conduit for Legal support to the project when required
• Ownership of the Change Management process
• Prior to marine and hook up operations hold readiness reviews with Field Engineers to set ensure contractual awareness especially with respect to waiting on weather criteria and Client instructions
• Act as the initial point of contact with the Client to for all contractual issues that arise during project execution
• Establish an effective working relationship with counter-part from Client team to ensure timely resolution of contractual issues
• Support the project team to establish the change management process, setting a culture of change identification
• Lead / participate in change management meetings to identify changes that may result in entitlement for compensation and / or schedule relief
• Together with the Project Controls Manager, evaluate cost and schedule impact of all identified changes both on an individual and cumulative basis
• Engage with the Client on a continual basis to discuss contractual issues including outstanding and pending change orders. Lead negotiations with Client and work towards timely resolution of change orders and contract amendments.
• Coordinate resolution of contractual issues within the project environment to the extent possible. Brief Project Director and McDermott Management on sensitive issues and support escalation of disputes when required
• Coordinate administration of all contractual correspondence with the Client including the timely release of notification required to ensure McDermott's contractual rights are preserved
• Monitor key dates against dates defined in the main contract and any subcontracts and advise Project Director of the implications of delays, if any
• Support preparation of project weekly and monthly progress reports for internal and external distribution as per internal and Contract requirements
• Contribute to project risk and opportunity management processes
• Interface with Corporate Finance team to ensure contractual requirements are understood and all necessary insurances and guarantees are provided
• Submit and follow up applications for Completion Certificates and coordinate commercial close out of main contract including step down of bank guarantee and release of retentions.
• Prepare a flow down clause plan highlighting the key obligations and liabilities which are required to be passed onto subcontractors / vendors. In particular, ensure that back-to-back guarantees, warranties and insurances are obtained from subcontractors / vendors.
• Support Supply Chain Management team to coordinate the administration of contractual correspondence with all Vendors and Subcontractors
• Ensure that the external changes (back-charges) are taken up with the Vendor and Subcontractors on a timely basis
• Assist in the development and maintenance of globally consistent contract management tools, processes, and procedures
• Assist in the evaluation, development, deployment, and maintenance of global strategies to improve contract management efficiencies, increase gross profit, and minimize risks across the organization
• Assist in monitoring, measuring, and improving the level of implementation and effectiveness of the global tools, processes, procedures
• Assist in monitoring and reporting performance of the Contracts Management function
• Other duties related to the Contracts Management function, as requested by the Global Contracts Management Lead
• Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all McDermott policies and procedures
• Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all McDermott policies and procedures
• Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory training by themselves and their teams

• Degree in Engineering, Law, Business, Quantity Surveying, or similar
• Over 14 years within the energy industry through all phases of EPCI project delivery
• Working experience preferably in Offshore, Subsea, or Onshore Oil and Gas related projects
• Functional, business, and leadership expertise
• Substantial prime contract management experience as a contractor on small, medium, and large EPC projects
• Extensive lump sum bidding and executing experience
• Ability to work as a team member as well as act as team leader
• Adherence to McDermott's integrity values
• Communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Computer literate in Microsoft programs: Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Project

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