About This Role
This contract manager role involves overseeing all contracts for assigned capital projects from their initial concept through to execution and completion. The position focuses on post-contract administration and managing all contractual matters related to the obligations of both parties. The role suits a candidate with strong leadership and experience in commercial contracts management, particularly within the mining sector.
Responsibilities
- Analyze all contracts, including conditions, scope, and other works information, to identify requirements and deliverables and to highlight areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts, or deviations from the scope of work
- Make recommendations to the Project Manager on the mitigation of identified risks
- Closely monitor and support remedial actions and recommend appropriate actions
- Develop and manage appropriate mechanisms to monitor compliance with contract terms and conditions
- Supervise and provide guidance to other project team members to ensure technical competence and consistency of administration across several contract packages
- Ensure that customer-related actions or inactions which could result in constructive contract changes are identified and make recommendations on their resolution
- Develop and manage procedures to recognize and identify contract claims as they develop
- Manage the timely resolution of contract claims under the changes provisions wherever possible, obtaining claims and legal expertise as appropriate
- Maintain a good working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Project Controls, Procurement, Legal, Project Management, and Risk Management to facilitate organizational interfaces to support contract administration
- Provide the Project Manager with reviews and analysis of the contract commitment data and payments position
- Assist Project Controls with the development and maintenance of overall cost management
- Be responsible for adherence to contract insurance provisions and ensure implementation of all requirements
- Ensure the requirements of good corporate governance are understood by members of the Project Management team and take early actions to correct any deviations from good governance practices
- Provide reporting, ensure technical competence and consistency across all projects, and provide information and guidance to the Project Management team
Requirements
- Minimum High School diploma
- 8 to 12 years’ related experience in Contracts Management
- Leadership experience
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of commercial contracts management
- Proficient in the use of personal computers in a business environment (MS Word, Excel, Outlook essential)
