Senior Contracts Manager - Engineering, Procurement, and Construction [Remote]

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Scope of Job : The Senior Contracts Manager, EPC will take a lead role in the strategic development, negotiation, and comprehensive management of Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts.

This position is critical in mitigating contractual risks, optimizing commercial terms, and ensuring robust contract governance throughout the project lifecycle, while driving continuous improvement and best practices across the organization.

• Strategic EPC Contract Negotiation & Risk Management
• Lead and direct highly complex and high-value EPC contract negotiations, skillfully managing commercial terms, scope, schedule, and pricing to achieve optimal outcomes and mitigate organizational risk. Drive cross-functional strategic alignment with Legal, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commercial, and Finance teams to develop comprehensive negotiation strategies and ensure all contractual aspects are thoroughly vetted and integrated. Serve as the primary commercial lead for critical RFP processes and discussions with counterparties, shaping proposals and responses to maximize competitive advantage. Critically review, evaluate, and strategically address counterparty's commercial comments, providing expert recommendations and risk mitigation strategies to internal stakeholders. Develop, implement, and continuously refine robust procedures for the seamless handover of executed agreements to internal teams, ensuring clear understanding of contractual obligations and deliverables. Expertly draft, analyze, and negotiate all commercial terms and conditions within EPC contracts and related agreements, ensuring legal compliance and protection of company interests. Provide expert contractual guidance and arbitration support to project execution teams, resolving complex issues and managing claims throughout the construction phase.
• Lead and direct highly complex and high-value EPC contract negotiations, skillfully managing commercial terms, scope, schedule, and pricing to achieve optimal outcomes and mitigate organizational risk.
• Drive cross-functional strategic alignment with Legal, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commercial, and Finance teams to develop comprehensive negotiation strategies and ensure all contractual aspects are thoroughly vetted and integrated.
• Serve as the primary commercial lead for critical RFP processes and discussions with counterparties, shaping proposals and responses to maximize competitive advantage.
• Critically review, evaluate, and strategically address counterparty's commercial comments, providing expert recommendations and risk mitigation strategies to internal stakeholders.
• Develop, implement, and continuously refine robust procedures for the seamless handover of executed agreements to internal teams, ensuring clear understanding of contractual obligations and deliverables.
• Expertly draft, analyze, and negotiate all commercial terms and conditions within EPC contracts and related agreements, ensuring legal compliance and protection of company interests.
• Provide expert contractual guidance and arbitration support to project execution teams, resolving complex issues and managing claims throughout the construction phase.
• Advanced Contracts Governance & Portfolio Management Develop, implement, and enforce comprehensive contract governance frameworks to ensure consistency, compliance, and optimal commercial positioning across the entire project portfolio. Establish and continuously optimize standardized processes and best practices for contract negotiation, execution, and administration to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and improve overall contract performance. Serve as a key advisor and subject matter expert to internal departments on the strategic implications of contractual terms, ensuring seamless integration and proactive risk awareness across the project value chain (upstream and downstream impacts). Curate and manage a comprehensive, secure library of standardized contract templates, master service agreements, and related documentation, ensuring legal compliance, commercial effectiveness, and ease of access. Conduct in-depth analysis of commercial decisions across the project portfolio to identify trends, inform future contracting strategies, and promote consistency in approach.
• Develop, implement, and enforce comprehensive contract governance frameworks to ensure consistency, compliance, and optimal commercial positioning across the entire project portfolio.
• Establish and continuously optimize standardized processes and best practices for contract negotiation, execution, and administration to enhance efficiency, reduce risk, and improve overall contract performance.
• Serve as a key advisor and subject matter expert to internal departments on the strategic implications of contractual terms, ensuring seamless integration and proactive risk awareness across the project value chain (upstream and downstream impacts).
• Curate and manage a comprehensive, secure library of standardized contract templates, master service agreements, and related documentation, ensuring legal compliance, commercial effectiveness, and ease of access.
• Conduct in-depth analysis of commercial decisions across the project portfolio to identify trends, inform future contracting strategies, and promote consistency in approach.
• Strategic Process Optimization & Innovation Lead and champion strategic initiatives aimed at transforming and continuously improving the entire contract lifecycle management process, focusing on efficiency, risk reduction, and value enhancement. Drive the evaluation, selection, and implementation of advanced contract management systems and digital tools to streamline contract processes, enhance data analytics, and improve collaborative workflows. Serve as a thought leader in EPC contracting, actively researching and integrating emerging industry trends, legal developments, and technological advancements to drive competitive advantage and foster a culture of innovation. Mentor and develop junior contract professionals, fostering best practices and continuous learning within the team
• Lead and champion strategic initiatives aimed at transforming and continuously improving the entire contract lifecycle management process, focusing on efficiency, risk reduction, and value enhancement.
• Drive the evaluation, selection, and implementation of advanced contract management systems and digital tools to streamline contract processes, enhance data analytics, and improve collaborative workflows.
• Serve as a thought leader in EPC contracting, actively researching and integrating emerging industry trends, legal developments, and technological advancements to drive competitive advantage and foster a culture of innovation.
• Mentor and develop junior contract professionals, fostering best practices and continuous learning within the team
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervision of Others : None.

Working Conditions : 100% of time is spent in the office environment, with frequent use of various Microsoft Office Suite.