Contracts & Claims Manager

We are looking for an experienced Contracts and Claims Manager to join our rapidly growing GT business based in Manchester.

Your responsibilities

• Support the project teams with review and interpretation of customer and supplier contracts

• Familiarisation and screening of applicable contract related documents and advising the management and project team of critical issues

• Work with Project Managers (PMs) and commercial project managers (CPMs) to establish suitable claims management strategies for each project

• Participate and contribute to customer and supplier meetings from contract negotiation, claims management, contract variations and contract formulation perspectives

• Identifying, evaluating, and following up on all events relevant for incoming and outgoing claims - Customer and/or Subcontractors

• Pursuing or defending incoming and outgoing claims by collecting and advising on relevant project records, documentation, and all relevant facts.

• Collecting, preparing, analysing and managing relevant claim documents and evidence in accordance with contractual deadlines & requirements

• Supporting the CPM and PMs or leading, as necessary, in drafting of letters, making contractual notifications etc.

• Contribute towards preparation for disputes, arbitrations etc

• Supporting the CPMs or leading, as necessary, in drafting contract variation agreements, deeds of amendments, claim settlement agreement and sub-contractor agreements

• Working closely with the legal team and commercial teams to organise reviews of agreements drafted and obtaining legal approvals

• Supporting project procurement by advising on administrative and commercial terms & conditions for subcontracts

• Supports the CPM in evaluating the risk exposure in line with the contractual terms

• Performs contract analysis with a view of identifying opportunities for making customer claims and achieving positive contract variations

• Ensures Commercial requirements are met, and Siemens Energy’s contractual rights and entitlements are protected while managing contracts and claims

• Contributes towards developing a robust business wide claims management process and shares best practises and lessons learned

Your profile

• Experience in Contract Management and Commercial Management

• Familiarity with contract terms of EPC contract

• Experience in managing claims, variations, and sub-contractor agreements

• Experience of working in Construction, Civil, Engineering type industries

• Experience of working in Substations, HVDC, interconnectors, windfarms, transmission, power plant construction type projects

• Educated to degree level ideally in disciplines such as Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Contract Law

• Legal, Contract Law, Construction Law qualification will be an advantage

• Experience in Quantity Surveying and appropriate qualification would be an advantage

• Experience in setting up and negotiating terms and conditions of subcontracts

• Team player who can work successfully across multi-disciplinary teams

• Someone who displays the tenacity and perseverance to see topics through to completion

• Strong communicator – both verbal and written

• Someone who appreciates and contributes towards achieving the wider objectives of the project and the business

• Ability to successfully forge sustainable relationships with relevant contacts within the customer and supplier organisations