Contract Specialist

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Our client is one of the leading mining companies, focused on providing products that are essential to building a better quality of life for people around the globe.

They are currently looking for a Contract Specialist to join their expansion project in Alaska. This position has a 2 week on/2 week off rotation.

Overview:

The Contracts Specialist will manage the full contracting lifecycle. This includes developing contract strategies, coordinating risk registers, planning and executing RFP processes, evaluating proposals, negotiating agreements, and administering and closing contracts. The role requires close coordination with project teams, operations team and corporate shared service groups (legal, risk, customs and trade compliance, etc.).

Responsibilities:

• Safety Leadership: Adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures. Maintain and demonstrate client’s commitment to safety and environmental protection as a core value.
• Contract Strategy: Develop and recommend contract strategies and plans to Project Directors/Managers, ensuring legal, commercial, and technical considerations.
• RFP Management: Plan, prepare, and manage RFP documents and processes, evaluate proposals, manage the technical evaluation process, negotiate commercial and legal terms, recommend awards, and conform, execute, and award resulting contracts.
• Contract Administration: Administer agreements post-award, including evaluating premobilization deliverables, reconciling invoices, resolving disputes, negotiating changes, implementing change management procedures, and closing contracts.
• Guidance and Support: Provide proactive guidance on contract management strategies and options throughout the contract lifecycle. Reference legal and commercial terms to manage contractors and advise Project Directors/Managers and project teams.
• Change Management: Ensure contract modifications are documented and approved.
• Closeout: Ensure contracts are closed out in accordance with applicable legislation.
• Reporting: Prepare ad hoc contract management reports as required.
• Administrative Duties: Perform job-related administrative duties, including preparing change notices, monitoring contract performance, maintaining contract files on SharePoint, tracking correspondence and authorizations, updating agreements, and attesting invoices. Facilitate internal review and sign-off processes. Offer and provide administrative support and perform other tasks as assigned.

Experience:

• Post secondary education from a recognized institution is required.
• 8+ years of experience in an Owner’s team type environment or engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) or an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) company managing and executing contract lifecycle activities.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycles, project procedures, project roles and responsibilities
• Strong understanding and experience with various contract types, models, strategies.
• Strong understanding of various legal and commercial terms and ability to rely on those terms.
• Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills.
• Strong understanding and experience in multiple phases of project execution.
• Able to raise awareness of contract activities which have an impact to a project.
• Knowledge of and experience working in the industrial engineering and construction industry.
• Strong critical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Internet Explorer.  

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