Contract: Senior Contract Manager / Canada

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The valued client is seeking a Senior Contract Manager for a long-term contract located in Calgary, AB.

Responsibilities:

Drafting of commercial responses to Contractor’s communications and drafting of Company initiated commercial communications
Integrating the outputs and understanding of progress, project execution, and verification of resources (people, equipment etc), as part of inputs into commercial communications
Entitlement assessments on fabrication related variation notices and variation requests
Support quantum assessments on fabrication related variation requests
Perform effective business partnering with Project Manager, Project Engineers, Contract Holders, Contract Owners, Engineering Managers, Functional leaders (Finance, Legal, Project Services)
Manage project contracting strategies and tactics that meet the project technical, cost, and schedule requirements
Develop, execute, and manage any contracts in country that supports the fabrication yards
Lead a highly effective contractor performance management program
Effectively manage contract claims avoidance and variations at contract and project level to achieve the best commercial outcome
Identify, develop, and implement supply chain improvement opportunities
Build and maintain a strong network in the market, being fully aware of supplier developments and opportunities
Brings external market/supplier views and benchmarks into conversation and provide commercial challenge and guidance
Proactively identify and understand commercial/contractual/procurement needs from internal stakeholders and collaboratively propose competitive solutions

Qualifications:

Minimum 10+ years’ experience Competency with a preference for JG3 Competency, including experience in application of the Projects Expected Practices and Outcomes
Deepwater and/or Flagship projects experience preferred
Strong experience in supply chain strategy development and execution, complex contract negotiations, contract/supplier performance management, claims management, procurement operations, and contract closeout.
Sound understanding of major capital projects development and execution including the Project Management Framework
Prior experience with complex engineering, fabrication and construction services contracts
Highly tuned commercial acumen and curiosity with demonstrated ability to develop and deliver value from complex deals
Good understanding of Legal, Finance, Economics, and Commercial issues associated with flagship capital projects
Uncompromising on HSSE and Ethics & Compliance
Collaborates and integrates within project team
Highly driven, ‘can do’, inspiring, able to articulate in a precise manner
Strong interpersonal, influencing and stakeholder management skills
Demonstrated ability to champion change/improvement opportunities despite internal and external stakeholder resistance
Ability to lead and coach among peers, internal business partners, and external partners.
Enables and empowers team to contribute, and recognizes people.

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