Contract: Contracts Administrator / Canada

The client is seeking a Contracts Administrator for a long term contract in St. Johns, NL.

Maintain the correspondence and change logs for all major Contractors Ensure that information is updated in all internal software systems including SAP, Ariba, and Procon Draft Change Orders, Amendments, Change Directives and Amend Decisions for review by Contract Manager Review Contractor submitted Change Proposals for entitlement.

 

Responsibilities:

• Administration of multiple contracts of medium to high complexity, procurement compliance plans and procedures.
• Interface with key internal team members (i.e. Legal, Project Management, Quality, HS&E, Construction, and Project Controls) to ensure that the team and contractors adhere to business processes and goals, as well as compliance plans, contract terms and conditions, management of change, tendering strategies, protocols, and associated commercial administration.
• Support the Contracts Manager for the scope area as required in strategy development and contract management; provide commercial advice to scope owners during project execution.
• Interface with project controls on cost, performance, progress assessment, payments, reporting, trends, claims, disputes and change orders.
• Support project SCM to ensure commercial activities are completed in accordance with established terms and conditions, while minimizing risk in accordance with Legal, Risk Management, HSE, QA/QC considerations.
• Support project SCM on governance practices to ensure that payments and changes to contracts and procurement agreements are applied, regularly administered, documented, and proactively communicated by all members in the commercial team.
• Provide assistance and in the development and preparation of the RFX process as required.
• Create and maintain contracts in SAP/Contract Management System.
• Support the development of decision summary documentation and execution.
• Provide support in the creation of project related requisitions
• Work with Business Unit contract owners to drive performance and compliance of contracts.
• Support the invoice attest process in conjunction with Project Cost Control

 

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in a Project environment
• Degree or Technical diploma in Business, finance or accounting
• Experience with the MS office suite
• Experience supporting cross functional teams
• Negotiations and Contractor Evaluations
• Supplier Performance Management
• Reporting of SCM Information
• Forward thinking and change agility
• Works collaboratively and communicates effectively
• Technical professional skills and a drive for results