Contracts Manager

Responsibilities

Responsible for managing the full contract lifecycle, including drafting, reviewing, negotiating, administering, and closing out contracts across the project. Provides contractual guidance to project teams, manages variations and compliance, supports risk mitigation, and ensures all contractual obligations, documentation, and commercial processes are effectively maintained in accordance with company policies and project requirements.

Contracts (various: including formal, short form, and annual contracts) — drafting, evaluation, negotiation and execution:

• Non-disclosure agreements
• Sales/purchasing agreements
• Subcontracts
• Consulting agreements
• Licensing agreements
• Master agreements
• Review of customer proposed terms and conditions

Serve as the point of contact for customers on contractual matters. Act as contractual "middleman" between company employees and customers, ensuring timely review and approval/reconciliation of variations.

On all standard and nonstandard contracts, provide redlined recommendations and often negotiate directly with customer attorneys or purchasing staff until consensus has been reached.

Maintain contractual records and documentation such as receipt and control of all contract correspondence, customer information sheets, contractual changes, status reports and other documents for all projects.

As needed, guide on contract matters to project managers or other operational staff, including training to new project managers and other employees in contracting practices and procedures.

Develop and implement procedures for contract management and administration in compliance with company policy as appropriate, contribute to or influence company policies.

Monitor compliance by company employees with established procedures. Identify areas of recurrent pressure.

Work with risk management department and finance to coordinate contractual insurance requirements.

Handle ongoing issue and change management.

Monitor transaction compliance (milestones, deliverables, invoicing etc.).

Oversee service level agreement compliance.

Ensure contract close-out, extension or renewal.

Inform themselves of the relevant quality, environmental, safety and occupational health policies, manuals and procedures in place within the company, and ensure continued compliance with these requirements while employed.

Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager or supervisor.

• A degree or diploma in an engineering discipline is required.
• RICS or similar certifications preferred.
• Seventeen or more years of working on multi-million dollar projects within the construction field.
• Strong negotiation and communication skills.
• Demonstrates determination, desire to succeed and a wish to progress and develop within a commercial role.
• Excellent working knowledge of Word, Excel and strong user skill level within MS Office or Primavera.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English.