Site Contracts Manager

With offices in Africa, Australia, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium Africa is seeking a highly experienced Site Contracts Manager with a strong EPCM project background to join our dynamic, growing team in East Africa

Reporting to the Project Manager, the Contracts Manager is responsible for effectively managing the quality of output of the Contracts team to ensure that it is high standard in line with Company, Client, regulatory and contractual requirements. This is a key leadership role for someone with a proven record managing complex site-based projects.

The tasks you'll perform

• Develop the various work procedures, practices, and plans for the management of contracts and ensure that deliverables are met to a high-level of accuracy.
• Ensure all dealings with Client, Vendors and other external stakeholders are professional and in line with ethos of the business.
• Manage all members of the Contracts team in compliance with applicable project specific requirements and current industry work codes and standards to ensure effective delivery of contracts.
• Develop contract management plans, schedules and budgets for each contract, and ensure that contracts are delivered in accordance with these controls.
• Develop and maintain appropriate contract terms and conditions and contract structures (in compliance with client requirements and standards) to suit each specific scope of work.
• Expedite contract deliverables.
• Maintain all relevant registers which includes contract, back charges to contractor, site instruction, potential and actual contractor variations, and required insurances.
• Regular communication with the relevant Manager and provide weekly reports, updates and feedback.

The expertise you’ll bring:

• Tertiary Education Qualification, bachelor’s degree in engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience in contracts within minerals and or related industries.
• Proven experience in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management projects.
• Strong record of managing complex site-based construction projects, preferably in mineral processing plantsor similar heavy engineering environments.
• Extremely well-developed written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of contract law and contract document requirements.
• Broad multidisciplinary base knowledge in mineral processing plant / infrastructure construction.
• Strong background, training and awareness of statutory and industry standards in OHSE, IR and HR.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.