Contract Manager

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Note:
This is an International Assignment
- Location:

Wales, UK

Duration of assignment: appx. 24 Months.

The Contract Manager will act as the EPCM commercial governance lead at, responsible for managing contractor interfaces, ensuring contract adherence, preventing claims, controlling variations, and maintaining commercial discipline through the execution stage. The Contract Manager becomes the link between technical progress and commercial clarity — protecting project value and ensuring decisions are backed by contractual logic.

• Interpret and implement contract terms, conditions, milestones, obligations, and deliverables.
• Monitor contractor performance vs scope, schedule, payment terms & deliverables.
• Track contract compliance, insurance, guarantees, warranties, LD applicability etc.
• Maintain contract correspondence, approvals & commercial communication trail.

• Manage Change Control Process — scope deviation, technical changes, claims triggers.
• Review change requests for technical validity, cost/time impact, documentation completeness.
• Coordinate with Engineering & Procurement for quantification of variations.
• Identify early commercial risk indicators and potential claim situations.
• Ensure instructions / decisions are documented with contractual traceability.
• Support resolution through negotiation or technical clarification when disputes arise.
• Provide contract status reports, risk outlook & exposure summary for monthly reviews.
• Maintain visibility of milestone payments, retention, security release conditions.
• Present key commercial issues to Steering Committee with recommended actions.

• Work closely with Procurement Manager, Construction Manager & Engineering Manager.
• Participate in contractor meetings to ensure commitments & obligations are tracked.
• Maintain strong vendor/contractor relationships while protecting project interests.

• 25 years experience in Contracts/Commercial management in EPC/EPCM projects.
• Strong exposure to steel/metals/process industry contracts.
• Hands‑on experience in contract administration during execution phase, not just pre‑award.
• Capability to evaluate technical impacts financially (scope, time, LDs, variation handling).
• Prior experience in brownfield mega projects or heavy industrial environments.
• Ability to work onsite ~2 years with required travel flexibility.

• Familiarity with FIDIC/NEC/JCT or similar contracting frameworks.
• Experience with UK contract governance advantageous.
• CDI/TCE USA or international EPCM delivery background preferred.

• Detail‑oriented with strong documentation discipline
• Analytical mindset — reads contracts and sees risk patterns
• Ability to push back professionally when claims lack basis
• Negotiation framing skills — firm yet collaborative
• Structured thinker — works through logic, not pressure
• Comfortable interacting with technical & commercial stakeholders
• Confident communicator — summarizes contract positions clearly

• Calm under conflict — manages disputes without escalation unless necessary.
• Preventive rather than reactive — spots claim early instead of defending them later.
• Transparent communicator — flags risks with mitigation options, not just problems.
• Backbone with diplomacy — firm with contractors, cooperative with stakeholders.
• Strong governance orientation — drives documentation rigor & contract traceability.
• Strategic thinker — balances schedule, cost, and contract constraints smartly.

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