Field Subcontracts Manager

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In this role, you will lead a team to manage subcontracts and monitor operations. You will develop the subcontracting strategy, operating procedures, staffing plan, and the contracts section of the Project Execution Plan. You will review and approve changes, commitments, and negotiations. Your oversight will ensure project subcontracting is consistent and that requirements have been implemented. "This position is designated as part-time telework per our global telework policy and will require at least three days of in-person attendance per week at the assigned office or project.

Weekly in-person schedules will be determined by the individual and their supervisor, in consultation with functional or project leadership" #LI-LM1

• Participates with the project team on a large project in defining and developing the scope of Contracts work, and in preparing and coordinating Contract plans, procedures, schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets
• Contributes Contracts input to the preparation and/or modifications of the project's prime contract
• Prepares and/or directs preparation of commercial terms and conditions for use on all project contract documents, ensuring that requirements of the prime contract are incorporated
• Coordinates Contract execution plan with Engineering and Construction plans and operations to ensure that input from these disciplines will enable Contracts to perform its functions in accordance with project plans
• Reviews commitment approvals and execution/signature authorities and ensures commitments are made in accordance with Corporate and Contract policies and procedures
• Develops and implements a Subcontract Management Program for the project consistent with the Standard Work Process Procedures and the Subcontract/Contract Management Guidebook
• Analyzes the subcontract commercial terms and conditions to highlight areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts, or deviations from the scope of work
• Makes recommendations to the Site Manager on the mitigation of these risks and closely monitors and supports remedial actions and recommend appropriate tradeoffs
• Works with the other Project Team members to ensure that Bechtel or customer related actions or inactions which could result in constructive subcontract changes are identified and make recommendations on their resolution
• Maintains a working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Legal and Risk Management to facilitate organizational interfaces between those performing subcontract administration
• Adheres to subcontract insurance provisions and to ensure implementation of any requirements in this regard with Regional and Corporate Risk Management personnel

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience

• Experience and courses in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning and scheduling.
• Thorough knowledge of subcontract administration, procedures and documents relating to a multi-discipline construction project.
• Direct experience in the function of managing workload distribution and execution of the work as well as personnel interviews, selection, salary planning, classification changes, performance evaluation, career counseling, transfers and terminations.
• Working knowledge of engineering/construction industry contracting practices, applicable commercial regulations and practices, and policies, procedures and work practices.

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