Global Claims Leader

Global Claims Leader (F/H) – Arabelle Solutions

Arabelle Solutions offers a broad portfolio of turbine island technologies and services used in more than a third of nuclear power plants worldwide, helping customers deliver reliable power while transitioning to a lower‑carbon future. With around 3,300 employees in 16 countries and a subsidiary of EDF Group, the company supplies and services nuclear power plant technology for over six decades, including the most reliable turbine islands in operation.

• Establish project‑specific claim strategies in collaboration with Project Managers (Commercial) and ensure adequate actions are implemented.
• Lead a team of Claim Managers, directly or functionally reporting into this position.
• Lead Claim Managers in setting up and updating Project/Subcontract Claim Procedures.
• Collaborate with Planners/Schedulers to optimize project programs for potential claims.
• Lead Claim Managers in claim‑related risk and opportunity identification, quantification, and mitigation.

• Own the company’s claim management process and required tools.
• Actively increase commercial awareness within the company culture via tools, processes and training.
• Identify claim management gaps and close them.
• Implement an effective process of record creation, storage and access.
• Provide tools and best practices in claim management to project teams.

• Achieve the company’s claim management objectives related to schedule delay, productivity, labor and material cost escalation, design issues, and contract interpretations.
• Manage claims across multiple regions and jurisdictions in partnership with specialist functions such as legal, planning, insurance, tax, finance, etc.
• Prepare, negotiate and settle claims against customers, consortium partners, insurers, subcontractors and suppliers as well as defend claims against us.
• Establish and run claim‑specific action plans.
• Lead external law firms and consultants in claim preparations when required.
• Consider contractual terms, contract pricing, rates, productivity levels; inspect records, notices, actual time, costs, productivity, escalation costs and other relevant factors.
• Prepare a cause‑and‑effect detailed analysis and critical path using accepted scheduling techniques.
• Identify contractual remedies for cost and time recovery and compare baseline schedules against executed schedule to assess accuracy, delay impact and allocate responsibility.
• Collaborate with planners to prepare delay analyses using recognized methodologies.
• Collaborate with financial controllers to substantiate cost assessments for claims.
• Prepare reports, correspondences and present claim analysis, findings, and develop claims resolution strategies for use in negotiations.
• Participate in contract commercial closeout and settlement negotiation meetings.
• Ensure regular project and commercial meetings with customers, partners and vendors to review progress and settle claims.
• Draft and negotiate settlement agreements and change orders.
• Collaborate and support the legal team in potential arbitration or litigation proceedings related to claims.
• Prepare early case assessments with external expert support for matters entering dispute resolution proceedings.

• Ensure claim filing systems and claim registers are established and maintained.
• Lead Claim Review Boards for senior executives on major claims according to company policies.
• Report claim progress, settlement estimates and outcomes to senior leadership.

• Provide training to project teams and relevant functions on claims management, procedures, tools and risks.
• Own the continued development of the company’s claim management expertise by capturing return on experience and implementing lessons learned.

• Définir les stratégies de réclamations spécifiques à chaque projet en collaboration avec les Chefs de Projet (commerciaux) et s’assurer de la mise en œuvre des actions adéquates.
• Diriger une équipe de Claim Managers rattachés hiérarchiquement ou fonctionnellement à ce poste.
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