Senior Contract Management Specialist (EPC projects)

The Senior Contract Management Specialist is an active member of the project execution team and has the following responsibilities:

• Participation in the Front End phase to provide his/her view on the operability of the contract under negotiation.
• Management of the contract and creation of contractual awareness within the team members from early stages of the project.
• Planning and development of contract and claim management strategies during project’s execution.
• Monitoring and controlling commercial risks and opportunities during the project lifetime, particularly related to deviations from the project baselines.
• Informing and mentoring project’s team members on contractual requirements (notifications, alerts etc.).
• Setting up and administering claim management logs / tools.
• Facilitating communication between other disciplines (e.g. Treasury, Finance, HR) not directly involved in project’s execution.
• Establishing a working relationship with the client, supporting the Project Manager in managing contractual communication and negotiations.

Competencies and Profile:

• Bachelor’s/Masters Degree in Engineering or Legal, Finance.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar job position. Project Controls, EPC industry and construction experience is a plus.
• Fluency in Polish and English as a minimum (French or German would be a plus).
• Knowledge and know-how of: contract form and Contract Management principles, contract Management tools and procedures, basic technical understanding for plant engineering.
• General knowledge about: scheduling, progress and critical path, cost Control and reporting, estimation tools and methods, risk analysis methodology, EPC Projects execution.
• Customer oriented, decisive and solution driven, performance / result oriented.
• Able to manage complexity, contradiction and work under pressure.
• Pragmatic, self starter, proactive.
• High interpersonal skills: team oriented, effective written and verbal communicator, strong negotiator.
• Ready to make business trips to European as well as overseas countries if needed.

Contract is based on a bussiness-to-bussiness formula and its duration is predicted for at least 2 years.