Contract Administrator - Batch Plant

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Project Overview:

Mining and Metals: 

Increasing production of critical minerals provides key components of clean energy technologies, from wind turbines to batteries. This shift to clean energy—and the need for commodities—is critical to underpinning the energy transition. At Bechtel, our teams extract these vital resources to support net zero in a way which is more sustainable than ever before. 

Job Summary:

In this role, you will participate in subcontract formation and/or administration of diverse size of contracts (simple, medium, and/or complex). Subcontract formation includes leading preparation and review of bid request packages and developing project contracts operating procedures. Subcontract administration includes continual progress review, forecasting, and communication of difficulties. Your work will ensure subcontract compliance with project requirements.

Major Responsibilities:

Subcontract Management

Implements Supply Chain Assignment Schedule, ensuring alignment with project subcontract management responsibilities and applicable Standard Work Process Procedures
Administers assigned subcontracts, maintaining continuous oversight of performance, progress, compliance, and proactively advising management of potential financial, commercial, or technical risks
Interfaces with project stakeholders to address operational activities impacting contractual rights, obligations, and subcontractor performance
Ensures effective subcontract execution, including monitoring deliverables, milestones, and compliance with contractual requirements
Leads administration of moderately complex contract changes, including evaluation, negotiation with subcontractors, and timely resolution in alignment with project objectives, supports dispute avoidance and resolution through early identification of issues and structured communication with internal and external parties
Generates reports or leads effort, if assigned by Supervisor using company management tools.
Supervises and guides less experienced professionals, as coordinated with Supervisor, ensuring compliance with project procedures and corporate governance requirements

Subcontract Formation

Contributes to subcontract formation strategy and ensures compliance with project procedures and corporate governance requirements
Leads and supports negotiations for subcontracts within delegated authority, ensuring commercial and contractual alignment
Prepares and issues subcontracts and service agreements, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and adherence to project requirements, prepares and issues bid request packages, ensuring clear scope definition, commercial terms, and evaluation criteria
Develops bidders’ lists and performs commercial prequalification of suppliers in coordination with project stakeholders
Coordinates bidder clarifications and manages the communication of responses to ensure a fair and transparent bidding process
Evaluates bids from a commercial perspective and prepares Commercial Bid Evaluations, including analysis and recommendations
Recommends award decisions and secures approvals in accordance with established procedures and delegation of authority
Prepares subcontract documentation for execution, ensuring alignment between negotiated terms and final contract documents
Plans and coordinates key subcontracting meetings (pre-bid, bid clarification, pre-award), ensuring alignment among Bechtel, customer, and suppliers
Facilitates meetings (as appropriate) and prepares clear, structured minutes capturing key decisions, actions, and commitments
Supervises and provide guidance to less experienced professionals as coordinated with Supervisor, ensuring compliance with project procedures and corporate governance requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and 5-8 years of relevant experience or 9-12 years of relevant work experience 

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Operate independently within the Contracts discipline in alignment with Supervisor and Contracts strategy
• Excellent communication, management and teamwork skills.
• Drafting and negotiation of contracts, changes.
• Experience in managing changes and/or potential claims, including analysis.
• Knowledge of legal structures, commercial terms, and financial considerations in acquisitions and contracts.
• Experience in reviewing progress payments and correspondence.
• Understanding of contract types (EPC, services, rentals, materials) and when each applies
• Detail orientation.
• Support project leadership on contractual risk, change, and claims
• Knowledge and skill in the use of digital management tools (Oracle-DSCS, Primavera-Unifier) and others
• Knowledge of risk and insurance provisions, claims preparation and resolution strategies, in coordination with the legal and claims teams.
• Prepares periodic reports for management.

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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