Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch is currently seeking a highly motivated Project Contract Manager to join our Project Delivery Group (PDG) in Santiago , Región Metropolitana.

PDG helps clients reach their business goals through a range of strong technical capabilities. We ensure world-class project delivery through the skills of our people, methodologies, governance, and systems. Our engineering and project management and construction disciplines ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable delivery of projects globally across the metals and mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

We manage our clients’ entire project lifecycle from studies to building assets, operating the assets, and developing efficiencies. Join our team and become part of a community that strives for positive change–providing the best solutions for our clients’ toughest challenges!

As the successful candidate, you will have:

• An Engineering degree (Civil is desired).
• Over 10 years of experience as a Contract Manager.
• Over 5 years of experience on an EPCM project environment with capital projects.
• Full command of written and spoken English and Spanish.
• Proficient negotiation skills.
• Diverse international experience is an asset.

SUMMARY:

Contracts Management is involved in a Project from the FEL2 phase up to Close-out and Handover of FEL4 phase and interfaces with Project Management, Engineering and Construction Management up to Contract award and Project Management, Engineering, Construction Management and Contractors during Construction phase.

The Contracts Manager leads a team of Contract Specialists, Contract Administrators and administrative support staff focused on the management of construction, services and material/equipment supply and installation contracts during the execution of EPCM projects and has vital responsibilities in carrying a project to an on-time, on-budget completion. The Contracts Manager is the owner of the entire contracting process, both pre- and post-award activities.

Contract management includes negotiating the terms and conditions in contracts and ensuring compliance with the terms and conditions, as well as documenting and agreeing on any changes that may arise during its implementation or execution. It can be summarized as the process of systematically and efficiently managing contract formation, execution/administration, and analysis for the purpose of maximizing financial, scope and schedule related performance and minimizing risk.

JOB DUTIES:

• Drafting of contracting strategies (in consultation with the relevant construction, engineering, project management and other procurement team members) including possible prices basis and contractor selections strategies to be included in the Project Execution Plan (PEP);

•Participation in the development of the sourcing plan, final bidders list and the active management of the pre-qualification process;

•Managing the contracting team towards the following objectives and deliverables

Formation:

• Responsible for the Contract Management Plan as part of the PEP;
• Management of processes within the appropriate Hatch iPas modules;
• Draft package plan and strategy and obtain Client approval;
• Management of the bidding process;
• Review contract terms and conditions and consider and recommend special terms and conditions as required in liaison with Construction Management;
• Prepare and award contracts for execution;
• Handover to Site Administration team.

Administration:

• Contractual change control;
• Management of processes within the appropriate Hatch iPas modules;
• Programme monitoring and progress meetings;
• Payment certification;
• Claims administration;
• Develop, process and implement contractual documents and change notices in a timely manner;
• Administrate contracts in accordance with general requirements of contractual terms and conditions;
• Maintain various contract registers and as per project specific instructions;
• Proactive management and report of forecasted final costs and cash flow on contracts;
• Management of Bonds/Guarantees;
• Close-out and hand over to the client;

General Managerial Duties:

• Supervision, training and assistance of team members;
• Conduct regular meetings with team members to discuss status quo and any issues within the group;
• Liaise with Procurement Manager to assess personnel;
• Communication within project;
• Self assessments of team in order to verify alignment to all the Hatch and the client’s governance and procedural compliance;
• Assist the Procurement Manager with resource planning.

Preferred Qualifications And Experience:

Essential

• Extensive experience in an EPCM project environment on capital projects, specifically In the management of construction and services contracts;
• Contracts/Legal related training as well as general project and management related training;
• Experience with drafting of commercial terms and conditions and an understanding of accompanying legal implications;
• Negotiation skills;
• Excellent understanding of procurement processes, contract management and corporate governance principles;
• Knowledge and a working history and understanding of the local environment and contractors;
• Experience with and excellent understanding of contracting strategies;
• Proven managerial skills;
• Proven experience with and knowledge of contractor management;
• Excellent knowledge of contact change management including schedule change management;
• Experience with dispute resolution and dispute resolution mechanisms;
• Prior site based experience in the administration of construction contracts;
• Ability to fit into a team environment and personal skills to compliment teamwork development;
• Leadership skills.
• Bilingualism (mother tongue and English).

Desirable

• An appropriate tertiary qualification;
• Legal or Arbitration certification;
• International experience in a similar role.

Why join us?

• Develop innovation partnerships
• Think globally, work locally
• Engage with people who make a difference

What we offer you?

• Long term career development
• Work with world class experts.

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