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Job Description

The Contract Manager has a major role in the realization of the largest and most important projects of the Energy Transition in Europe and his/her contribution is important visible and will make a difference. The

Contract Manager is an integral part of the project leadership team overlooks analyses and clarifies the commercial contractual rights and obligations of all stakeholders and thus has a major contribution to the and completion of a large turnkey project in the required time and quality and also to the achievement of the commercial targets.

Essential Responsibilities:

• manage all contractual issues related to large and medium size projects;
• working in close cooperation with the project director and supporting the team regarding commercial aspects of sourcing/procurement and management of subcontractors and supplier contracts;
• set up and draft subcontracts passthrough the main terms and conditions from the main contract into subcontracts and supplier purchase orders and lead the negotiations based on the strategy aligned with the management and the project directors;
• analyses and clarifies the commercial contractual rights and obligations of the company in relationship with subcontractors and suppliers;
• supports the definition of interfaces between the different project stakeholders as well as the involved companies and experts;
• set up and draft contract amendments and subcontracts and lead the negotiations based on the strategy aligned with the management and the project directors;
• drive the change order and claim processes incl. insurance cases;
• support the invoicing processes;

Main Duties:

• Collaborate with Legal Sourcing Procurement and Quality regarding contract management and best practices for process development;
• Work with team to ensure processes followed regarding passthrough terms and conditions for subcontracts and supplier purchase orders;
• Support the startups of projects including contract analysis and preparation of Project Contract Commercial Plans;
• Assume responsibility for all project contractual activities from hand over from Sales/Commercial until all relevant contractual obligations are complete including financial reconciliation and all relevant contractual issues are resolved/ settled;
• support the team in the identification of Customer / Consortium and other thirdparty obligations and development and implementation of the Project Contract Commercial Plan including Project Claim Strategy;
• Liaise with the Project Director regarding commercial strategy development and to ensure that the contract schedule is met and appropriate schedules for subcontracts are produced and maintained to support Project Claim Strategy;
• Support project risk and opportunity identification and analysis. Support the management of risks and opportunities by development and implementation of appropriate Project Contract Commercial Plan;
• Ensure proper notices are given in line with contract requirements;
• Management of claims to/from customers and consortium partners;
• Support the management of claims to/from subcontractors and suppliers as required;
• Establishment and implementation of project specification contractual procedures particularly regarding claims insurance variation orders correspondence and notifications;
• Support and guide the Project Management team in general contractual issues;
• Clarification of contractual/legal queries if required by referring to Legal

Required:

• Bachelors degree or similar with at least 2 years of experience in project management
• Experience in drafting contractual letters
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve issues
• Strong sense of ownership accountability and followup
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word PowerPoint Excel Access)
• Teamwork and communication skills
• Excellent in German and English both spoken and written
• Willingness to travel 10 mainly in Germany NL
• Based in the GE Berlin office remote work from home office possible

Desired:

• experience in turnkey project administration
• electrical engineering and energy management

Grid Solutions a GE Vernova business serves customers globally with over 20000 employees. We provide power utilities and industries worldwide with equipment systems and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. Grid Solutions is focused on addressing the challenges of the energy transition by enabling the safe and reliable connection of renewable and distributed energy resources to the grid. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition.

About GE Grid Solutions:

At GE Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GE Renewable Energy our engineers are always up for the challenge and were always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting and youll need to bring a solutionfocused positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed loyal colleagues if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact youll be exposed to gamechanging diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer:

A key role in a dynamic international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements

Competitive benefits and great development opportunities.

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