Contract Manager

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The opportunity

Join Hitachi Energy as a Contract Manager and be an expert. This role allows you to gain in-depth knowledge of the market and provide our clients with the best-in-class product. Youll play a crucial role in making a significant impact on our business growth and customer satisfaction and contribute to building a team/function. This is your chance to work in a global environment where your expertise and creativity will be highly valued.

How youll make an impact

• You will ensure the portfolio of contracts in the business follows contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with internal standard procedures.

• You will do tender preparation negotiations review and comments on commercial and technical tender terms and conditions analyze prime contract terms to highlight areas of potential opportunity and risk such as ambiguities omissions and conflict as work proceeds.

• You will cooperate with Legal Counsel in Taiwan to draft negotiate and finalize agreements during the SCM Sales and Project Execution phases. You will support Sales in RR preparation attend RR meetings and support the contractual session working closely with Legal Counsel in Taiwan when involved and with the tendering team.

• You will contract execution and claims (from project kick-off to project closure) identify the contract baseline (including terms and conditions specifications drawings estimate proposal schedule and other documents incorporated in the contract) and highlight areas of potential risk. You will ensure timely and accurate execution of commercial aspects in the portfolio of contracts (i.e. payments claims variation orders warranties provisions guaran-tees etc.) verify that both parties to the contract have fulfilled their contractual obligations and there are no responsibilities outstanding.

• You will assess the success of the contract and determine if there are any lessons learned for future contracting document and communicate to all appropriate parties any deficiency found as part of the closeout process.

• You will develop Contract Management competence with the other functions of the company by conducting pragmatic training periodically. You will provide guidance and leadership on contract management-related matters to cross-department business team members participate in claim negotiations and provide professional support where required regarding purchasing activities ensuring the flow down of customer terms and conditions to the vendors.

• You will support and manage contract management system including monitor-ing and archiving executed contracts and legal documents as well as chop use tool and acting as chops custodian for Hitachi Energy in Taiwan.

• You will support preparing drafting reviewing revising and updating contract templates to be used by Hitachi Energy in Taiwan from time to time.

• You will proactively attend and be present in the country regional and cross-functional cross-border team meetings as requested and required.

• You will support Legal Counsel in Taiwan for implementing legal and contract affair matters as required and assigned.

• You will be responsible for ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations procedures and guidelines.

• Living Hitachi Energys core values safety and integrity which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• You hold a degree in law or equivalent in Taiwan.

• Masters degree in foreign experience in relevant field / Risk Management/ Contract Management/ Legal/ Commercial Role is a plus.

• Extensive experience in Contract Management functions and processes in project execution or legal/commercial department of EPC energy projects or similar industrial plants or manufacturing of complex industrial products. Solid experience in contract negotiation change management claim management and contract-related legal issues and the possible effects in the relevant areas of responsibility regarding tendering stage and/or project execution.

• Experience in working within internationally staffed teams and with international contractual partners. Systematic and structured work style.

• Flexibility and adaptability according to specific requirements ability to communicate effectively in a multicultural environment result oriented approach proactivity and open mind.

• A collaborative solutions-oriented approach and strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Fluent in English & native Mandarin language skills. Ability to review write and negotiate in English.

More about us

At Hitachi Energy we foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment where you can grow and develop. We value safety and integrity taking responsibility for our actions while caring for our colleagues and the business. Join us and be part of a team that is powering good for a sustainable energy future.

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