Senior Contracts Specialist Mining

Our client is seeking a Senior Contracts Specialist to join their team onsite at a mining operation in this role you will independently manage complex mining and procurement contracts across their full lifecycle engaging confidently with contractors vendors and key internal stakeholders to ensure commercial rigor risk mitigation and operational excellence.

• Full Lifecycle Contract Management: Manage and administer mining contracts from inception through execution performance monitoring and close-out.

• Contract Administration and Compliance: Draft review interpret and manage contractual documentation terms and obligations.

• NEC and FIDIC Management: Administer NEC and/or FIDIC contracts including issuing notices processing variations/compensation events evaluating claims and managing contractual changes.

• Performance and Commercial Review: Monitor contractor and vendor deliverables performance and compliance. Review commercial submissions pricing payment claims and supporting documentation.

• Risk and Governance: Identify mitigate and manage contractual commercial and procurement risks.

• Commercial Registers and Reporting: Maintain complete accurate and audit-ready contract registers variation logs claims trackers and reporting systems.

• Vendor and B-BBEE Compliance: Manage and support vendor management processes alongside B-BBEE compliance requirements.

• Negotiation and Close-Out: Support contract negotiations amendments renewals and final close-outs.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Mining Engineering Projects Procurement Finance and external vendor/contractor teams.

• Education: Bachelors degree or higher in a relevant field (Quantity Surveying Commercial Management Law Supply Chain or Engineering).

• Experience:

  • Minimum 3 years of hands-on Contract Management experience.

  • Minimum 5 years of Procurement experience.

• Industry and Standards (Non-Negotiable):

  • Practical Mining industry and project experience is strictly non-negotiable.

  • Practical experience with NEC and/or FIDIC contract frameworks is strictly non-negotiable.

• Technical Skills:

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (advanced Excel skills required).

  • Hands-on SAP system experience.

• Specialized Knowledge: Demonstrated experience with B-BBEE compliance and vendor management.

• Key Attributes:

  • Exceptional communication negotiation and stakeholder management skills.

  • Highly adaptable to working within a diverse multi-cultural office environment.

  • Hardworking resilient and comfortable operating in a demanding fast-paced onsite mining environment.

  • Detail-oriented commercially astute and capable of operating independently.

• Contract Term: This position is offered on an annual renewable contract basis with the client.

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