Aero NU Contract Manager

The Aero NU Contract Manager Asia will be a core member of the Aero New Units project execution team supporting the implementation of signed customer agreements across the Asia region.
Working alongside the Project Manager and the wider project execution team the Contract Manager will focus on contractual risk mitigation opportunity management changes claims recoveries contractual compliance and protection of GE Vernovas rights throughout project execution close-out and warranty.
The role will report directly to the Global Contract Management Leader..

Key Responsibilities
Contract Takeover and Implementation
Participate in the post-signature contract takeover together with the Project Manager and project execution team.
Review the signed agreement key obligations milestones risks assumptions customer responsibilities and notice requirements.
Translate contractual requirements into practical actions for the project team.
Maintain the Contract Management Plan obligations register risk and opportunity register change register and claims tracker.
Risk and Opportunity Management
Identify and assess contractual risks and opportunities during project execution.
Develop mitigation and opportunity-pursuit actions with the Project Manager and relevant functions.
Preserve contractual rights remedies notices reservations and entitlements.
Monitor contractual deadlines and escalate material issues through the applicable governance channels.
Change and Claims Management
Identify and manage changes to scope schedule technical requirements and customer obligations.
Coordinate contractual notices change-order submissions extension-of-time requests cost-recovery claims and responses to incoming claims.
Ensure that changes and claims are properly documented substantiated tracked and progressed through resolution.
Recoveries
Identify and support recoveries from vendors subcontractors insurers consortium partners and other responsible parties.
Coordinate warranty claims back-charges insurance notifications set-offs and supporting evidence.
Align recovery actions with customer claims project exposure and contractual responsibilities.
Project Execution Collaboration
Work as an integrated member of the project execution team.
Collaborate closely with Project Management Engineering Project Controls Finance Sourcing Quality Logistics Site Management Commissioning Services Legal and Insurance.
Ensure that contractual considerations are included in project planning decision-making scheduling cost management and customer communications.
Promote timely record keeping and shared accountability for contract implementation.
Governance and Close-Out
Perform all responsibilities in accordance with applicable Contract Management standards policies procedures tools and approval requirements.
Provide accurate and timely contract management reporting.
Support contractual close-out final acceptance outstanding claims recoveries securities and warranty matters.
Capture lessons learned to improve future project execution.

Required Qualifications and Experience
Bachelors or masters degree in Engineering Law Construction Management Quantity Surveying Business Administration or a related field.
Relevant experience in contract management claims management legal commercial project management or project execution.
Experience supporting large-scale energy equipment supply infrastructure industrial EPC or similar complex projects.
Strong experience in contractual risk and opportunity management during project execution.
Practical experience with change orders claims contractual notices vendor recoveries warranty matters or insurance recoveries.
Experience working in international cross-functional project teams.
Availability to travel across the Asia region.

Key Skills and Competencies
Strong understanding of contract implementation during project execution.
Expertise in contractual risk and opportunity management.
Good understanding of change claims entitlement notice and recovery principles.
Ability to interpret complex contracts and translate them into practical project actions.
Excellent written and spoken English.
Strong contractual drafting analytical reporting and presentation skills.
Ability to understand technical schedule cost and operational project matters.
Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills.
Ability to influence without direct authority and challenge constructively.
High level of integrity accountability attention to detail and execution discipline.

Preferred Experience
Experience in gas turbines aeroderivative equipment power generation major equipment supply installation or commissioning projects.
Familiarity with delay disruption extension-of-time liquidated damages performance guarantees and warranty claims.
Knowledge of international contracting principles and standard forms such as FIDIC.
Experience working across Asian markets or in a global matrix organization.
Professional legal engineering project management quantity surveying or contract management qualification.

Reporting Line
The Aero NU Contract Manager Asia will report directly to the Global Contract Management Leader and will work as an integrated member of assigned project execution teams.