Lead Contract Manager
Schenectady, NY - USA
Job Summary
Job Description Summary
Lead Contract Manager supports the commercial side of the business including contract negotiation and agreement management. Has experience with Contract Management best practices.Job Description
Job Description Summary
The Lead Contract Manager will provide broad-based and thorough commercial contract management support to the Contract Management Manager of Staff and the GE Vernova Project Team on the execution of large-scale engineering procurement and construction (EPC) projects.
About us:
GE Vernova serves customers globally with over 12000 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. We are 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. For more about GEs Vernova Inc. visit .
Essential Responsibilities:
- Review the terms and conditions of prime contracts and ensure back-to-back compliance with the overall project execution;
- Draft and negotiate key subcontract agreements MSA SOW NDA Supply Agreements
- Draft formal notices and letters to GEV Customers Subcontractors and Suppliers as required.
- Development drafting submission and negotiation of Claims and Variation Orders.
- Review and mitigate risks including identification of potential claims.
- Monitor the progress of all claims/variation orders to ensure that they proceed in accordance with contract/subcontract requirements.
- Lead and manage contract amendments from issuance to execution.
- Manage subcontract invoicing disputes through resolution.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in supply chain commercial or related fields in legal accounting or finance.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing large-scale EPC contracts.
- Ability and willingness to travel 20% of the time
Desired Characteristics:
- Preferred candidate experience with data center portfolio projects.
- Strong contractual and commercial acumen.
- Experience in negotiation and resolution of complex contractual issues.
- Experience in contracts/projects with critical interfaces complex infrastructure (civil engineering offshore construction and/or renewable energy sector) complex negotiation and dispute resolution.
- Project contract management and risk administration including change orders claim management ability to develop and implement project claim strategy.
- Experience in developing negotiating and managing engineering and construction subcontracts.
- Ability to maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPI) on company systems to ensure compliance with requirements.
- Ability to support in drafting and follow up of correspondence with stakeholders (customer suppliers partners internal team etc).
- Manages formal communication with client key partners and key subcontractors.
- Risk Management experience on projects execution.
Additional Information
GE Vernova offers a great work environment professional development challenging careers and competitive compensation. GE Vernova is anEqual Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion national or ethnic origin sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
Manager
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