Senior Contract Manager

eTeam Inc.

West Lafayette, IN

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$55–$67.80 Per Hour

SKILLS

Analysis Skills, Billing, Claims Management, Communication Skills, Contract Creation, Contract Management, Contract Negotiation, Contract Requirements, Cost Estimates, Customer Relations, English Language, Finance, Government Contracts, Legal, Management Strategy, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Profit & Loss, Project Control, Project Engineering, Project Execution, Purchasing/Procurement, Quality Assurance Methodology, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX), Writing Skills

LOCATION

West Lafayette, IN

POSTED

24 days ago

Job Title: Senior Contract Manager
Location: West Lafayette, IN 47906
Duration: 12 - 36 months

Job Summary:
The role involves managing contracts, developing strategies, monitoring risks, and ensuring contractual awareness within project teams. Responsibilities also include facilitating communication, supporting legal and procurement claims, and supporting audits. The position requires strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, complimented by an understanding of plant engineering, with knowledge of contract management principles and the ability to build a strong basis for a claim (cost and schedule impacts) for contractual deviations.

Responsibilities:
Participates in the Front End phase to provide its view on the operability of the contract under negotiation
Manages the contract and creates contractual awareness within the team members from early in the project via the Contract Management Plan (CMP).
Plans and develop contract and claim management strategies during project execution
Monitors and controls commercial risks and opportunities during the project lifetime, particularly related to deviations from the project baselines.
Informs and mentors project team members on contractual requirements (notifications, alerts etc.)
Sets up and administers claim management logs/tools
Facilitates communication between other disciplines not directly involved in project execution
Establishes a working relationship with the client, supporting the Project Manager in managing contractual communication and negotiations.
The Contract Manager is an active member in the project execution team engineering, procurement, and subcontracting on commercial, financial, and contractual requirements and minimizing company s liability exposure and retaining its project profitability. Additionally, soliciting cost and schedule impacts for Claim management to client, subcontractors, vendor etc. as may be required
Supports Legal and Procurement for Client and/or Vendor Claims
Flexible approach to support esp. Reimbursable contract administration, with Project Controls resource support, for ,-hour and expenses invoicing in accordance with Contract requirements
Supports audits and all other quality assurance internal processes

Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Legal is required
At least 5 - 10 years of related experience
Contract form and Contract Management principles.
Contract Management tools and procedures
Basic technical understanding for plant engineering
General RMPC knowledge: Scheduling, progress, and critical path
Experience cost estimating (reviewing/challenging basis) Fluent English (spoken and written)
Excellent communication skills, written and oral
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Able to effectively interface with various disciplines/organizations and various contract types, including Government related contracts
Knowledge of Google and MS software.

About the Company

eTeam Inc.

Looking for a great job? Join eTeam. We’re looking for talented staffing professionals to join our staff. We also provide contract assignments and full-time jobs at Fortune 2000 Companies. We’ve been named one of the best companies to work for by Staffing Industry Analysts and New Jersey Business.

COMPANY SIZE

100 to 499 employees

INDUSTRY

Other/Not Classified

FOUNDED

1998

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