Responsibilities:
- Ensures alignment with the Project Management team on Project contract administration needs, objectives and requirements.
- Ensures the project team understands and utilizes the contracts properly.
- Advises the Project Management Team, Procurement Manager and Subcontracts Manager of company on aspects of Project execution which deviates from contract requirements.
- Analyses the contract terms and identify areas of possible risks and opportunities related to the application of contract clauses
- Provide alternate mitigating contract articles and successfully negotiate with customers with compelling arguments.
- Writes contract letters and other communications and notices.
- Ensures in liaison with the other functions that the required insurance coverage is timely put in place and that required insurance certificates are provided/obtained from vendors and subcontractors.
- Contract administration during project execution, ensuring that all aspects of the contract during the bidding and execution phase are addressed with the objective of contributing to maximise project revenues.
- Manages the change order process from identification to resolution of change: prepare, interfacing with involved functions, and negotiate any claims against or from client and vendors/subcontractors.
- Transfers originals of contractual documents to proper function(s), in accordance with the applicable procedures.
- Ensures that contractual information used by the project team is accurate and up-to-date.
- Manages contract milestone activities, and close-out activities, ensure orderly turnover of Project.
- Checks that milestone completion notices and other documents required for payment meet contractual requirements.
- Liaison with Project Management Team and relevant stakeholders to prepare and timely submission of deliverables under the contract.
- Supports in negotiations of claims, variations, changes and disputes with contractors in collaboration with Project Management, Legal Department and others as required.
- Ensures communication of changes to contracts to all key stakeholders.
- Ensures Procurement/Subcontracting’s contract administration and procurement/subcontracting procedures and processes meet contract requirements.
- Ensures communications between Company and contractors are consistent with terms and conditions in agreements.
- Interfaces with the project team, internal departments and external vendors on matters such as cost, performance, progress assessment, payments, reporting, trends, and change orders.
- Liaises with project team, participate to meetings, examine drafts, revise and file all correspondence having a contractual relevance exchanged during project execution with clients, vendors, subcontractors and authorities.
- Attends meetings to assess progress on projects which are in motion, and take detailed notes to share with stakeholders
- Negotiates contract terms and conditions with each relevant stakeholders – customer, vendor/subcontractor, analyzing potential risks involved with certain contract agreements and helping Company and Project Management Team better understand the information outlined in the contracts.
- Evaluates supplier/subcontractor claims entitlement and variation order under the contract requirements.
- Supports negotiations of claims, manage contractual changes and resolve disputes or conflict resolution with Contractors.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in business management or related disciplines, Diploma holders with relevant experience are welcomed to apply.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in a contract management role, contract administration role, purchasing or contracting.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Exemplifies knowledge of contract law, accounting principles and finance.
- Possesses superior attention to detail in order to spot inconsistencies in contracts.
- Ability in negotiating terms and drafting contracts.
- Has strong negotiation and mediation skills.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Able to work productively independently and as part of a team
- Must have excellent analytical thinking skills and problem solving abilities
- Previous experience as a project manager, or coordinating large projects is an asset.
- The candidate must also possess strong computer skills and have the ability to work within tight deadlines and handle multiple priorities at one time.
- Experience working in Offshore, Engineering or Construction areas.
Our Addresses and Working Hours:
Seatrium (SG) Pte. Ltd.
Tuas Yard
51 Pioneer Sector 1, Singapore 628437
(Islandwide transport provided)
Mon - Thu: 8:00am – 5:15pm
Fri: 8:00am – 4:30pm
Seatrium (SG) Pte. Ltd.
Tuas Boulevard Yard
80 Tuas South Boulevard, Singapore 637051
(Islandwide transport provided)
Mon - Thu: 8:00am - 5:15pm
Fri: 8:00am - 4:30pm
Interested candidates are invited to send us an updated resume with your current and expected salary and earliest availability.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
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