Contracts Manager

The role

The Contracts Manager manages the full contract lifecycle for an assigned portfolio of project and corporate contracts. This includes drafting, negotiation, administration, change management, claims, and closeout to protect commercial positions and manage risk.

What you will do

• Draft, review, redline, and negotiate various types of agreements.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle from initiation through closeout.
• Lead the commercial management of each contract.
• Assess, negotiate, and administer change orders and maintain the change register.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate commercial, legal, and insurance risks.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and counsel to resolve contractual disputes.
• Manage notices, claims, and warranty and defect matters.
• Ensure contracts comply with laws, regulations, and company policies.
• Maintain organized contract records and commercial reporting.
• Supervise and develop the Contracts Administrator once the position is filled.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years in contract management, ideally on major capital projects in the oil and gas, or LNG industry.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, redlining, and negotiating a broad range of contractual agreements.
• Strong contract lifecycle management skills, including administration, change and variation management, and cost and risk control.
• Working knowledge of contract law and of commercial risk and insurance provisions.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple contracts and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Degree in law, business, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.

Nice to have

• Experience on major energy, or infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with broad range of agreements and commercial structures.
• Experience with insurance compliance and commercial risk management.
• Experience within a pre-IPO or high-growth company building out its commercial and contracting function.

About the company

Blue Energy builds nuclear plants in a factory on an assembly line to be transported and assembled at the site. Their mission is to make nuclear energy abundant, affordable, and repeatable at global scale.