Contract Management Specialist IV - Remote / Telecommute

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Pay Range: $61.34hr - $66.34hr

Requirement/Must Have:

• Bachelors Degree.
• Minimum of 5+ years contract administration experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years project management experience or equivalent experience.
• Claims management experience.
• Contract reading and writing experience.

Responsibilities:

• Research, develop and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Research and author claims settlement agreements.
• Manage and drive Contract Change Order execution in accordance with entitlement, including pursuing extension of time and other claims.
• Research, pursue, negotiate and obtain insurance claim recoveries.
• Drive Supplier recovery working in conjunction with Sourcing.
• Ensure timely and accurate maintenance of databases to track and drive risk mitigation, vendor recovery and insurance recovery.
• Perform pre-award risk analysis of customer contract terms and conditions.
• Development and negotiation of terms and conditions with major subcontractors.
• Ensure appropriate insurance policies are in place for assigned projects.
• Maintain contract management documentation and electronic files, including contemporaneously obtaining and managing critical back-up documentation for delays, claims, back-charges and rejections.
• Work closely with Project Managers to ensure timely submission of contractual notifications / deliverables.
• Draft Change Orders, letters, replies and notifications to customers.
• Provide contractual analysis and interpretation on project commercial issues and drive to successful resolution and closure.
• Obtain Management authorization to release new projects via Electronic Order Release system (eARS) in a timely manner.
• Maintain eARS and issue Internal Change Orders as required.
• Visit customer sites and lead Contract analysis of problems.
• Prepare and present claims mitigation presentations to customers.
• Ability to travel to US and Latin America project sites as required.
• Ability to work in cross functional teams remotely located.

Nice to Have:

• Strong presentation and negotiation skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Management.
• Ability to handle many complex issues concurrently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Advanced skills in contract terms and conditions interpretation and development.
• Solid understanding of Business Law fundamentals.
• Personal computer and software experience including preparation of complex computer graphics presentations.
• Five plus years claims management experience.
• Prime contract commercial experience (domestic and international).
• Construction claims negotiation experience.
• Developer or EPC Experience, preferably in the Power Industry.
• Project Management Leadership Program (PMLP) Graduate.