Contract Manager at Red Rocket South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Responsibilities:

Before Financial Close

• Where possible, support the LCCO from preferred bidder phase through contract review and finalisation with contractors and other counterparties in the drafting and negotiation of the EPC, O&M contracts and co-operation agreements, as may be required, in order to facilitate the achievement of financial close of the respective entities. 

From Financial Close onwards

• Support the respective project managers during construction and/or facility managers during O&M, with the oversight of the LCCO:
• In enforcing the owner’s rights under the respective agreements, project documents (not limited to the Power Purchase Agreement, Implementation Agreement, Self-Build Agreement, Distribution Customer Use of System Agreement etc) and financing documents.
• In establishing standard forms of contractual notices and communications to facilitate item 2(a) above. 
• In reviewing and challenging representations made by the project and facility managers in the execution of their duties.
• In assisting and guiding the asset-management team with the set-up and creation of the project obligations tracker.
• In providing guidance to the asset-management team in the establishment and maintenance of contractual record-keeping. 
• In challenging and defending claims, change proposals and variations under the respective contracts. 
• In drafting claims and other contractual communications that may be required in terms of the project documents. 

General

• Immediate escalation of contractual matters to the LCCO and any other identified persons where the matter meets with the commensurate level of risk for escalation.
• Routinely updating the LCCO and any other identified persons on emerging and ongoing contractual risks on relevant projects.
• Advising the LCCO and any other identified persons on proposed risk mitigation options and strategies. 
• Thus, typical areas of involvement will include and not be limited to providing assistance and advice in respect of owner’s and contractor’s claims.
• owner’s adjudications and determinations.
• pass-through claim communications and equivalent project relief.
• correspondence with counterparties. 
• correspondence with lenders and shareholders.
• review of contractor’s documentation.
• rejection notices.
• program reviews.
• suspension notices.
• milestone reviews and payment applications.
• unit and facility completion notices. 
• taking-over and final acceptance. 
• the notification of defects.
• variations.
• contract termination.

Minimum Educational Qualifications:

• LLB / BA (Law) / BCom (Law) preferred, with articles completed.

Minimum Previous Experience:

• At least 4 years post-qualification experience in the: 
• Drafting and negotiation of EPC and O&M contracts.
• Administration of EPC contracts.
• Administration of O&M contracts.
• Administration of contracts included in REIPPPP projects (see 2(a) above).

Other Skills:

• Excellent written communication skills
• Familiarity with conciliation, mediation and arbitration processes will be considered advantageous. 
• Presentation skills will be considered advantageous.

Languages

• English (Read, write & speak)