Senior Contract Administrator: 12 Month Contract at Scatec ASA

• Scatec is looking for a Senior Contract Administrator based in Cape Town, South Africa to be part of our global team working together towards our vision – Improving our future. As our Senior Contract Administrator, you will provide support to the Solutions organization by overseeing Contracts Administrator and Quantity Surveying activities for projects in the PV, BESS and Wind sector. This support shall be rendered directly to the relevant Procurement and Logistic Manager / Supply Chain Manager / Project Manager, encompassing the stages of Development, Structuring, and Delivery, with the aim of leading and managing the formulation, implementation, and execution of Construction and Supply Contracts. Furthermore, the role shall be responsible for monitoring and controlling the execution of the contractual framework and providing periodic reports to the project management and the rest of the governance structure around the project on these issues.

Main responsibilities:

• Establish Contract and Procurement Strategies: Assist in developing contract strategies for projects
• Assist in preparation of EPC Contracts and Subcontracts: Collaborate closely with legal, project management, supply chain management, technical management, and all other relevant disciplines to prepare robust Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts and subcontracts
• Ensure that contracts are designed to minimize interface-related risks, mitigate schedule slippage, and prevent cost escalation while optimizing to achieve a competitive overall cost and timeline
• Manage Contractor Selection: Oversee the prequalification and initial selection of key contractors and subcontractors
• Facilitate the tendering process, evaluate proposals, and conduct negotiations to finalize contracts for implementation in line with the procurement strategy (including full compliance both with internal and external requirements)
• Commercial Management of Subcontractors: Take a commercial perspective in managing contractors and subcontractors, including formal correspondence related to contract management and interface risks
• Manage contractual determinations and progress payments to contractors, manage variations in scope, address claims for increased costs and extensions of time, prepare final account agreements
• Manage team of Contract Administrator and Quantity Surveyors on site or office/
• Prepare Project Reporting: In collaboration with the Project Control function, generate comprehensive reports on Construction Contracts
• Provide detailed insights into the Contract status, claims, cashflow forecasts and risks

Important role interfaces:

• Project Direct Report: Procurement & Logistics Manager / Supply Chain Manager / Project Manager
• Matrix Organization Report: Project Manager and SVP Supply Chain Management
• Key Stakeholders under Matrix Organization: Solutions Management, Supply Chain, Legal, Project Control Team and Finance
• Key Stakeholders in country outside Scatec: SPV (Depending on the project set up), Contractors and Suppliers

Qualifications and competencies 

• BSc. QS (Hons) - (or relevant technical or commercial qualification) or Technical or legal supplementary degree
• Quantity Survey education and experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of Contracts suites, NEC, GCC and FIDIC
• EPC Contractors scope and EPC Contractors Schedule -ensuring activities and deliverables
• Quantity Survey education and experience
• Project Management Education
• Relevant courses in the FIDIC Contractual Framework and/or other relevant internationally renowned contract standards
• 3+ years Construction Contract Administration experience with the FIDIC suite of contracts in companies with strong procurement and Supply Chain Management practices
• Demonstrate familiarity with contract terms and conditions and the FIDIC suit of contracts
• Proven track record in affecting contract savings

For the particular role we also expect

• Strong organizational, communication and team working skills
• Extensive experience and competence in Procurement and Contract Management / Administration for large construction contracts
• Experience and a proven track record of working as an integral part of project management teams, focusing on identifying and implementing commercially acceptable and risk-balanced contracting solutions
• Experience in the role as Contracts Administrator (or equivalent) both from the position as EPC contractor with sub-contractors, JV partners and consortium partners as well as from the developer/sponsor position as the Employer procuring EPC services and supplies from the contractor market
• Task and solution oriented, prioritization skills, highly structured, systematic, and analytical
• Driven, always looking for ways to improve and having high aspirations for own work
• Dedicated and someone who takes “ownership” to tasks and responsibilities
• High social and intercultural competence
• Highest ethical standards
• Compliance driven
• Must be able to work extended hours at times