Senior Contract Administrator - Cape Town at Scatec ASA

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 Save
• 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

Qualifications and competencies 

• B. Sc. QS (Hons) - (or relevant technical or commercial qualification)
• Technical or legal supplementary degree/Project Management
• Comprehensive knowledge of: Contracts suites, NEC, GCC and FIDIC
• EPC Contractors scope, EPC Contractors Schedule and the activities and deliverables
• Quantity Survey education and experience
• Relevant courses in the FIDIC Contractual Framework and/or other relevant internationally renowned contract standards
• 5+ 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
• 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

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