Contract Management Specialist IV
Number of Positions - 1
Job Location - Home/Remote/Alternate, Unspecified, New York, United States of America, 99999
Job Start Date - 8/3/26
Job End Date - 8/2/27
Rate: $60-$65/hr W2
Working Model: Remote, EST timezone candidates only Travel: Possible travel every 2 months - On-site visits quarterly, Customer visits, Greenville SC visits
Role Summary/Purpose
The Contract Manager will lead Contract Management support in the execution of complex equipment and extended scope, domestic and international Gas Turbine Power Plant Projects.
Essential Responsibilities
- The Contract Manager will be a commercial expert in preventing and mitigating high dollar value claims and risks. In this role, you will:
- Research, develop and implement risk mitigation strategies
- Research and author claims settlement agreements
- Manage and drive Contract Change Order execution in accordance with GE entitlement, including pursuing extension of time and other EPC 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
- A sense of urgency and customer-focused responsiveness
- 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 issues 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
Qualifications/Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree
- Minimum of 5 years contract administration experience
- Minimum of 5 years project management experience or equivalent experience
- Excellent English speaking and writing skills
- Claims management experience
- Contract reading and writing experience Desired Characteristics
- 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