Contracts Specialist

1 month ago

Perth, Australia Bechtel Full time

**Requisition ID: 268830**
- ** Relocation Authorized: None**:

- ** Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project**:

- ** Work Location: Perth, WA**

**Company Overview**:
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy, and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

**Position Summary**

An exciting opportunity currently exists for **a Contract Specialist** to join Bechtel’s Mining & Metals Project team in Perth**. **Reporting to the Contracts Lead, the role will entail contract formation and administration duties for both goods and services.

As you will be required to effectively liaise with project Supply Chain personnel, corporate groups, functional departments, global business unit contracts personnel, and other project supervisors, as well as maintain relationships with bidders and contractor personnel, we are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can work collaboratively and inclusively.

**Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to)**:

- Develops and issues contracts and services agreements as assigned by performing the following:

- Prepares bidders’ lists, ensuring supporting input is received from relevant stakeholders and pre-qualifies bidders. Forms bid request packages, addenda and other bid cycle correspondence, ensuring proper format, content and project requirements are met.
- Issues bid request packages to approved bidders.
- Arranges bidders’ questions and answers to those questions.
- Receives and evaluates bids commercially.
- Directs negotiations and prepares proposed negotiating plans as required.
- Prepares Commercial Bid Summary and Recommendation for Award.
- Recommends and secures approvals in accordance with established procedures.
- Prepares contract documents for execution.
- Prepares and maintains control and status reporting documents.
- Prepares and organizes assigned Contracts sponsored meetings, both pre and post award, for the purpose of ensuring complete understanding and agreement between Bechtel, the client and contractor on all contractual matters. After reviewing plan and agenda with supervisor, conducts meeting and prepares and issues meeting notes delineating important statements, required actions and schedules.
- Assists project Contracts team when instructed in solving and attending to administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplementary commercial conditions.
- Administers assigned (sub)contracts maintaining a continual review of progress and providing management with information regarding projected financial or technical difficulties.
- Assesses and processes Contractor payment claims in a timely manner.
- Arranges with designated staff on operational activities affecting contractual rights and obligations, (sub)contract performance, (sub) contract administration and other major matters.
- Administers moderately complex contract changes by negotiating with contractor and client personnel and obtaining settlement.
- Represents Bechtel in contractual discussions of moderate complexity.
- Administers information programs to ensure mutual understanding of (sub)contract terms and conditions.
- Prepares periodic status reports for management.
- Is familiar with the project’s estimate baseline for assigned packages and identifies respective Trends, as required.
- Accountable for integrity of records management for assigned work.
- Ensures that project contracting of goods and services is consistent with established directives, management instructions and contract procedures.

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- ** Basic Qualifications**
- Broad experience in the formation, negotiation and award of all types of contracts.
- Experience administering complex construction industry (sub)contracts. Extensive knowledge and experience in (sub)contract administration required.
- Able to represents Bechtel in (sub)contract negotiations.
- ** Additional Qualifications**
- Experience in developing complex contract types, fee arrangements, terms and conditions.
- Working knowledge of change managemen

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