Contracts Professional

**Requisition ID: 283905**
- ** Relocation Authorized: None**:

- ** Telework Type: Part-Time Telework**:

- ** Work Location: Perth, WA**

**Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects**:
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.

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**Project Overview**:
Bechtel has been engaged to undertake a Feasibility Study through to EPCM construction and commissioning by one of our key clients. This Project involves Greenfield and Brownfield developments including earthworks through challenging terrain, construction of new crushing facilities and transmission line installations.

**Job Summary**:
In this role, you will participate in Contract formation and/or administration. Subcontract formation includes leading preparation and review of bid request packages and developing project contracts operating procedures. Contract administration includes continual progress review, forecasting, and communication of difficulties. Your work will ensure Contract compliance with project requirements.

**Major Responsibilities**:
Contract Administration
- Implements the Supply Chain Assignment Schedule which records the Project's agreed assignment of various Contract management tasks and the Standard Work Process Procedures applicable to Contract Administration.
- Administers assigned Contracts maintaining a continual review of progress and providing management with information regarding projected financial or technical difficulties.
- Coordinates with designated staff on operational activities affecting contractual rights and obligations, Contract performance, Contract administration and other major matters.
- Administers complex contract changes by negotiating with customer personnel and obtaining settlement.
- Represents Bechtel in contractual discussions of moderate complexity.

Contract Formation
- Leads preparation of bid request packages, addenda, and other bid cycle correspondence to ensure proper format, content and project requirements are met.
- Reviews bid tabulations for accuracy, bidder recommendation, completeness, and approves selection of suppliers within delegated approval authority.
- Reviews and recommends bid selections that require higher approval authority.
- Executes commitments within delegated signing authority.
- Develops, monitors, and maintains project master contracts forms, including legal and commercial terms and conditions to be included in the project contracts documents.
- Directs negotiations and prepares proposed negotiating plan in the commitment and resolution of commercial conditions of contracts when such action is agreed as necessary by the designated supervisor.

**Education and Experience Requirements**:

- Requires 10 + years of relevant work experience

**Required Knowledge and Skills**:

- Recognized as advanced contributor with specialized skill set.
- Considered highly skilled and proficient in discipline.
- Seasoned, experienced professional with a full understanding of area of specialization, resolves a wide range of complex issues in creative and effective ways.

Working Rights in Australia without employer sponsorship are required.

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**Total Rewards/Benefits**:
There are many reasons why choosing to join Bechtel is one of the best career decisions you will ever make. In addition to working with talented, dedicated people and having the opportunity to play an integral role in stimulating and challenging local and international projects, Bechtel is committed to offering you the benefits and resources to live a healthy life.

With a market aligned salary package and annual discretionary performance bonus scheme in place, employee wellbeing is also at the centre of our business - promoted through our strong health and safety focus and private health cover including access to a leading employee assistance program.

**Diverse teams build the extraordinary**:
As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This divers