contract manager

The DolWin5 project is a 900MW connection in the German Northsea which will be operational in 2024. The project scope is to construct one onshore HVDC station, one offshore HVDC station including cable and setting the HVDC grid into operation. Total value approximately EUR1 billion. The two contracts for stations and cable are awarded in Q2 2019 and the project is in the stage of engineering. First construction on site will start in June 2020.

Traits

o Pro-active
o Open and transparent (to-the-point) in the communication
o Accurate
o Task orientated – so delivery according to the time planning agreed/set with the required details
o English (business fluent)
o German
o Dutch (desirable but not required)
o Willing to travel

Requirements

• More than 5 years of experience as contract and claim manager in international construction contracts (References to be provided by the candidate)

• Legal education; preferable German or similar

Project specifics

o Legal advice and support of the projects, legal assessment of specific requirements and supplements of the GUs
o Support of project management for contractual issues and correspondence (externally as well as internally)
o Handle the minutes of meeting of the Monthly Progress Meetings (Stations and Cable)
o Prepare defense strategies and tactics to defend against claims
o Preparing legal and judicial disputes, dispute resolution, etc.
o Legal evaluation and cooperation in mitigation concepts
o Processing and approval of inspection histories for claim processes (Variation Orders are handled by the claim manager - in close cooperation with the contract manager and other project team members)
o Support of processing and enforcement of counterclaims / own claims
o Participation in the drafting of the contract, examination of contracts / specifications and support of contract negotiations – possibly for smaller contracts for the DW5 project.
o Coordination and alignment with the other contract managers
o Ensuring the uniform interpretation of contractual clauses and treatment of claims and implementation of lessons learned from other projects
o Regular reporting to the responsible overall project managers (OPL/FPL)
o Interface to the Department of Technology, Purchasing and the Legal Department
o Support the team on contractual issues, including the risks and the opportunities, e.g. during the of risk workshops. and to assistance in the identification, capture, analysis and tracking of project risks.