Manager, Contract Management

Job Description

This position provides oversight for contract management activities on Fluor projects or as lead contract manager on individual Fluor contracts.  This role assures, through assigned contract administrators, compliance with all statutes, regulations, and contract terms and conditions.  The position requires the contract manager to report to project, department and company senior leadership on the health of the assigned project(s); participate in developing and approving contracting strategies generally directly reporting through an intermediate senior contract manager.  The individual will review and approve contract awards with their delegated authority, generally for mid to large contracts.  

• Administer moderately large and complex contracts

• Negotiate contract terms and conditions, analyze commercial sections of proposals and technical proposal evaluations, and coordinate technical scopes of work including interface with all project disciplines (including project controls, legal services, project management, construction, engineering, finance/accounting, and client)

• Participate in proposal development activities including preparation of required proposal response, develop final proposal evaluations and prepare contract recommendations, and present recommendation to project team and/or client

• Perform contract management post-award activities through evaluating and status of contractors’ productivity, schedule adherence, contract change management, invoicing and claims avoidance

• Perform closeout of contracts, finalize outstanding contract issues, issue of final modifications, invoices and coordinate completion of contractor performance evaluations

• Other duties as assigned 

Basic Job Requirements

• Accredited four (4) year degree or global equivalent in applicable field of study and twelve (12) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal sixteen (16) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements  

• Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and other stakeholders  

• Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job  

• Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines  

• Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner   

Other Job Requirements

• Ability to prepare, maintain, retrieve, and communicate records, reports, or documents that may be required to meet corporate and Contract Management requirements 

• Ability to interface with all levels of the project team – and be able to represent and interface with all levels of internal and/or external management and corporate organization persons; conduct meetings with interfacing disciplines in the support of scope or commercial term development 

• Ability to provide consultative analytical, and contract management support in the area of Contract Management for the project management, project controls, and construction management leadership and other senior leaders as required but generally reporting through a senior contracts manager 

• Ability to protect the Company’s interests by enforcing warranties, mitigating risk, and providing oversight to project contract management teams with oversight from a senior contracts manager 

• Ability to develop a claims prevention program 

• Ability to execute portfolio assignments as requested, perform contract risk assessments, and formulate mitigation strategies 

• Ability to develop standard contract templates for a project, prepare Project Contract Procedures, and provide input to Project Final Report 

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as an Masters in Business Administration, Law degree (Juris Doctor), or global equivalent

• Fifteen (15) years of contract management, subcontract administration, and procurement experience supporting engineering and construction projects

• Experience developing negotiating contract terms and conditions specifically for contracts related to services, construction, engineering, materials and equipment installation

• Accept and successfully complete an international assignment (from eighteen to twenty-four (18-24) months) 

• Broad understanding of the construction industry and contract language associated engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction/construction management (EPFC/CM)

• Experience with administering the Request for Proposal/Request for Quotation (RFP/RFQ) process for contractors on heavy industrial construction projects \

• Domestic/international field assignment experience preferred; international project experience preferred

• Strong working knowledge of Contract Law

• Experience in accurately formulating multiple compensation structures including, but not limited to, reimbursable cost, lump sum, and unit price

• Experience in work change and claims evaluation and negotiation 

• Experience in creating Project Specific Contract Terms and Conditions by flowing down terms from the Prime Contract

• Experience working with Project Management, Engineering, and Construction to develop a sound Project Execution Plan and Contract Plan