Lead Contract Administrator in London, United Kingdom
Lead Contract Administrator
Purpose of the Job
To administer, analyse, review and close contracts that have been remitted to central administration.
Principal Accountabilities
Analyse the contract terms and conditions and highlight areas of risk; such as ambiguities, conflicts or deviations from the scope of work.
Make recommendations on the mitigation of these risks; monitor performance and supporting remedial actions.
Develop and manage appropriate mechanisms to monitor compliance within contract terms and conditions.
Work with the other Project Team members to check that actions or inactions which could result in constructive contract changes are identified and suggest possible ways of resolving the situation.
Develop and manage a procedure to recognize and identify contract disputes as they develop and manage the timely resolution under the change’s provisions wherever possible, obtaining claims and legal expertise as appropriate.
Maintain positive working relationships with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Legal and Risk Management to facilitate organisational interfaces between those performing (sub)contract administration.
Check that the Project adheres to contract insurance provisions and that any requirements in this regard are implemented.
Ensure contracts are closed out in accordance with Employer completion process requirements.
Take reasonable care of your own and others’ health and safety and of those who may be affected in the day-to-day delivery of this role by taking personal responsibility for working to Target Zero principles.
Co-operate in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times
Act as a role model for vision and values, behaving in ways that are in alignment with Ways of Working. Encourage and support others to do so too
Promote equality in the workplace and adopt appropriate behaviour when interacting with colleagues
Take necessary care to properly protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of corporate information from unauthorised disclosure, modification or destruction. Never knowingly put information or information systems at risk.
Main challenges of the job
Working across multiple contracts with different leaders and individual terms and issues.
Administering a wide variety of contracts and managing your time between them.
Evaluating the circumstances of potential Disputes and advising the Delivery Contracts Manager in the first instance on options and courses of action.
Closing out Contracts correctly and at the earliest opportunity.
Person Specification
Degree (or equivalent) in Quantity Surveying, Engineering or Construction Management.
Membership of a relevant professional institution e.g. RICS, ICE, CIOB (Desirable).
Substantial experience of Contract Commercial Management within the civil engineering, commercial building and/or rail environment.
Experience of large value programmes of civil engineering or rail work.
Experience of managing and negotiating complex contract claims and Disputes.
Understanding and a working knowledge of standard construction and infrastructure industry contract types with NEC/ECC experience advantageous.
Excellent communication and reporting skills.
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