JOB TITLE Lead Contract Administrator

LOCATION Stratford, London.

SALARY Based on skills and experience.

Crossrail will change the way people travel across London – whether they’re meeting a busy work schedule or working out at the gym. But it’s more than a railway. It will support regeneration across the capital, and could add up to £42billion to the economy. And, as you build up your expertise working with the latest technology, we’ll help you to enhance your performance too.

We are currently seeking Lead Contract Administrator 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 changes 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 the Crossrail Target Zero principles.
• Co-operate with Crossrail in all matters relating to health and safety, including following safe working procedures at all times
• Act as a role model for Crossrail’s vision and values, behaving in ways that are in alignment with Crossrail’s 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 Crossrail’s 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.