Senior Contract Manager

Position Title: Senior Contract ManagerContract: 12+ MonthsShift: M-F, central or eastern: 8 - 5; M-F, EasternPay rate: $65-$67/hr on w2Location: West Lafayette, IN 47906.Job SummaryThe document outlines the job description for a Senior Contract Manager. This contract position, supervised by the Owner Project Director, requires a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance, or Legal and 5-10 years of experience. The role involves managing contracts, developing strategies, monitoring risks, and ensuring contractual awareness within project teams. Responsibilities also include facilitating communication, supporting legal and procurement claims, and supporting audits. The position requires strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, complimented by an understanding of plant engineering, with knowledge of contract management principles and the ability to build a strong basis for a claim (cost and schedule impacts) for contractual deviations.ResponsibilitiesParticipates in the Front End phase to provide its view on the operability of the contract under negotiationManages the contract and creates contractual awareness within the team members from early in the project via the Contract Management Plan (CMP).Plans and develop contract and claim management strategies during project executionMonitors and controls commercial risks and opportunities during the project lifetime, particularly related to deviations from the project baselines.Informs and mentors project team members on contractual requirements (notifications, alerts etc.)Sets up and administers claim management logs / toolsFacilitates communication between other disciplines not directly involved in project executionEstablishes a working relationship with the client, supporting the Project Manager in managing contractual communication and negotiations.The Contract Manager is an active member in the project execution team engineering, procurement, and subcontracting on commercial, financial, and contractual requirements and minimizing client liability exposure and retaining its project profitability. Additionally, soliciting cost and schedule impacts for Claim management to client, subcontractors, vendor etc. as may be requiredSupports Legal and Procurement for Client and/or Vendor ClaimsFlexible approach to support esp. Reimbursable contract administration, with Project Controls resource support, for man-hour and expenses invoicing in accordance with Contract requirementsSupports audits and all other quality assurance internal processesEducation and ExperienceBachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Legal is requiredAt least 5 - 10 years of related experienceContract form and Contract Management principles.Contract Management tools and proceduresBasic technical understanding for plant engineeringGeneral RMPC knowledge: Scheduling, progress and critical pathExperience cost estimating (reviewing/challenging basis) Fluent English (spoken and written)Excellent communication skills, written and oralStrong analytical and problem solving skillsAble to effectively interface with various disciplines / organizations and various contract types, including Government related contractsKnowledge of Google and MS software.