Contract Manager

Saipem
is a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore. Saipem is "One Company" organized into business lines:
Asset Based Services
,
Drilling
,
Energy Carriers
,
Offshore Wind
,
Sustainable Infrastructures
,
Robotics & Industrialized Solutions
. Always oriented towards technological innovation, the company's purpose is "
Engineering for a sustainable future
". As such Saipem is committed to supporting its clients on the energy transition pathway towards Net Zero, with increasingly digital means, technologies and processes geared for environmental sustainability. Listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, it is present in more than
50 countries
around the world and employs about
30,000 people of over 130 nationalities
Purpose of the position:
Contract Manager

Roles And Responsibilities

• Custodian of the Contract
• Administration of the contract ensuring that project is performed in line with contractual obligations
• Tracking client, subcontractors, vendors obligations
• Monitor contract risks of critical work packages (subcontractors, vendors) and propose remedial actions
• Manage the change process on the project, including change orders, claims, back charges, penalties, etc.
• Liaising with project team, coordinate Contract Review, participate to meetings
• Administration of all contractual correspondence between Client and Contractor and between joint venture/consortium partners.
• Check consistency between records, reports and correspondence, verify supporting documentation for invoicing and monitor that payments received are in line with the contractual terms
• Maintaining necessary liaison with other competent Saipem functions, in particular with Financial Administration, Insurance, Procurement and Risk referents
• Ensure all Project Certificates are duly issued by clients (e.g. Milestone Completion Certificates, Mechanical Completion, Handover Certificate, Provisional Acceptance Certificate)
• Assisting to the Project Manager in the management of the legal \ contractual aspects of JV \ consortium agreements
• Responsible for the Project Change Order as well as Claims Management Process
• Provision of a para-legal assistance to the Project Team and coordination with the Legal and Contracts Departments for any legal/contractual issues
• Ensuring that required insurance coverage is timely put in place and that required insured certificates are provided
• Preliminary check of sub-contracting plan and assisting to procurement department of transferring Main contract provisions and risks to Subcontractors
• Assisting in handling of contract related correspondence, advising and supporting for the management of claims with subcontractors.
• Collecting files and register of all Bonds and Guarantees ensuring that such bonds and guarantees are issued, amended and returned / discharged.
• Prepare reporting for project, company and corporate

Skills / Qualifications

• 8+ years' of relevant work experience on EPC projects, preferably in Offshore Oil and Gas construction industry
• Educational Specialization: Bachelor Degree preferably in Quantity Surveying, Business Administration, Economical or similar
• Good communication and problem-solving skills
• Excellent command of English both verbal and written

Additional Information
We support your development
Do you feel you might not fit this role perfectly? If you think you can contribute to our business development in the future, don't hesitate to apply anyway through our spontaneous application form

We embrace diversity
At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.

Safety and Sustainability matter to us
Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.

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here
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many
paths,
limitless
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