Contracts Manager bei Mammoet

🌟  Now Hiring: Experienced Contract Manager 

Logistics, Heavy Lifting & Transport Services

Location: Rosharon, TX

Are you someone that thrives in cross-functional collaboration, one who engages effectively with colleagues at all levels of the organization, and can bring a positive, well-humored attitude to their work?

We are seeking an experienced Contract Manager to oversee and develop commercial contracts within the logistics, heavy lifting, and transport services sectors. As part of a global team of Contract Managers, you will manage all contractual and commercial activities, supporting the sales process from pre-award through to the operational execution of contracts. In this role, resilience, adaptability, and problem-solving skills are crucial to your success.

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You will be responsible for leading complex contract negotiations, managing high-risk contracts, and overseeing the entire contract life cycle, ensuring smooth transitions between the commercial and operational phases. This includes ensuring that all contracts for projects and operational services in the USA and Mexico are executed according to Mammoet’s commercial and quality standards.

Contract Formation:

• Collaborate with sales and legal teams to review, negotiate, and finalize project and service contracts.
• Oversee the contracting process, ensuring risks are identified, mitigated, and managed.
• Provide guidance to sales and tendering teams on contractual matters, selecting appropriate contract forms based on service types and associated risks.

Post-Award Contract Management:

• Participate in project kick-off meetings, working closely with Project Managers to manage contract deliverables, risks, and changes.
• Assist in developing a comprehensive contract administration and management framework.
• Lead dispute resolution and claims administration processes.
• Manage contract renewals, closures, and track lessons learned to improve future contract performance.

Client Relationship and Operational Support:

• Manage client relationships, representing the company in client meetings and stewarding future business opportunities.
• Lead client contract negotiations, ensuring identified contractual issues are resolved.
• Support the sales team in transitioning contracts to the operations team, ensuring they are fully informed of key commercial and contractual matters.
• Assist project management in identifying and mitigating potential claims, changes, and variations, ensuring timely notifications are handled throughout the contract lifecycle.

Risk and Commercial Management:

• Identify and communicate commercial risks to stakeholders, ensuring they are managed effectively across the contract lifecycle.
• This combined role ensures seamless contract management from formation through execution, while managing risks and fostering strong client relationships.

Education

• Bachelors or Masters in a business administration / commerce, engineering or similar discipline related to construction contracts and projects
• Supplementary training in contract management or equivalent

Experience

• Previous knowledge and experience working with unionized environments is an experience is desired.
• Minimum of 5 years work experience in construction or EPC contract administration/ management or equivalent in a fast paced environment
• Previous site and project management experience is desired.

Key Characteristics

• Advanced understanding of Contract Management
• Commercial skills developed in the construction or related industries
• Knowledge of Sales and Tendering systems
• Understanding of Project Management
• Basic understanding of legal affairs
• Self-starter, works well with tight deadlines
• Confident, clear communicator

We’ve been the leader in engineered heavy lifting and transportation for decades. But Mammoet is only as strong as our people. Their skills and expertise are how we help the world to grow as we meet customer challenges in the safest, most efficient ways possible. As a Mammoet professional, you’ll be working in a world of opportunity with bright development prospects, the best equipment and the smartest thinkers.

• Diversification of contracts, where no two are alike
• An informal, supportive, and collaborative working atmosphere
• Competitive Salary
• Medical, Dental & Vision benefits
• 401k matching up to 6%
• Onsite gym and cafeteria 
• Vacation and Sick Time
• Education and Professional Development Assistance
• Career Development and Programs
• Casual Dress
• Hybrid Work Schedule (post the 90-day probationary period)

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