Contracts Manager(Wind and Solar)

Market-related Salary

Cape Town

Purpose

The Contracts Manager is responsible for the management of various Contracts for multi-party renewable energy projects as well as the monitoring and processing of the required work scope which includes managing of variations and working closely with the project planning function.

Responsibilities

• Development and management of the Contract Management Schedule
• Draft contracts and amendments and bring continuous improvements to templates
• Analyse supplier contracts for possible improvement and optimisation for commercial leverage.
• Support contract negotiations
• Drafting of notices under the different Contracts
• Record keeping and maintaining of the Notice Register comprising of Notices to and from the Contractor
• Management of the cost allocated keeping track of all invoices and setting them off against the allocated budget
• Creating purchase orders for new Agreements
• Project Execution Follow-up: Manage changes, variations and claims in all contracts and subcontracts
• Providing input to the construction and maintenance reports
• Consolidating and providing input into the monthly report and the CTA reports
• Reviewing the monthly progress report from the Contractor and ensuring that the notice register provided corresponds to the internal register.

Qualifications and Experience

• Quantity Surveying Qualification or equivalent.
• Project Management / Administration Qualification advantageous
• 8-10 years of relevant experience in the Contracts Management field
• Knowledge and experience in renewable energies and energy sector and its regulation is a strong plus
• Good understanding of project lifecycles
• Strong experience dealing with contract and process claims
• Experience dealing with disputes
• Experience or exposure to ISO 9001 procedures advantageous
• Experience with implementing a document management system advantageous