Supervisor, Contract Management
Apply NowCompany: Fluor Corporation
Location: Houston, TX 77084
Description:
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to perform the essential job duties and functions listed below with the overall objective of helping to improve the Corporation's overall business performance, deliver added value to our shareholders, reduce leakage, and promote consistent and cost effective solutions across strategic business units, projects, and locations. This position provides oversight for contract management activities on Fluor projects or may act as a lead contract manager on individual Fluor contracts. This role is expected to directly supervise Principal Contract Managers and Contract Administrators and provide project staffing solutions including manpower and indirect estimates. Through assigned contract administrators, this role assures compliance with all statutes, regulations, and contract terms and conditions. The position requires the contract manager to report to project, department, and company management on the health of the assigned contract(s); participate in developing and approving contracting strategies generally directly reporting through an intermediate senior contract manager. The individual will review and approve contract awards with their delegated authority, generally for mid to large contracts.
Administer moderately large and complex contracts
Negotiate contract terms and conditions, analyze commercial sections of proposals and technical proposal evaluations, and coordinate of technical scopes of work including interface with all project disciplines (project controls, legal services, project management, construction, engineering, finance/accounting, and client)
Develop final proposal evaluations, prepare contract recommendations, and present recommendation to project team and/or client
Support Contract Management activities on large-scale projects, with a work scope of US$250 million to US$1 billion (or global equivalent); duties may include assisting multiple Contract Administrators and Contract Managers with the preparation and execution of pre-award and post-award activities
Conduct and maintain continuing review of progress of each contract and provide management with information pertaining to any financial, technical, or commercial difficulties
Basic Job Requirements
Accredited four (4) year degree global equivalent in applicable field of study and ten (10) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to fourteen (14) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
Preferred Qualifications
Accredited degree or global equivalent in Business, Construction Management, or Law
Ten (10) years of contract management, subcontract administration, and procurement experience supporting engineering and construction projects
Experience developing negotiating contract terms and conditions specifically for contracts related to services, construction, engineering, materials and equipment installation
Strong understanding of contracting principles and legal terms and conditions
Broad understanding of the construction industry and contract language associated engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction/construction management (EPFC/CM)
Experience with administering the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for contractors on heavy industrial construction projects
Extensive experience and knowledge in contract formation and contract administration required
Domestic/international field assignment experience preferred; international project experience preferred
Experience in managing the Contractor pre-qualification process
Experience in conducting commercial evaluations, including the questions and answers (Q&A) and clarifications process with bidders
Experience in negotiating commercial terms and the final contract price with bidders
Excellent communication skills
Other Job Requirements
Develop a claims prevention program
Perform Contractor resource survey
Perform contract risk assessments and formulate mitigation strategies
Audit other projects
Execute portfolio assignments as requested
Prepare Project Contract Procedures
Develop standard contract templates for a project
Coordinate the timely issue/distribution/response of documents to the Contractor
Coordinate/maintain control of Site Instructions
Lead internal Request for Proposal (RFP) and RFP explanation meetings, contract pre-award meetings, final negotiations, and drafting/finalization of contract documents
Perform contract management post-award activities through evaluating and status contractors' productivity, schedule adherence, contract change management, invoicing and claims avoidance
Perform closeout of contracts, finalize outstanding contract issues, issue of final modifications, invoices and coordinate completion of contractor performance evaluations
Review and modify Discipline Interface Matrix in accordance with project staffing and executions requirements
Develop and maintain Project Contracts Department effort-hour budget
Establish and prepare revised terms and conditions or Special Terms; obtain approval from Legal Services
Perform resource survey
Prepare/issue department/strategic business unit/functional reports
Interface with all levels of the project team - and be able to represent and interface with all levels of internal and/or external management and corporate organization persons; conduct meetings with interfacing disciplines in the support of scope or commercial term development
Be proactive with contractors to ensure contract compliance, generation of progress, schedules, daily and other status reports, invoices, and supporting documents in a timely manner
Provide assistance in Prime Contract Administration as requested
Accept and successfully complete an international assignment (from eighteen to twenty-four (18-24) months) Participate in the development of functional organizational talent through active informal and formal mentoring, prepare performance assessments of Contracts personnel, provide "on-project" functional and cross-functional training
Maintain a working knowledge of the Company's Contract Management Standards, programs and goals by planning and applying Contract Management practices and procedures as established by the Company on a project site or in an office through departmental training, Fluor University training and the use of Fluor's knowledge management portals and communities
Stay current/updated with Contract Management practices and procedures; remain informed of current developments and potential changes within the Contract Management group
The purpose of this position is to perform the essential job duties and functions listed below with the overall objective of helping to improve the Corporation's overall business performance, deliver added value to our shareholders, reduce leakage, and promote consistent and cost effective solutions across strategic business units, projects, and locations. This position provides oversight for contract management activities on Fluor projects or may act as a lead contract manager on individual Fluor contracts. This role is expected to directly supervise Principal Contract Managers and Contract Administrators and provide project staffing solutions including manpower and indirect estimates. Through assigned contract administrators, this role assures compliance with all statutes, regulations, and contract terms and conditions. The position requires the contract manager to report to project, department, and company management on the health of the assigned contract(s); participate in developing and approving contracting strategies generally directly reporting through an intermediate senior contract manager. The individual will review and approve contract awards with their delegated authority, generally for mid to large contracts.
Administer moderately large and complex contracts
Negotiate contract terms and conditions, analyze commercial sections of proposals and technical proposal evaluations, and coordinate of technical scopes of work including interface with all project disciplines (project controls, legal services, project management, construction, engineering, finance/accounting, and client)
Develop final proposal evaluations, prepare contract recommendations, and present recommendation to project team and/or client
Support Contract Management activities on large-scale projects, with a work scope of US$250 million to US$1 billion (or global equivalent); duties may include assisting multiple Contract Administrators and Contract Managers with the preparation and execution of pre-award and post-award activities
Conduct and maintain continuing review of progress of each contract and provide management with information pertaining to any financial, technical, or commercial difficulties
Basic Job Requirements
Accredited four (4) year degree global equivalent in applicable field of study and ten (10) years of work-related experience or a combination of education and directly related experience equal to fourteen (14) years if non-degreed; some locations may have additional or different qualifications in order to comply with local requirements
Ability to communicate effectively with audiences that include but are not limited to management, coworkers, clients, vendors, contractors, and visitors
Job related technical knowledge necessary to complete the job
Ability to learn and apply knowledge of applicable local, state/province, and federal/national statutes and guidelines
Ability to attend to detail and work in a time-conscious and time-effective manner
Preferred Qualifications
Accredited degree or global equivalent in Business, Construction Management, or Law
Ten (10) years of contract management, subcontract administration, and procurement experience supporting engineering and construction projects
Experience developing negotiating contract terms and conditions specifically for contracts related to services, construction, engineering, materials and equipment installation
Strong understanding of contracting principles and legal terms and conditions
Broad understanding of the construction industry and contract language associated engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction/construction management (EPFC/CM)
Experience with administering the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for contractors on heavy industrial construction projects
Extensive experience and knowledge in contract formation and contract administration required
Domestic/international field assignment experience preferred; international project experience preferred
Experience in managing the Contractor pre-qualification process
Experience in conducting commercial evaluations, including the questions and answers (Q&A) and clarifications process with bidders
Experience in negotiating commercial terms and the final contract price with bidders
Excellent communication skills
Other Job Requirements
Develop a claims prevention program
Perform Contractor resource survey
Perform contract risk assessments and formulate mitigation strategies
Audit other projects
Execute portfolio assignments as requested
Prepare Project Contract Procedures
Develop standard contract templates for a project
Coordinate the timely issue/distribution/response of documents to the Contractor
Coordinate/maintain control of Site Instructions
Lead internal Request for Proposal (RFP) and RFP explanation meetings, contract pre-award meetings, final negotiations, and drafting/finalization of contract documents
Perform contract management post-award activities through evaluating and status contractors' productivity, schedule adherence, contract change management, invoicing and claims avoidance
Perform closeout of contracts, finalize outstanding contract issues, issue of final modifications, invoices and coordinate completion of contractor performance evaluations
Review and modify Discipline Interface Matrix in accordance with project staffing and executions requirements
Develop and maintain Project Contracts Department effort-hour budget
Establish and prepare revised terms and conditions or Special Terms; obtain approval from Legal Services
Perform resource survey
Prepare/issue department/strategic business unit/functional reports
Interface with all levels of the project team - and be able to represent and interface with all levels of internal and/or external management and corporate organization persons; conduct meetings with interfacing disciplines in the support of scope or commercial term development
Be proactive with contractors to ensure contract compliance, generation of progress, schedules, daily and other status reports, invoices, and supporting documents in a timely manner
Provide assistance in Prime Contract Administration as requested
Accept and successfully complete an international assignment (from eighteen to twenty-four (18-24) months) Participate in the development of functional organizational talent through active informal and formal mentoring, prepare performance assessments of Contracts personnel, provide "on-project" functional and cross-functional training
Maintain a working knowledge of the Company's Contract Management Standards, programs and goals by planning and applying Contract Management practices and procedures as established by the Company on a project site or in an office through departmental training, Fluor University training and the use of Fluor's knowledge management portals and communities
Stay current/updated with Contract Management practices and procedures; remain informed of current developments and potential changes within the Contract Management group