Senior Contract Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Lead the contractual strategy for major Canadian hydroelectric projects from the bidding phase through execution, close-out, and warranty.

• Safeguard and enhance GE Vernova's commercial standing by executing contracts, mitigating risks, and identifying opportunities.

• Oversee the contractual components of assigned projects from bid preparation to execution, close-out, and warranty.

• Draft, review, and customize commercial clauses in accordance with project specifications and the relevant contractual framework.

• Engage in the negotiation and finalization of contracts, amendments, and commercial agreements with customers, partners, suppliers, and subcontractors.

• Ensure that project teams comprehend and adhere to contractual obligations.

• Prepare notices, amendments, change submissions, claims, and other contractual communications.

• Analyze contracts to pinpoint risks, opportunities, deviations, and critical watchpoints.

• Develop and sustain contract management plans.

• Formulate strategies for managing changes, claims, dispute avoidance, and dispute resolution in collaboration with project leadership and Legal.

• Relay contractual requirements to supplier and subcontractor agreements when necessary.

• Handle contractual notices, changes, claims, disputes, and insurance issues.

• Collaborate with project teams, commercial leaders, engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, finance, sourcing, and other stakeholders.

• Monitor contractual commitments and communicate requirements across projects.

• Participate in project risk and opportunity assessments and advance mitigation and opportunity-capture strategies.

• Provide ongoing contractual risk evaluations and updates through governance processes.

• Maintain relationships with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, and partners.

• Mentor and guide less experienced contract management professionals.

• Ensure adherence to contractual compliance and document any deviations.

• Keep traceable contractual records and document key decisions.

• Coordinate major claims with Legal and propose solutions for complex issues.

• Establish procedures for correspondence, notices, insurance, delays, variations, and claims documentation.

• Maintain tracking tools for obligations, milestones, and contractual events.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction, Quantity Surveying, Business, Finance, Law, or a related field.

• At least 10 years of contract management experience in complex project settings such as EPC, construction, infrastructure, energy, or other significant industrial sectors.

• Proven ability to compile, structure, negotiate, and draft complex, high-value amendments, changes, and claims.

• Strong understanding of project financial drivers, including costs, margins, risks, opportunities, and cash impact, and their correlation to contract management.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English.

• Willingness and ability to travel within Canada as needed.

• Preferred experience in hydropower, power generation, major infrastructure, or other complex industrial project environments.

• Strong background in managing turnkey or EPC projects is preferred.

• Experience with major equipment supply, installation, consortium, or other complex project delivery models is preferred.

• Familiarity with utility, public-sector, or major institutional customers in Canada is preferred.

• Experience in managing significant claims, dispute avoidance, or dispute matters is preferred.

• French language skills are preferred.

• Demonstrated leadership capability and interest in future functional leadership roles are preferred.

• Strong commercial acumen and sound business judgment.

• Strategic and proactive approach to managing contractual risks and opportunities.

• High level of ownership, accountability, and transparency.

• Collaborative, inclusive, and team-oriented working style.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus.

• Fully remote work arrangement.

• Relocation assistance not provided.