Company Description

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects, in over 110 offices worldwide.

Job Description

The Contract Co-ordinator will be responsible for acting as the Contracting Entity’s representative in the co-ordination and administration of the Infrastructure Department’s Portfolio’s contractual obligations, adhering to and fulfilling the requirements of the framework agreements and Work Orders (call-off contracts) under the programmes in their remit. The role holder will liaise with the appropriate part(s) of the organisation to ensure contractual compliance and supports the achievement of the Contracting Entity’s strategic intent. The Contract Administrator will effectively manage the contractual communications system for the Contracting Entity and provide advice to the NEC Project Manager, where required, on NEC Contract matters.

Responsibilities:

Ensure compliance with Contract Management standards and contractual terms and conditions in the execution of the contract administration activities, reporting areas or instances of non-compliance to the Contract Manager
Implement agreed contract management strategies
Set and monitor Key Performance Indicators to aid Contractor and / or Consultant performance management.
Set the target for KPI’s within Incentive Schedules within NEC contracts and review the contractor’s performance against these
Undertake Contractor and / or Consultant performance evaluations for review and approval, and where appropriate / necessary establish Contractor and /or Consultant’s proposed performance improvement plans
Provide advice to the Project Manager and / or Service Manager, where required, on all contract administration issues, including compensation events, early warnings and applications for payment including final assessment
Prepare communications and instructions on behalf of the Project Manager (or Service Manager for service contracts)
Reply to contractors (or consultants), ensuring that they are all within the timescales required in the contract
Liaise with Cost Managers and Schedulers as well as the Project Manager, in order to notify quotation acceptances, CE assessments and programme acceptances
Administer the early warning process and keep the early warning register up to date
Obtain approval from the Project Manager prior to issuing all communications and instructions and working within the limits of the delegated authority
Review Contractor and / or Consultant compensation event applications, review of quotations for compensation events and subsequent assessments as they are submitted and make a recommendation to the Project Manager and / or Service Manager
Review Contractor and / or Consultant early warning notifications and provide contract administration advice to the Project Manager and / or Service Manager as appropriate

Qualifications

7+ years experience of effective contract administration using the NEC suite of Contracts
Knowledge and experience of monitoring of Contractor and / or Consultant performance
Experience in claims management
Ability to set Key Performance Indicators for Contractor and / or Consultant organisations and developing Incentive Schedules associated with these
Experience in administrating of NEC and FIDIC suite of contracts
Experience in developing individual contract management strategies, and implementing those strategies

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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Contracts Co-Ordinator- Infrastructure

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