Contracts Administration Manager

This is a full-time role for an experienced Contract Administrator in Dublin. As part of the team, the contracts manager/administrator will be responsible for ensuring the project adherence to contractual terms and conditions. Manage commercial relationships and ways of working with contractors and consultants.

Key Responsibilities:

• To assist the Commercial and Planning manager in the development and delivery of the Programme.
• Ensuring the contractual terms and conditions are being adhered to and fulfilled in line with the requirements of the awarded contracts.
• Assure there is full compliance in the execution of the contract administration activities and manage the reporting of non-compliance.
• Manage commercial relationships and ways of working with Contractors and Consultants to ensure continuous improvement in the delivery of works and services.
• Contributing to the management of any disputes, as required. 
• Review draft contracts, ensuring they are fit for purpose and tailor to project requirements, along with co-ordinating inputs from advisors where required (e.g. legal, technical, financial).
• Assist in contract negotiations and provide guidance to Project Manager.
• Manage the auditing of the contractor’s and consultant’s accounts to ensure that costs are captured correctly.
• Develop incentivisation KPI targets and review the contractor’s performance against these.
• Assist in the review and approve Contractors and Consultants performance evaluations.
• Develop and administer an NEC administration process for Programme.
• Assist in the administration of compensation events and early warnings.
• To ensure consistent and constant communication with colleagues within your area.
• To support and comply with the people management policy within the team.
• To comply with corporate HR policies & procedures.
• To lead and provide necessary support to staff to enable the execution of their role.

Essential requirements:

• 10+ years’ experience of contract management and administration with at least 2 years of NEC experience.
• Knowledge of monitoring contractor and consultant performance
• Experience of establishing contractor and consultant performance management frameworks
• Experience in administrating contracts, in particular the NEC suite of contracts
• Experience in developing individual contract management strategies and implementation.

Desirable:

• A good working knowledge of railway infrastructure and systems and operations.
• Knowledge of construction regulations.
• Demonstratable understanding of good contract administration management procedures.
• Excellent understanding of Contracts Management.
• Demonstrated planning management capability appropriate to the role.
• Commercial Awareness.
• Strong leadership skills
• Demonstrated experience with contract administration
• Established specialist knowledge
• Innovative (Problem solving)
• Technical understanding of the role - Engineering