Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

Position Purpose

The Contracts Manager (CM) will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, structuring,

interpreting, executing, and/or administering project contractual documents from inception

during Development stage through completion in Delivery, including the defects period and

the Operation and Maintenance stage.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Review, draft and negotiate contract agreements (EPC, O&M, OE, IE, MSA, LTSA, etc.),

consulting agreements, special licensing, non-disclosure agreements.

• Drive contract lifecycle from drafting through completion of the negotiation process, and/or

contract execution.

• Manage contract change control process and related correspondence requiring legal

input.

• Support the Development team to drafts, manages, distributes, responds to, or analyzes

RFIs, RFPs, RFQs or customer terms & conditions as needed.

• Support the Development team to draft and negotiate Power Purchase Agreements

(PPAs) and Common Terms Agreements (CTAs).

• Maintain a deep understanding of contract templates, contracts policy, legal risk and

liability, and company position on various matters.

• Prepare contracts/agreements for internal review and approval and ensures compliance

with company policies as well as applicable laws or regulations.

• Interpret contracts and advises project managers on contractual responsibilities.

• Translate complex commercial/legal scenarios into simple language and action plans.

• May mentor and train less experienced contract professionals or colleagues.

• May assume project management responsibilities depending on the department workload

and/or projects pipeline.

• Highlight any potential problems in the projects under construction and proposing

solutions to the project manager/construction team as well as the design team, if required.

• Cooperate in the production of progress reports as required.

• Advise and guide the project managers/site managers which work on projects.

Job Description

Person Specification

Minimum

Experience

Requirements

• Have a proven track record of minimum 10 years’ experience as a

contracts manager or as a manager within the construction

industry especially working with renewable energy Independent

Power Producers (IPP).

• Understand all aspects of the contracting process and contract

law, particularly FIDIC contracts.

• Experience working in projects financed by international lenders,

especially IFC.

• Will be commercially minded and adept at managing site

managers and contractors/subcontractors.

Minimum Education

Requirements

• Will have appropriate higher education qualifications in

engineering, construction management or engineering

management.

• Bachelor degree in Civil, Electrical, Mechanical Engineer or

similar will be a plus.

• Master degree in Renewable Energy or similar will be a plus.

• English speaking is a must. Knowledge of French and other

languages will be a plus.

• Responsible for agreeing extra works and helping to resolve any disputes which may

arise by continual monitoring contractors, subcontractors or/and suppliers, as required.

• Carry out project reviews at the end of each project, with project/site managers and

contracts/construction director, including performance reviews of contractors,

subcontractors and suppliers, if required.

Job Description

Required Role

Related/Technical

Skills

• Quantitative and Qualitative analysis

• Contract management

• Project Management

• Risk Analysis

• MS Office Suite

Contracts Manager AMEA Power

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