Contracts Specialist

If not local, transportation provided from Anchorage to the site and vice-versa (travel to Anchorage is the contractor's responsibility).

The Contracts Specialist will manage the full contracting lifecycle. This includes developing contract strategies, coordinating risk registers, planning and executing RFP processes, evaluating proposals, negotiating agreements, and administering and closing contracts. The role requires close coordination with project teams, the operations team and corporate shared service groups (legal, risk, customs and trade compliance, etc.).

Essential Functions:

• Safety Leadership: Adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures. Maintain and demonstrate commitment to safety and environmental protection as a core value.
• Contract Strategy: Develop and recommend contract strategies and plans to Project Directors/Managers, ensuring legal, commercial, and technical considerations.
• RFP Management: Plan, prepare, and manage RFP documents and processes, evaluate proposals, manage the technical evaluation process, negotiate commercial and legal terms, recommend awards, and conform, execute, and award resulting contracts.
• Contract Administration: Administer agreements post-award, including evaluating pre-mobilization deliverables, reconciling invoices, resolving disputes, negotiating changes, implementing change management procedures, and closing contracts.
• Guidance and Support: Provide proactive guidance on contract management strategies and options throughout the contract lifecycle. Reference legal and commercial terms to manage contractors and advise Project Directors/Managers and project teams.
• Change Management: Ensure contract modifications are documented and approved.
• Closeout: Ensure contracts are closed out in accordance with applicable legislation.
• Reporting: Prepare ad hoc contract management reports as required.
• Administrative Duties: Perform job-related administrative duties, including preparing change notices, monitoring contract performance, maintaining contract files on SharePoint, tracking correspondence and authorizations, updating agreements, and attesting invoices. Facilitate internal review and sign-off processes. Offer and provide administrative support and perform other tasks as assigned.
• Maintain commitment to safety and environmental protection.
• Ensure all records are managed and retained appropriately.
• Facilitate internal review and sign-off processes.
• Provide administrative support and perform other tasks as assigned.

Leadership Competencies:

• Targets and achieves results.
• Sets challenging goals.
• Prioritizes tasks.
• Overcomes obstacles.
• Accepts accountability.
• Sets team standards and responsibilities.
• Demonstrates leadership/motivation.