**Requisition ID: 268959**
- ** Relocation Authorized: None**:
- ** Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project**:
- ** Work Location: Perth, WA**
**Company Overview**:
Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.
Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact.
We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy, and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.
**Position Summary**:
An exciting opportunity currently exists for **a Senior Contract Specialist** to join Bechtel's Mining & Metals Project team inPerth**. **Reporting to the Contracts Lead, the initial focus of the role will be in Contract Formation (for the provision of both goods and services) but is intended to transition into Administration as packages are awarded.
As you will be required to effectively liaise with project Supply Chain personnel, corporate groups, functional departments global business unit contracts personnel, and other project supervisors, as well as maintain relationships with bidders and contractor personnel, we are looking for someone with excellent interpersonal skills who can work collaboratively and inclusively.
**Key Responsibilities (include but are not limited to)**:
- Supports development of procedures, plans and contracting strategies, including providing updates to the Supply Chain Assignment Schedule.
- Assists the designated manager in the development of the contracts section of the Project Execution Plan and represents Contracts in operational and/or project reviews and audits, if required.
- Supports the development, monitoring, and maintenance of project templates, including legal and commercial terms and conditions to be included in the project contract documents.
- Develops and issues contracts, purchase orders and services agreements as assigned by performing the following: Prepare bidders' lists and pre-qualify bidders, Form bid request packages for packages that have a high value, complexity or risk and issue bid request packages to approved bidders, Coordinate bidders' questions and provide answers to those questions, Receive bids and evaluate bids commercially, Lead negotiation of terms and conditions for assigned packages, and support other team members in their negotiations as required, Prepare
- Commercial Bid Summary and Recommendation for Award, Recommend and secure approvals in accordance with established procedures, Prepare contract and/or purchase order documents for execution, and, Prepare and maintain control and status reporting documents.
- Prepare and organize assigned Supply Chain sponsored meetings, both pre and post award, for the purpose of ensuring complete understanding and agreement between Bechtel, the client and contractor on all contractual matters. After reviewing plan and agenda with supervisor, conduct meeting and prepare and issue meeting notes - delineating important statements, required actions and schedules.
- Assist project Supply Chain team when instructed in solving and attending to administrative problems on commitments involving high monetary expenditure or risk, engineered technical specifications or supplementary commercial conditions.
- Provide training and guidance to less experienced Supply Chain personnel and reviews their work, as required.
- Administer assigned agreements, maintaining a continual review of progress and providing management with information regarding projected financial or technical difficulties.
- Assess and process complex payment claims in a timely manner.
- Coordinate with designated staff on operational activities affecting contractual rights and obligations, (sub)contract performance, (sub)contract administration and other major matters.
- Administer complex contract or purchase order changes by negotiating with contractor and client personnel and obtaining settlement.
- Represent Bechtel in contractual discussions of high complexity.
**Qualifications and Skills**:
**Basic Qualifications**:
- Major Construction Project experience.
- Broad experience in the formation, negotiation and award of all types of contracts, including cross-functional experience in two or more Supply Chain disciplines (contract formation, contract administration, prime contracts, purchasi