Prime Contracts Manager

Requisition

• Relocation Authorized:
  None
• Telework Type:
  Part-Time Telework
• Work Location:
  
  Reston, VA

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Bechtel is currently growing our team working on a variety of new infrastructure and clean power projects in the United States. We are currently considering candidates for multiple roles, preferably with prior power plant or other similar infrastructure project experience for a role supporting prime contracts/commercial matters on various U.S. based infrastructure projects in development and execution (e.g. Renewable Power Plants, Combined Cycle Power Plants, Pumped Storage Hydro, etc.).

The Prime Contracts Manager will support effective administration and management of the prime contract agreement between Customer and Bechtel. The position reports operationally to the Project Manager(s) and functionally to the GBU Manager of Prime Contracts. Duties and responsibilities include implementation of the Prime Contract Management Program and ongoing related training, monitoring compliance with project/prime contract completion requirements and status. In consultation with GBU Management/Legal, facilitate strategies for effective management of project commercial matters, including creation and capture of contemporaneous records.

• Responsible for/assists with the development and implementation of the Prime Contract Management Program for the project, consistent with the prime contract and Project Management Plan.
• Assess prime contract general terms and conditions to highlight areas of risk such as ambiguities, conflicts, or deviations for the scope of work.
• Coordinate with other project team members to identify customer-related actions/inactions that need to be addressed. Recommend approaches and implement actions as appropriate to document events, respond to the situation and/or request appropriate variations on the project.
• Participate in project related meetings, prepare necessary materials, track actions, and manage the working relationship with the relevant departments to facilitate prime contract administration.
• Support implementation and management of a program to recognize and identify progress/performance concerns, prepare changes/variations as they arise, and manage the timely resolution under the applicable provisions whenever possible.
• Develop/maintain tools and processes to support contract compliance, sound administration and reporting for Project Director/Project Management Team, including logs, registers, dashboards, reports, and other materials.
• Coordinate the development and delivery of ongoing project training to address prime contract management principles, and facilitate the identification, preparation, and resolution of changes/variations and claims.
• Coordinate effectively with a broad range of customers and stakeholders to solve complex business-related issues.
• Communicate effectively verbally and/or in writing regarding all commercial matters, including preparation of key materials – drafting of correspondence, memos, guidance notes, chronologies, narratives, and position papers related to project commercial matters and issues.
• Assist with development and capture of contemporaneous records and production of information necessary to substantiate…