Contract Manager

**Description**

**Opportunity for Contract Manager, Transformer division, Cordoba factory.**

Are you looking for a position where you can work with various business and project disciplines and be a part of the Contract Management team for a company with world leading technology? If so, we look forward to meeting you

We are searching for a Contract Manager for our Transformer business. In this role, you will be ensuring contract and risk management activities are timely and accurately executed protecting Hitachi Energy's (HE) interests throughout the project’s lifecycle. With an analytical, hands-on, and autonomous approach, you contribute to the successful performance of Contract Management in your assigned project(s).

We are looking for you who are a reliable partner when it comes to risk mitigation initiatives during the bidding phase, the day-to-day contract administration and project execution, flow-down and preparation of subcontracts/purchase orders. We expect that you have accumulated sufficient years of experience in contract management from a similar industry, and a willingness to learn and explore the fascinating world of Transformers. You should also live by Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

**Your Responsibilities**:

- Provide contract management support and contract reviews for both the sales and marketing teams and the project management office.
- Lead contract management activities for your assigned portfolio or project, ensuring compliance with procedures and providing guidance to cross-functional project teams.
- Develop contract management strategy considering policies, customer requirements, consortium partner interfaces, and overall execution strategy while identifying contract baselines and assessing areas of opportunity and risk.
- Oversee the timely and accurate execution of commercial aspects within contract portfolios/subcontracts, including payments, claims, variation orders, warranties, and provisions.
- Support the marketing and sales process during the tender stage to assure that the legal terms and conditions to be included in the commercial proposal are fully aligned with the company´s guidelines and policies.
- Collaborate with the marketing and sales team during the risk assessment process for the new proposals, following the defined process and tools defined to ensure timely internal approvals.
- Verifying that all parties fulfill their contractual obligations and assess the contract’s success, identifying lessons learned for future contracting.
- Document and communicate deficiencies, changes, and claims, while establishing and enforcing standard methodologies.
- Collaborate with HE Legal on negotiation strategies, dispute resolution, and settlement agreements drafting, highlighting potential opportunity and risk and ensuring the settlement terms protect our interests.
- Developing and implementing risk mitigation and opportunity plans in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with bonds and insurance provisions in contracts and coordinate with Finance and Insurance Risk Management for occurrences that may be covered by customer/third-party or HE-provided insurance.
- Support Insurance Risk Management in producing damage reports and ensure accurate handling of export control matters, considering restrictions, destination laws, countries, customers, and products.

**Your background**:

- Minimum of 3 years experience of contract management within the fields of power generation, transformers, substations, converter stations, grid integration, transmission or similar industrial plant.
- Experience in processing, managing and administrating varying sizes, types and complexity of contractual agreements during the bidding, execution and closing stages of projects lifecycle. Previous experience in the energy industry is highly desirable.
- Experience in project's change management, claim management and contract-related legal issues (change orders and force majeure events) and the possible effects in the relevant areas of responsibility regarding proposal stage and/or project execution.
- Bachelor's degree in Law is preferred, but Engineering, Business Administration or Economics could be suitable.
- Ability to read, write, speak and negotiate in both Spanish and English. Additional languages are a plus.
- Good communication skills and ability to interface and negotiate with stakeholders in all matters related to contracts and projects including those related to the review and process of changes.
- Working knowledge/hands-on experience on product delivery contracts at an international level.

**Additional Information**:
This role will be placed in the Cordoba factory, Spain, with frequent presence required at the office.