Contract Administrator, Mining Projects at Turner & Townsend Ltd

Perímetro Urbano Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 May, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Contract Administration, Mining Projects, Procurement, Risk Analysis, SWOT Analysis, Bidding Process Management, Technical Evaluation, Commercial Evaluation, Change Request Processing, Financial Close-out, Stakeholder Coordination, Project Controls, Schedule Analysis, Contract Lifecycle Management, QA/QC Monitoring, Market Research

Industry

Construction

Description

Company Description Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com Job Description The Contract Administrator will be responsible for overseeing the full lifecycle of contract management, ensuring alignment with best practices and project objectives. Key Responsibilities: Analyze contracting strategies, identifying pros and cons of proposed packaging approaches, especially for fabrication and goods-related scopes. Prepare and review bidding documents, identifying potential exposures and risk areas. Conduct market research to identify potential bidders and prepare bidder lists. Lead bidding processes, manage communications, and coordinate internal stakeholders. Perform rigorous technical and commercial evaluations of bids based on pre-established criteria. Conduct risk and SWOT analyses of potential awardees. Lead kickoff meetings and regular follow-ups, ensuring open actions are assigned and closed. Review and consolidate contractor documentation required for contract initiation. Monitor contractor’s technical compliance in coordination with engineering, construction, and QA/QC teams. Monitor contractor’s administrative compliance, including reporting, in coordination with project controls and H&S teams, and promptly notify any non-compliance. Analyze schedule deviations and support recovery planning. Review and respond to correspondence with support from technical or service specialists, maintaining an updated log and traceability of events. Review and approve/reject payment certificates with input from technical and service areas. Process change requests and resolve them in accordance with contractual terms. Update risk registers throughout contract execution. Identify and escalate internal alerts regarding potential claims, seeking resolution within the contract framework. Maintain continuous, respectful, and professional communication with the contractor’s counterpart. Manage technical and financial close-out processes. Conduct post-execution contractor evaluations. Capture and document lessons learned. Qualifications Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent. Minimum of 10 years of experience in mining projects, preferably with field exposure. Strong understanding of contract administration in fabrication and goods procurement. Native Spanish speaker; fluent English preferred but not mandatory. Familiarity with PMI and AACE methodologies is a plus. Strong analytical, communication, and coordination skills. Additional Information Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. #LI-PL1 Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. Department: Energy and natural resources

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Responsibilities

Oversee the full lifecycle of contract management for mining projects, including bidding processes and technical/commercial evaluations. Monitor contractor compliance, manage change requests, and handle financial and technical close-out processes.