About the job

• Contracts & Claims Manager – BESS EPC📍 Remote | 12–18 Month Contract | BESS EPCSpencer Ogden is supporting a major international energy and infrastructure organisation in the appointment of a Contracts & Claims Manager for a large-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) EPC project.This is a technically focused contracts and claims role, working at the interface of Project Management, Construction, Engineering, Planning, Procurement and Commercial/Contracts.The RoleYou will be responsible for the technical and commercial assessment, management and negotiation of change orders, claims and contractual matters throughout the EPC project lifecycle.Key responsibilities include:Managing and assessing change orders, variations and claims from customers, suppliers and subcontractors.
• Identifying and documenting potential contractual entitlement and change-order opportunities.
• Reviewing notices of delay, impediment and concern, assessing cause, contractual relevance, causation and impact on the works.
• Assessing extensions of time, construction disruption and acceleration measures, including schedule and financial impacts.
• Reviewing quantity changes, provisional items, measurements and scope changes.
• Reviewing subcontractor additional cost claims and change-order proposals, including cost build-ups, original estimates and price adjustments.
• Supporting the development of claims strategies and contractual responses, including back-to-back flow-down obligations.
• Participating in and supporting change-order and claims negotiations.
• Preparing contractual assessments, review reports, statements and supporting documentation.
• Supporting disputes, escalations and supplier evaluations.
• Maintaining the project change-order / claims tracker and relevant contractual correspondence.
• Reviewing change orders against Scope of Work, technical specifications, Division of Responsibility, applicable standards and project requirements.
• Working closely with Project Management, Construction, Planning, Engineering, Procurement and Project Controls.
• Ensuring compliance with contractual notification, submission and approval deadlines.

• About YouWe are looking for an experienced Contracts, Claims or Change Order professional with a strong technical understanding of EPC and construction projects.You will ideally have:A degree in Civil Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Construction, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Several years' experience in Contracts, Claims, Change Orders or a similar technical-commercial role.
• Strong knowledge of construction contract law, including variations, delay/impediment notices and claims.
• Experience working within EPC contract structures.
• Strong understanding of cost assessment, change-order calculations, original cost estimates and price adjustments.
• Experience assessing schedule impacts, delays, disruption and critical path.
• Ideally, previous experience on BESS EPC, substation, grid connection or transmission projects, particularly involving Transmission System Operators (TSOs).
• Strong analytical, organisational and negotiation skills.
• The ability to independently assess complex technical and contractual matters and communicate them clearly.
• Fluent German and English.
• Experience with project/document management platforms such as SharePoint, Procore or Thinkproject.
• Location & Working ArrangementRemote-based
• 12–18 month contract
• Occasional on-site attendance for meetings as required
• Large-scale BESS EPC project

Why Apply?This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Contracts Manager, Claims Manager, Change Order Manager or Contract Engineer to take a key role on a major BESS EPC project, working across the technical, commercial and contractual interfaces of a large-scale energy infrastructure development.Interested?Apply through Spencer Ogden or contact us directly to discuss the opportunity in confidence.