Lead Contract Manager

at  Baker Hughes

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With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we’re committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we’re always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.

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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
About Us:
We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.
Join Us:
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.
Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law

As a Lead Contract Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Managing the portfolio of contracts, reporting the all concerned contractual aspects from contract award up to the commercial operation date.
• Performing contract summary, transferring contractual documents and awareness about any residual known commercial risks within the contract to the Project Team.
• Identifying contractual provisions which must be transferred to vendors, subcontractors and/or partners in the project.
• Ensuring the Project Team properly archive the contractual documentation and key project correspondence.
• Supporting the project team to formalize contract variations, whenever risks/opportunities having impact on project costs occur.
• Supporting the project team on the enhancement or protection of the contribution margin with extended focus on :
• customer liquidated damages and back charges claims management
• insurance cases and vendor recovery from suppliers’ opportunities identification and support to the negotiation.
• identification and proper addressing, in coordination with Procurement, of any opportunity of vendor recovery ( including insurance claims and claims to biz partners)
• Defending BH from a claim, the contract manager leads the case resolution up to the final settlement, assuring coordination with all involved functions such as legal, finance, engineering, installation, controllership etc. in order to define the most favourable and protective final settlement agreements.
• Identifying, tracking and addressing to the commercial department any contractual lesson learned identified during the project execution

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Master’s degree in Engineering or Law with Technical background of Oil&Gas or Energy products
• Show analytical skills on contractual clauses and knowledge of contracting methods, contract forms, drafting terms and conditions.
• Display Early Dispute Resolution and claims negotiation experience, with solid interpersonal, influencing and leadership skills.
• Be a good team player and display good communication skills with fluency in English (spoken and written)
• Demonstrate excellent organizational and project management skills from a global-matrix environment
• Demonstrate ability to work with remote teams and to deliver while handling large numbers of diverse task

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productiv