Contracts Manager

Responsibilities

• Completes necessary insurance reports required by the districts and corporate offices.
• Responsible for subcontract process including SDI and subcontract management. Identifies any potential/real claims for project and notifies manager, Finance, and Commercial Risk.
• Supports manager, Finance, and Commercial Risk, with implementing, monitoring, and ensuring adherence to district/company policies and procedures to ensure the continued effectiveness of the district.
• Provides monthly/quarterly reporting on all open claims and provides legal expenses reports for year-end reporting.
• Evaluates, monitors, and ensures that all insurance requirements are being met to meet contract and corporate requirements.
• Identifies opportunities where special insurance requirements/benefits may be developed or may exist.
• Places insurance and bonds on new projects and monitors on an ongoing basis.
• Coordinates the SDI qualification process and ensures all standards guidelines are being followed met to identify/measure risks associated with potential trade partners, existing workloads of trade partners.
• Actively revisits and makes improvements to procedures to ensure the SDI process is up to date.
• Coordinates SDI claims and claims management to mitigate losses to PCL.
• Coordinates resolution of disputes and provides assistance when resolving contract disputes, as required.
• Assists with the interpretation, negotiation, and approval of deviations from an existing supplier, consultant, and subcontract form, including specialty clauses, and ensures risks are mitigated.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree or diploma in a related discipline.
• Accounting designation an asset.
• 8 years of progressive experience with direct project administration and accounting in the construction or related industry with 2 years of exposure to risk management and legal issues preferred. On-site project experience is an asset.
• Understands and complies with all labor agreements, government legislation, and PCL policies and procedures. Intermediate ability to draft/review and negotiate various forms of contract language, as required.
• Intermediate knowledge of bid and contract securities and insurance as they relate to risk management, claims management, pricing, and accounting.
• Intermediate risk interpretation, negotiation skills, and strategic thinking to ensure PCL interests are protected in all contractual and subcontract agreements.
• Intermediate knowledge of contract/construction law in relation to tender documents and project contracts.
• Understanding of the commercial terms of the contract and the district/corporate management reports.
• Expert understanding of subcontract PO terms, including insurance and subcontractor default insurance (SDI) and bonding requirements.
• Advanced understanding of owner contracts as they relate to payment terms, billing requirements, audit rights, cost-of-work definition, insurance, and bonding.
• Understanding of Lean principles and process improvement.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.