Project Contract Administration Manager Canada-Ontario-Toronto

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Barrick is headquartered in Toronto, Canada and has 25 mining operations with many advanced exploration projects located across 5 continents and a large number of land positions located on some of the most prolific and prospective mineral trends.

Currently Barrick has an opening for a Project Contract Administration Manager to be based in Toronto.

Position Overview

Barrick has created the role of Project Contract Administration Manager, to improve and enrich its Supply Chain capabilities for executing capital projects, and to enable it to standardize and improve is contracts administration capability across multiple projects being developed simultaneously.

As an experienced contracts professional, the Project Contract Administration Manager will be responsible for overseeing the Capital Projects contracts administration process and developing standards and processes to improve the quality of field contracts issued by Barrick and its engineers (EPCM’s) during the execution phase of the various phases of mine development projects (Construction and Contract Close out). They will develop a contract administration tool kit which enables project teams to leverage off previous project’ experience s and lessons learned. They will also assist in the resolution of contractor claims, as required by the Project Teams and the Capital Projects Construction group.

The Project Contract Administration Manager will combine a strong mix of technical and contracts knowledge coupled with outstanding process, and contract administration and construction claim negotiation capabilities.

Key experiences will include: extensive contract administration experience with large-scale engineering and EPCM contracts involving a high degree of engineering development; a detailed knowledge of international construction service providers; experience in large capital construction contracts. The Project Contract Administration Manager will interface with external engineering firms, major contractors, Project Construction Manager, internal and external finance, legal, tax and insurance advisors and internal project resources to develop processes and templates for managing active construction contracts and negotiating claims. They will also take a leadership role in the contact formulation stage by assisting and training in the development of comprehensive, clear statement of work (SOW) documents.

The role will have critical interfaces with a cross-functional resources from the Capital Project teams and including legal, finance, tax, insurance, engineering, construction and project controls personnel and shall ensure that risks are adequately assessed and that risk assessment and mitigation planning is included as part of the overall contracting strategy.

Extensive travel (up to 25 percent) to multiple overseas destinations is anticipated for this position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Work in close co-operation with Capital Project teams to develop appropriate construction contract templates, scope documents, contract schedules, remuneration schedules etc).

Work with projects teams to develop and implement contact administration templates, forms and processes and to provide training on their use.
Collect and organize information on key contractors, including prequalification documentation and data on their past experience at Barrick.
Work in collaboration with engineering service providers, Project Construction Managers and other advisors (legal, finance, construction, project controls) to negotiate the resolution of contractor claims.
Oversee the administration of the EPCM contracts including participating in monthly EPCM contract meetings, reviewing meeting minutes and issue registers, monitoring of payments, claims and change orders.
Oversee the management of EPCM performance in the areas of subcontracting and contract administration, including the administration of monthly contractor status meetings, monthly payments, change orders and contractor claims etc.

Key Competency Areas:

The ideal candidate for this position would demonstrate the following primary knowledge, skills, and attributes:

Self-Management and Personal Traits:

Outstanding communication skills – oral, written, and presentation
Strong attention to detail
Works well under pressure, change and ambiguity
Uses consideration and tact
Exhibits high standards of business and personal ethical conduct
Works on improving own knowledge, skills and attitudes
Takes initiative, self-directed
Follows through and delivers on promises and on time
Ability to work virtually / remotely using electronic communication systems

Problem Solving/Leadership skills:

Leads and facilities team meetings
Drives team to realistic, practical, value-based decisions
Keeps track of issues and communicates resolution
Deals with situations in an open, honest, objective, and flexible manner
Continuous Improvement and Coaching skills
Strong project management skills

Planning Skills:

Proactively determines preventative actions for potential problems
Prioritizes work and uses time efficiently
Plans ahead to ensure that resources are available for daily and future actions
Ability to meet deadlines

Qualifications for the role:

Bachelor degree (mandatory)
Graduate degree such as MBA (preferable)
5-10 years of contracts experience
5 years of project contract administration experience in a mining, oil and gas or heavy capital / engineering/ EPCM environment
Experience in working in a multinational / multicultural environment
Ability to travel and work at elevation (+/- 5000 meters)
Spanish language skills would be an asset

Job

Contracts

Primary Location

Canada-Ontario-Toronto