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Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

Your responsibilities

  • 1. Contract portfolio - governance
  • Ensures the portfolio of contracts in the business follows contract and claim management methodologies in accordance with internal standard procedures.
  • 2. Tender preparation and negotiations
  • Reviews and comments on commercial and technical tender terms and conditions. Develops contract strategy based on HITACHI ENERGY LTD.’s policies, customer requirements, and the overall execution strategy taking into account risk, pricing, scope, and schedule.
  • 3. Contract execution (from project kick-off to project closure)
  • Identifies the contract baseline (including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimate, proposal, schedule and other documents incorporated in the contract) and highlights areas of potential risk. Ensures timely and accurate execution of commercial aspects in portfolio of contracts (i.e. payments, claims, variation orders, warranties, provisions, guarantees, etc.).
  • 4. Contract closure
  • Verifies that both parties to the contract have fulfilled their contractual obligations and there are no responsibilities outstanding. Assesses success of the contract and determines if there are any lessons learned for future contracting. Documents and communicates to all appropriate parties any deficiencies found as part of the closeout process.
  • 5. Contract and claims
  • Establishes and enforces standard change methodologies in portfolio of contracts to identify changes and quantify the additional time and compensation due to HITACHI ENERGY LTD. per the contract, defines approval requirements and communicates changes to the customer. Enforces and defends HITACHI ENERGY LTD.'s contractual interests against customer and suppliers during the whole of a project life cycle, including monitoring and assessment of changes and deviations, as well as defending and enforcing claims. In concert with Legal, develops the negotiation strategy and supports negotiations. Supports Legal handling formal dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration. Notifies and liaises with Legal to report major claims and keeps Legal updated of any critical development during project execution.
  • 6. Purchasing
  • Supports drafting of Purchase Orders, Contracts and Subcontracts and ensures that relevant (sub) contracts contain appropriate contract terms to protect HITACHI ENERGY LTD.’s interest, including flow-down of main contract terms.
  • 7. Risk Management
  • Analyzes prime contract terms to highlight areas of potential opportunity and risk, such as ambiguities, omissions and conflicts, as work proceeds. Seeks advice from Legal to draft, negotiate and finalize agreements during the Sales and Project Execution phases. Develops and implements risk mitigation and opportunity plan in concert with Project Manager and/or Sales Manager or WCFE Manager.
  • 8. Insurance
  • Ensures contract insurance provisions are adhered to and coordinates with Insurance Risk Management regarding occurrences that may be covered by customer or HITACHI ENERGY LTD. provided insurance.
  • 9. Export controls
  • Seeks advice from ensures close review of all contracts and projects with regard to restrictions on exports, considering Legal (Export Control) to ensure accurate handling of all export control matters and countries, customers or products involved and the respective laws and HITACHI ENERGY LTD. regulations.
  • 10. People leadership and development
  • Ensures (with HR Manager support) that the area of responsibility is organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct/indirect subordinates within HR policies.

Your background

  • Ideally, you'll hold bachelor’s degree with variance experience of (at least 8-10 years) of total experience in, contracts management.
  • The applicant should have these qualifications: -
  • 1.Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Business Administration, Economics or Law.
  • 2.Preferably 10 years or more experience in High Voltage, EPC, power generation, substations, converter stations, grid integration, transmission or similar industrial plant Contract Management and Subcontract Management functions (with emphasis on electrical installations desired), processes and management/administration of varying sizes and types of contractual agreements.
  • 3.Ability to read, write, speak, and negotiate in English and Arabic.
  • 4.Solid experience in change management, claim management and contract-related legal issues and the possible effects in the relevant areas of responsibility regarding proposal stage and/or project execution.
  • 5.Ability to interface with customers and subcontractors regarding all matters related to contracts and projects including those related to the review and process of changes.
  • 6.Ability to work in a corporate office and/or project site environment.
  • 7.Due to Saudi government regulations, priority for hiring is for Saudi national (male and female) .

More about us

You can expect to join a dynamic, challenging and professional environment. We look forward to receiving your online application.

Publication date

2022-03-04

Reference Number

SA52827076_E1

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