Req ID: 446197   

Location: Derby

Appointment Basis: Permanent, 37 Hours per week

Salary: Highly competitive + Bonus + Car/ Car Allowance

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 74,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Are you seeking to enhance your career and join us on our journey as our Senior Project Contract Manager on a Permanent basis and make your mark with a globally renowned organisation in the rail sector? The Senior Project Contract Manager is a key and integral role working in close collaboration with the Project Manager and core project team.  You will be responsible in providing guidance and leadership to develop, implement, and drive contract/claim management and risk mitigation strategies in accordance with Alstom’s business objectives, including extensions of time (EoTs), variations orders, contract amendments.  The SPrCM ensures proper record keeping and file preparation in support of robust claim files.

What That Means Day To Day

You’ll be tasked to ensure application of Contract, Claims and Insurance Management Manual (CCIM) and Alstom governance. control of contractors and management of all staff responsible for the maintenance activities. Prepare Contract Summary and ensure it is widely communicated and regularly updated.

In addition the SPrCM must carefully analyze the contract to build and drive implementation of Contract/Claim Management Strategy Plan. Other aspects of the role include:

• Monitor Works toward contract obligations, including monitoring of project schedule toward achieving contractual milestones.
• Ensure timely issuance of contractual notices to customers/partners.
• Establish and implement project specific commercial procedures, particularly regarding correspondences, notifications, insurance, variation requests/orders and claims preparation files. 
• Develop and produce any project specific processes and ways of working for contract/claim management.
• Develop a pragmatic commercial approach based on contractual analysis of the project, to protect, on a daily basis, Alstom interests toward customers and partners.
• Carefully monitor, record, and notify customer/partner regarding claims/counterclaim and prepare and manage all elements and supporting documentation for claims/counterclaims negotiations.
• Monitor customer/partner requests for variations / change orders / extensions of time. 
• Provide follow-up, as necessary, to drive to transactional closure, including updates to the VO/VR/Delay registers, preparation of commercial offer, and prepares associated contractual letters for CD/PM approval.
• Provide creative advice on specific issues, risks, and contractual/claim activities, taking into account the contract and business objectives.
• Provide training on contract/claim management to key stakeholders, including project management, finance, engineering, and sourcing communities.
• Provide at any time, on management demand, a reliable and understandable contractual and commercial analysis of the project.
• Must be able to travel up to 20% to 30% of the time

Who We’re Looking For

At Alstom we are agile, inclusive and responsible in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. We are highly interested if you have:

• Law Degree or quantity surveyor background would be beneficial (non-essential)
• Minimum of four years of Contract / Claim Management experience (preferred).
• Ability to read and interpret contractual documents, including terms and conditions, planning, and technical specifications.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in writing, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge using Contract Management systems; Project Management software; Excel Spreadsheet software and Microsoft Office Word Processing software.
• English fluent (other languages are an advantage).

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive starting salary, bonus, car/car allowance plus 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to increase this to 30 days, healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your life-style.

Application Process

The talent team are reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role will close as soon as a suitable person has successfully passed the assessment process. To be considered please send in your application as early as possible #LI-Al2

We value inquisitive, innovative and motivated people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable.

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  We aim to have a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals, of different ages, genders, ethnicities, disability, LGBT, religion and/or belief.

 As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification: if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

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