Role Overview

Reporting to Manager Business Planning, the Contract Specialist’s primary responsibility will serve as a resource to execute full lifecycle Contracts Management activities for Teck Legacy Properties and to support the ongoing development of functional processes, templates and tools.

The Contracts Specialist is responsible for managing the planning, set up and execution of the complete contracting lifecycle: developing and recommending contract strategies (including the identification of compensation and market approach models), planning and executing Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, evaluating proposals and negotiating agreements, making recommendations for award, conforming contracts for execution, administering (including assessment of payment and commercial claims), and closing contracts. This role requires close collaboration with the site managers, project managers, operation and maintenance teams, technical teams and corporate shared service groups (legal, risk, customs and trade compliance, etc.).

The Contract Specialist will work closely with internal teams, legal, risk, external stakeholders and various legacy team members to ensure Teck’s contracts effectively define and manage the legal, commercial, financial and technical obligations and objectives of the parties involved so as to protect and advance Teck’s interests.

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Key Responsibilities

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures
• Maintains and demonstrates Teck’s commitment to safety and environmental protection as a core value
• Develops and recommends contract strategies and contract plans to site managers, project managers, maintenance teams and technical teams ensuring contract strategies consider appropriate legal, commercial, and technical approach to scope packaging, bidding, awarding, managing, and closing contracts
• Manages the full request for proposal (RFP) process including planning, preparing, and managing the workflow
• Administers agreements (post-award) including evaluating pre-mobilization deliverables, reconciling invoices, negotiating / resolving disputes, negotiating changes, implementing change management procedures, and closing contracts
• Proactively provides guidance to site managers, project managers, maintenance teams, and technical teams in regards to contract management strategies, options, and considerations throughout all stages of contracts lifecycles
• References legal and commercial terms and relies on those terms to manage contractors, advise site managers, project managers, maintenance teams, technical teams, and to resolve disputes / claims
• Implements effective change management to ensure contract modifications are properly documented and approved
• Ensures contracts are closed out appropriately and in accordance with applicable legislation and Legacy properties requirements
• On a project, oversees, monitors and reports on the EPCM or other Service Providers and contractors in its execution of full contracting lifecycle on behalf of Teck
• Develops for Management approval contracts management policies, procedures, and templates for the Legacy group
• Proactively resolves issues that arise between contractors and site and project teams in a professional manner
• Prepares ad hoc contract management reports and performs other job-related duties as the need arises
• Adhere to all corporate policies, code of ethics and codes of conduct

Qualifications

• Post secondary education from a recognized institution is required
• 5+years of experience in an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) or an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) company or owners operation or project team and managing and executing contract lifecycle activities
• Strong understanding of operations and project lifecycles, operations and project procedures, operations and project roles and responsibilities
• Strong understanding and experience with various contract types, models, strategies
• Strong understanding of various legal and commercial terms and ability to rely on those terms
• Strong negotiation and dispute resolution skills
• Strong understanding and experience in multiple phases of project execution
• Ability to raise awareness of contract activities which have an impact to an operation or project
• Knowledge of and experience working in the industrial engineering and construction industry
• Strong critical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Internet Explorer

Leadership Competencies

• Targets and achieves results
• Sets challenging and ambitious goals
• Prioritizes tasks
• Overcomes obstacles
• Accepts accountability
• Sets team standards and responsibilities
• Demonstrates leadership/motivation