Novestech Nigeria Job for a Contract Administrator, April 8th 2015

Novestech Nigeria is one of the world's premiere engineering, procurement, construction and services companies, employing approximately 27,000 people in more than 17 countries. As Novestech Nigeria embarks upon our second century of operations, we have evolved into a prominent supporter of the
energy, hydrocarbons, power, industrial, civil infrastructure, minerals, government services and commercial sectors. Since becoming an independent company in 2006, at Novestech Nigeria we have expanded our position in the markets we serve.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Contract Administrator

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Verify the completeness of contract documents (consistency check) and distribute them to project team members
• Track client, subcontractors, vendors obligations
• Administer the contract ensuring that project is performed in line with contractual obligations
• Liaise with project team, coordinate Project Contract Review, participate to meetings, manage and file all correspondence having a contractual relevance exchanged during project execution with clients, partners, subcontractors, vendors and authorities
• Monitor contract risks of critical work packages (subcontractors, vendors) and propose remedial actions
• Maintain necessary liaison with other competent Saipem functions, in particular with Financial Administration, Insurance, Procurement and Risk referents
• Ensure all Project Certificates are duly issued by clients (e.g. Milestone Completion Certificates, Mechanical Completion, Handover Certificate, Provisional Acceptance Certificate)
• Provide collection and sharing of lessons learned, feedbacks and returns of experience on issues/criticalities encountered during project execution
• Manage the change process on the project, including change orders, claims, back charges, penalties, new prices, dispute handling and resolution (except for litigation and arbitration) towards clients, main subcontractors and key vendors, ensuring that notices and notifications are issued as per contractual requirements, and participate in the generation of additional revenue as entitled by the contracts
• Check consistency between records, reports and correspondence, verify supporting documentation for invoicing and monitor that payments received are in line with the contractual terms
• Prepare reporting for project, company and corporate
• Ensure that Golden Rules and Silver Guidelines are implemented

• Civil Engineering, or Business Administration Degrees;
• Relevant experience, minimum of 3 years, in construction sector
• Contract law specialized knowledge, strong negotiation skills, target oriented, excellent interpersonal skills, planning and analysis capabilities, knowledge of construction projects, engaged in professional growth and continuous improvement.