Lead Contracts Officer

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Lycopodium is seeking a Lead Contracts Officer to join our Mississauga Project Services team onsite full-time, offering a global engineering platform and exposure to experts across energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors. You will lead EPCM contract management, develop terms with the Project Manager and client, ensure compliance with plans and budgets, guide the contracts team, and resolve claims to close contracts. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in law or related field and 10+ years in complex technical contracts, with strong negotiation and independent work skills. To apply, tailor your resume to EPCM leadership, contract negotiations, claims resolution, change orders and close-out, plus energy and construction project experience, and submit your CV via the Apply button.

With offices in Australia, Canada, USA, South America, Southern Africa, Ghana and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

Lycopodium is currently recruiting for a Lead Contracts Officer to join our growing Project Services team in Mississauga, Ont.

Reporting to the Procurement & Contracts Manager the Lead Contracts Officer will have the capacity to work independently while fulfilling the responsibilities detailed below.

The tasks you'll perform

• Develop and update in conjunction with the Project Manager and the Client suitable contract terms and conditions as well as contract structures to suit each specific scope of work.
• Assist in the development of procedures and standards.
• Ensure that specific contract management activities are conducted to the highest quality, ethical and general business standard.
• Ensure there is compliance with the project contracting management plans, procedures, standards, policies, schedules, budgets, project and contract deliverables are achieved within the nominated timeframes.
• Provide specialist advice in designated areas as requested by the Project and/or Client.
• Assist and as requested take the lead role in resolution of claims, pending matters or disputes with contractors to ensure timely and effective closure of all contracts.
• Lead the contracts team personnel from an operational perspective.
• Represent the project team in all commercial related issues.

The expertise you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in law or another related field.
• Extensive knowledge of contract management, negotiations, construction/project law, claims, change orders, mediation, commercial/contractual close-out of project, etc.
• Services contracts in the areas of construction, consulting and engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the preparation and negotiation of complex technical contracts in the EPCM Project life cycle especially in the industries of Energy, Construction and Consulting.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision with consistently high degree of accuracy and producing a high quality of deliverables.
• Effectively communicate with colleagues, team members, Clients, and contractors to meet targets.
• Demonstrate a superior understanding and awareness of contract management and a variety of commercial models and the appropriate application to the terms and conditions.
• Ability to achieve consistently high standards within budget and schedule constraints.

The benefits we'll provide

Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we :

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please submit your CV by clicking the 'Apply' button.