Contract Administrator

**Requisition ID**:75601

**Job Category**:Engineering

**Location**:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we see challenges evolving in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff, with experience in over 150 countries, to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

Our Project Delivery Group (PDG) helps clients with world-class project delivery from studies to building assets, operating the assets, and developing efficiencies through our people, methodologies, governance, and systems. Our engineering and project management and construction disciplines ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable delivery of projects globally across the metals and mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch is currently seeking a highly motivated **Contract Administrator** with Engineering Procurement and Construction Management Industry Experience to join our Project Delivery Group (PDG) in **Johannesburg, South Africa**. Contract Administrator will be required to travel to site twice a month.

**The Contract Administrator** **must have NEC/Fidic experience in the metal and mining industry, experience with large mining clients like SASOL, EXXARO, ANGLO etc.**

Contract Administrator is involved from the planning/initiation phase of projects until close-out of all construction packages in support of engineering and construction management. Contract Administrator interfaces primarily with Engineering and aligns its activities with Expediting, Vendor Quality Surveillance, Logistics, Site Materials Control, Project Controls and Construction.

The Contract Administrator is experienced in the discipline of multi discipline construction contracts including Civil & Earthworks, SMPP and E & I and carries out the “Formation and Award” as well as “Administration and close-out” work processes of all contracts (local and international) in accordance with the project requirements.

The Contract Administrator is the owner of the contracting process from the planning/initiation stage to close-out.

We manage our clients’ entire project lifecycle from studies to building assets, operating the assets, and developing efficiencies. Join our team and become part of a community that strives for positive change-providing the best solutions for our clients’ toughest challenges
- Responsible for implementing contracting procedures and templates/documents to be used on the project
- Responsible for managing the following objectives and deliverables:

- Preparation of Bidder’s List for approval
- Liaison with Package Coordinator and other project disciplines to obtain and verify technical bid documents to ensure that specification are compatible commercial documentation to form a cohesive Bid document
- Preparation of Bid documents, advise on contractual terms and conditions and issuing of Invitation to Bid to the approved Bidders
- Manage the bidding process including technical queries from Bidders and issuance of addenda.
- Manage bid clarification and adjudication process up to recommendation to award
- Prepares and issue contracts including special terms and conditions
- Liaises or participates in discussion with the Client to establish General terms and condition suitable for the project
- Facilitate Contract Award kick off meetings
- Ensure proper control and methodology of contractual change notice to Contract Revision, claims and/or backcharges in accordance with appropriate terms and conditions
- Ensures proper process of Progress Payment validation process in support to Accounting for payment approval
- Manages bonds/guarantees
- Ensures that all contracts are closed out in accordance with project specific procedures/requirements
- Performs award and administration of contracts in accordance with applicable legislation relating to corporation, taxation, custom duties and importation laws.
- ** General Managerial Duties**:

- Provide supervision, training and assistance of team members
- Conducts regular team meetings to discuss status quo and any issues within the group
- Provides updates and reporting to Project Procurement Manager
- ** Facilitates communication within project**.**

**You bring to the role**:

- Extensive experience in an EPCM project environment on capital projects, specifically
- For Civil & Earthworks,SMPP and E & I package
- NEC and FIDIC experience
- Experience and contractual knowledge base with regards to the drafting of commercial terms and conditions
- Highly proficient negotiation skills

Why join us?
- Work with great people to make a difference
- Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
- Top employer

What we offer you?
- Flexible work environment
- Long term car