Prime Contracts/Commercial Manager

Requisition ID: 265440 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Oak Ridge, TN 

Company Overview

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world’s infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customer’s objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining and Metals; and Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel are our values and commitments – we live for a challenge, we do the right thing, we take care of each other, we succeed together, and we build trust. They are what we believe, what customers expect, and how we deliver.

Project Overview

Bechtel National, Inc. (BNI), Bechtel’s government services business, is one of the top providers to departments and agencies of the U.S. and British governments. Its successes include many large, first-of-a-kind projects in government site management, environmental restoration, defense, space, energy, and national and homeland security. This position will provide support to the Uranium Processing Facility (UPF) located at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

 UPF is a multi-year, multi-billion dollar project and will be a first-of-its-kind complex for enriched uranium operations in support of Y-12 missions. UPF is one of the Department of Energy’s largest investments in Tennessee since the Manhattan Project and one of the National Nuclear Security Administration’s largest construction projects. When complete, UPF will: replace a 70-year-old facility with modern buildings, reduce operational costs and energy consumption, improve worker safety, and provided enriched uranium capabilities well into the future.

 The UPF project has multiple work schedules that are subject to change and may require employees to work overtime, weekends, and/or night shift when a business need arises. The core construction working hours are between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Work schedule and overtime are to be approved in advance by supervisors. 

Role Overview:

The UPF Project is looking for a Prime Contracts Manager. This position manages the prime contract and any Joint Venture Agreement(s) on a project. Implements the Prime Contract Management Program and establishes contracts administration procedures. Responsible for the training and supervision of contracts personnel supporting prime contract administration and claims identification

Responsibilities: 

• Participate in Prime Contract Formation as assigned.
• Provides operational supervision and technical guidance to Prime Contract Administrators and Representative(s) and other personnel supporting contracts or claims activities as assigned.
• Participate with the identification of the contract baseline, including terms and conditions, specifications, drawings, estimate, proposal, schedule and other documents incorporated in the contract;
• Identify areas of risk and opportunity for risk due to ambiguities, omissions, and conflicts in the contents of documents relative to the contract (bid, proposal, proposal package, etc.) Prepare a risk mitigation plan with the project team and manage the plan’s execution;
• Responsible for the development and implementation of the Contract Management Program for the project consistent with the practices and procedures set forth in the Prime Contracts Management Manual, including the Contract Responsibility Management Matrix, the Contract Requirements Action List, and the Contract Notice Requirements Action List;
• Establish a Project Change Order Procedure, incorporating the Pending Item Program, to provide a methodology to identify changes, quantify the additional time and compensation due Bechtel per the contract, define approval requirements and communicate changes to the Customer;
• Coordinate with other project team members to identify customer related actions or inactions, which result in constructive contract changes. Recommend and implement actions to document and request the additional compensation or time due Bechtel;
• Prepare change orders to the Contract and develop the negotiation strategy and support/conduct negotiations;
• Manage the working relationship with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, Legal and Risk Management to ensure that (sub)contracts contain appropriate flow down of prime contract terms, and facilitate organizational interfaces between those performing (sub)contract formation and administration;
• Participate in project related meetings, work closely with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, and Project Controls, and review project financial data to:
• Ensure awareness of all project activities that may affect the prime contract;
• Identify opportunities for revenue enhancement, schedule relief and claim avoidance;
• Take appropriate actions to protect Bechtel’s interest and/or improve project performance;
• Ensure compliance with prime contract terms and conditions;
• Develop a program to identify and prepare claims as they arise and coordinate the efforts to negotiate and resolve claims with the Claims Group and Legal Department;
• Responsible for ensuring contract insurance provisions are adhered to and coordinates with Risk Management personnel regarding occurrences that may be covered by Customer or Bechtel provided insurance.
• Manage the handling of the prime contract closeout requirements;
• Manage personnel assigned to the project Contracts organization;
• Coordinate the development and delivery of ongoing project training to address prime contract management principles, (sub) contract formation and administration, and identification, preparation, and resolution of claims;
• May perform similar duties on a retrospective basis when assigned to the Central Claims Group.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Quantity Surveying, Law, Engineering, Construction Management or Cost Engineering and 15 years of contract experience or 21 years of direct contract experience in lieu of degree.
• Must be a US citizen.
• Must be able to complete and pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check which includes verification of employment and education.
• Must be able to obtain site security badge for access to work site.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience or courses in pricing, contract law, contract drafting, administration and negotiation of change orders, effective correspondence, planning and scheduling.
• Thorough knowledge of prime contract administration office and field procedures and documents relating to a construction project.
• Direct experience in managing workload distribution and execution of the work as well as personnel interviewing, selection, salary planning, classification changes, performance evaluation, career counseling, transfers and terminations.
• Working knowledge of engineering/construction industry contracting practices, applicable government and commercial regulations and practices, and Bechtel policies, procedures and work practices.
• Thorough knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulations, and applicable Agency Supplements as demonstrated by 6-10 years’ experience.
• Thorough understanding of Governmental Contracts and the flow-down of applicable clauses and requirements.
• Thorough understanding of Government Cost Accounting Standards, and determination process for applicability to the work.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.  
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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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