diversified-automation - Diversified Automation - Project Claims & Commercial Controls Manager
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, Quantity Surveying, Law, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. • 10+ years of experience in project-based industries with increasing responsibility in commercial management, project management, claims, contracts, or project controls. • Strong background in customer change orders, claims management, contract administration, and commercial negotiations. • Experience with project financial controls, budgeting, forecasting, and Cost-to-Complete (CTC) management. • Working knowledge of industry-standard contracts (FIDIC, NEC, AIA, or similar). • Experience in material handling, automation, systems integration, industrial construction, manufacturing, or other complex engineered project environments is strongly preferred. • Ability to travel as required to project sites and customer locations. • Commercial contract administration • Claims preparation and negotiation • Change order management • Delay and disruption analysis • Cost impact analysis and financial forecasting • Cost-to-Complete (CTC) management • Commercial risk assessment and mitigation • Executive communication and presentation • Contract interpretation and compliance • Supplier and subcontractor commercial management • Project scheduling and scope management • Conflict resolution and negotiation • Success Profile • This individual thrives in complex project environments, takes ownership of unresolved issues, and proactively identifies opportunities to improve commercial performance while protecting company profitability. • Success Profile
Responsibilities
• Partner with project teams to identify scope changes, schedule impacts, engineering changes, and other events requiring commercial action. • Monitor and oversee the change order process to ensure timely submission of supporting documentation, proactive project manager follow-up, and adherence to commercial deadlines. • Monitor aging commercial issues, drive accountability, and escalate unresolved risks. • Support the timely development and submission of Extension of Time (EOT) requests, equitable adjustment proposals, cost recovery claims, and settlement proposals to ensure successful commercial outcomes. • Perform schedule delay, disruption, and cost impact analyses in collaboration with the project Operations and Engineering leads to support claims, negotiations, and dispute resolution. • Review and evaluate project documentation and deliverables to develop and support commercial strategies for successful change order pursuits • Proactively identify commercial, contractual, financial, and operational risks impacting project performance. • Support Cost-to-Complete (CTC) reviews with respect to change order impacts / assessed likelihood of outcome • Provide Finance and Executive Leadership with visibility into commercial exposure, margin risk, recovery opportunities, and expected financial impacts. • Negotiation & Leadership • Lead or support negotiations involving change orders, claims, and contract disputes. • Partner with Project Management, Operations, Finance, and Legal to develop commercial strategies and mitigate risk. • Establish commercial controls, governance processes, and documentation standards. • Coach project teams on contract compliance, commercial awareness, and change management. • Escalate significant commercial risks and unresolved issues to executive leadership as appropriate.
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