Prime Contract Manager at Hatch

Prime Contract Manager

Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch is currently seeking a highly motivated Prime Contract Manager to join our Project Delivery Group (PDG) in Johannesburg.

PDG helps clients reach their business goals through a range of strong technical capabilities. We ensure world-class project delivery through the skills of 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.

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 managing, coordinating and administering Hatch Contract activities within large Clients’ projects with the aim to safeguard Clients’ assets through proper Prime Contract Management. Minimize project risks through active analysis and application of best commercial and contractual management practices. Participate, prepare and review agreements including Joint Venture partners. Provide support to Project Sponsors and Project Managers throughout all phases of project delivery. Monitors progress and initiates actions to assure budgets are met and capture and document all changes within the scope to amend prime contract(s). Lead the dispute resolution process working with the expert groups to conclude successful contract close outs. Ensure adequate internal audit through performance of reviews on large and complex contracts to ensure compliance.

PDG helps clients reach their business goals through a range of strong technical capabilities. We ensure world-class project delivery through the skills of 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.

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!

As The Successful Candidate, You Will

• Contract (Management) Stage:
• Establish proper commercial management structure for each large project depending on the complexity of each project and structure of prime contract including other relevant agreements such as joint venture and consortium agreements
• Implement the agreed contract payment terms and conditions into ‘Invoicing Guidelines’ and verify compliance by other groups issuing invoices and collecting payments during project life cycle to avoid invoicing errors and delayed payments resulting in potential write‑offs
• Ensure proper project set up and reflection of contract payment terms onto existing Hatch systems (SAP, iPas PM, etc.) to ensure proper revenue recognition and to minimize potential loss of profits
• Implement prime contract pricing and inflationary adjustments during all project phases including rate schedule adjustments, escalation adjustments, labour costs and other expenses and track project receivables with the aim to expedite payments, resolve conflicts and minimize Client disputes
• Develop, with the Project Controls Manager and the support of CET, the contractual relationships with sub-contractors that are taking on any part of the Hatch EPCM scope
• Review the commercial terms and conditions under project trade contracts such that they consider, where appropriate, Prime Contract liabilities, project insurance, cash flow and other payment related issues
• Implement change management strategy working with the Project Manager and Controls Manager to ensure maximum positive utilization of changes within the contract provisions to minimize potential budget overruns
• Review insurance policies provided by Clients for compliance with the Prime Contract insurance requirements and monitoring such insurance policies throughout the life of the project
• Contact (Closeout) Stage:
• Issuance of final invoices, adjustments, account closeout and collection of outstanding payments
• Resolution of outstanding contractual disputes including pending insurance claims in coordination with CET
• Coordination of final certificates and releases of performance bonds, letters of guarantee, release of liens, etc
• Coordination and issuance of commercial section under the final Project Closeout Report including lessons learned.

You Bring To The Role

• University degree at Bachelor or Master’s level in Engineering or Business Administration
• At least five to ten years’ experience in project management and contract management in similar industry
• Ability to function well in a team environment
• Self-driven and quick to deliver
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience in managing multi discipline tasks
• Experience in leadership, management and administrative processes

Why join us?

• Develop innovation partnerships
• Think locally, work globally
• Engage with people who make a difference

What we offer you?

• Flexible work environment.
• Long term career development

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 career development
• Think globally, work locally