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Sempra Infrastructure · 14 hours ago

Project Contract Senior II

Houston, TX

Full-time, Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $204K/yr

5+ years exp

Sempra Infrastructure is seeking a Project Contract Senior II to lead major construction project planning and management. This role involves overseeing contract administration for large-scale capital projects, ensuring compliance with agreements, and facilitating communication between teams and stakeholders.

EnergyInfrastructureSustainability

Responsibilities

Provide ad-hoc guidance on EPC Agreement terms related to various issues, obligations, changes, and claims. Escalate issues, where necessary, to the Project Contract Principal and/or the Project Contract Manager and other leadership. Liaise with other subject matter experts as needed (including legal, tax, insurance, etc.) depending on the issue

Assures proper utilization of the Project Contract Administration Plans and procedures. Also, assures compliant delineation and proper management of asset-specific contract administration, deliverables and documents per phase in completion of tasks

From time to time develop and present EPC Agreement trainings for the Owner Project team for their awareness and cross functional issue mitigation and collaboration

Investigate complex issues in the frame of the EPC Agreement context and requirements, and as necessary, draft letters to the EPC Contractor clearly explaining the issue and mitigations necessary in accordance with the agreement. Coordinate such complex letters with legal for review and input prior to sending to Contractor. Support other members of the contracts team with letter drafting as appropriate

Contribute or lead, as assigned, the evaluation, negotiation, and management of any required change orders in accordance with the project Contract Change Management Plan and the Project Contract Change Management Procedure. For reviews of impacts to the Contract Price or contract schedule, assure appropriate analysis and review to validate such impacts prior to execution. Execute any and all changes only following receipt of appropriate approvals

As applicable for assigned claims management, utilize the EPC Contract Claims Management Plan and the EPC Claims Analysis procedure. Coordinate cross functional teams, for assigned claims, to evaluate any alleged impacts. Gather feedback on claims and coordinate review and alignment with leadership prior to sharing with contractor counterparts. Work toward proactive analysis and settlement of EPC Claims where beneficial to the project and owner

Support administration of BAR insurance requirements as needed

Research current regional and global events, including any events related to public policies, health and safety, seismic and weather threats to relevant region or job site, or governmental tariff risks to understand potential risks and impacts to the Owner based on Contractor’s claim entitlement rights under the agreement. Where applicable, draft internal memos to support mitigation efforts

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

EPC Agreement AdministrationContracts ManagementContract NegotiationProject Risk ManagementConstruction ManagementSupply Chain ManagementRegulatory ComplianceAnalytical SkillsDocumentation ManagementHealthSafety & EnvironmentProject SchedulingPurchasing ManagementSupply Chain AnalysisInterpersonal SkillsProblem-Solving SkillsCommunication Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, Law, Finance, or Supply Chain or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience

5+ years of experience in a comparable contracts administration or contracts management role within a complex capital construction project

3+ years of experience in drafting complex formal contractual correspondence. Experience with change order negotiation, execution and management. Experience with claim management including analysis, negotiation, and closure. Experience with day-to-day management of high-volume contract-related inquiries

3+ years of experience in administering an EPC Agreement. Experience with dispute resolution, contracting, and commercial legal experience

Knowledge of general corporate business practices, government and commercial contracting regulations and principles, subcontracting practices, and accounting and finance principles

Knowledge of contracting strategies

Contract negotiation skills

Interpersonal, problem-solving and verbal and written communication skills

Analytical and mathematical skills

Listening skills and ability to document events, details and meetings

Computer skills including working knowledge of spreadsheets, word processing and database software packages, internet applications and/or company specific computer applications

Construction Management - Oversees construction projects from the beginning planning stages all the way through completion to ensure quality delivery with regards to the project's schedule, cost, quality, safety, scope and function

Project/Program Management - The process of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and meet success criteria at a specified time

Regulatory Compliance - Ensuring an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes

Project Scheduling - A mechanism to communicate what tasks need to get done and which organizational resources will be allocated to complete those tasks in what timeframe

Contract Management - Prior to execution, lead the development, negotiation and execution of fit for purpose major project agreements for the execution of major construction projects, with support of the legal function and cross functional discipline engagement. During execution of major construction projects, oversee compliance of such agreements of both contractor and Owner, coordination of all formal correspondence, lead change order execution, and coordination of all EPC Claims

Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Strategy - Identifies, reduces and removes potential hazards to a physical and working environment, develops best practices for accident prevention, accident response etc., and fosters a positive health, safety and wellness culture

Project Risk Management - The process of identifying, analyzing and responding to any risk that arises over the life cycle of a project to help the project remain on track and meet its goal

Purchasing/Procurement Management - The process of sourcing and purchasing goods and services from an external source, like a third-party vendor or supplier

Supply Chain Analysis - The process of evaluating every stage of a supply chain starting from the time the business acquires raw materials or supplies from its suppliers to the delivery of final products to the customers

Documentation & Records Management - Creating, distributing, using, maintaining and disposition of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions

Preferred

Master's Degree

Experience with procurement and supply chain management. Experience with develop training materials and delivering training to internal clients

Company

Sempra Infrastructure

Sempra develop, build, operate and invest in infrastructure critical to meet the world's energy and climate needs. It is a sub-organization of Sempra Energy.

Founded in 1998

San Diego, California, USA

1001-5000 employees